News tagged with basic elements

Hot molecule explains cold chemistry

(PhysOrg.com) -- Surprisingly, hydrogen cyanide and its far more energetic isomer, hydrogen isocyanide, are present in almost equal amounts in cold interstellar gas clouds. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers determine how Legionnaires' bacteria proliferate, cause disease

A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Analysis knocks down theory on origin of cell structure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding how living cells originated and evolved into their present forms remains a fundamental research area in biology, one boosted in recent years by the introduction of new tools ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0




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Zuckerberg's focus drives Facebook's ascent

When Mark Zuckerberg showed up to rent Judy Fusco's Los Altos, Calif., house in the fall of 2004, soon after he'd arrived in Silicon Valley, the landlord was immediately struck by his confidence.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Low-cost instrument developed by students could aid weather research

On a recent blustery afternoon, scientists gathered on a rooftop at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to observe two atmospheric electric field-mill devices monitor the buildup of electrical charge ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Unusual 'collapsing' iron superconductor sets record for its class

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

RF transmitter and receiver modules for wheelchair

Inventions can help physically-challenged people lead life with fewer difficulties. Mohd Thamrin, Rosman R. and Sarmawi D. S. of UiTM Shah Alam Malaysia studied the use of inexpensive RF transmitters and receiver modules ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers uncover a mechanism to explain dune field patterns

In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new work represents a contribution ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dry conditions spurred advanced photosynthesis

The need to conserve water played a vital role in driving plants to evolve a specialised form of photosynthesis, scientists have shown.

Biology / Evolution

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sex-specific behaviors traced to hormone-controlled genes in the brain

Hormones shape our bodies, make us fertile, excite our most basic urges, and as scientists have known for years, they govern the behaviors that separate men from women. But how?

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Best management practices for invasive crane flies in northeastern United States sod production

A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) explains the best management practices for consideration and adoption by sod producers in the northeastern U.S.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation, researchers say

A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (27) | comments 66 | with audio podcast

Study finds 'cool' gas may form and strengthen sunspots

Hydrogen molecules may act as a kind of energy sink that strengthens the magnetic grip that causes sunspots, according to scientists from Hawaii and New Mexico using a new infrared instrument on an old telescope.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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