News tagged with brown
Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf
Nov 23, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (13) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these ...
Wag the Robot? Brown scientists build robot that responds to human gestures
Mar 11, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a day when you turn to your own personal robot, give it a task and then sit down and relax, confident that your robot is doing exactly what you wanted it to do.
Evidence appears to show how and where frontal lobe works
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (10) |
0
(Physorg.com) -- A Brown University study of stroke victims has produced evidence that the frontal lobe of the human brain controls decision-making along a continuum from abstract to concrete, from front to ...
Gullies on Mars show tantalizing signs of recent water activity
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 02, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (19) |
15
(PhysOrg.com) -- Planetary geologists at Brown University have found a gully fan system on Mars that formed about 1.25 million years ago. The fan offers compelling evidence that it was formed by melt water ...
Brown Dwarfs Do Form Like Stars
Dec 03, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (24) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have uncovered strong evidence that brown dwarfs form like stars. Using the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array (SMA), they detected molecules of carbon monoxide shooting outward ...
Scientists create energy-burning brown fat in mice
Jul 29, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that they can engineer mouse and human cells to produce brown fat, a natural energy-burning type of fat that counteracts obesity. If ...
Scientists unlock possible aging secret in genetically altered fruit fly
Biology /
Jan 22, 2009 |
4 / 5 (5) |
0
Brown University researchers have identified a cellular mechanism that could someday help fight the aging process.
New genetic model predicts plant flowering in different environments
Biology /
Jan 15, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
It has been known for some time that plants respond to environmental cues that guide their flowering. Chief among these signals are light, temperature and vernalization, when flowering is promoted by prolonged ...
Brown Dwarfs Don't Hang Out With Stars
Jan 05, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brown dwarfs, objects that are less massive than stars but larger than planets, just got more elusive, based on a study of 233 nearby multiple-star systems by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. ...
Moving in for the winter toxic brown recluse spiders pose danger
Dec 15, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (19) |
0
As the cold weather creeps in, so do brown recluse spiders. True to their name, the brown recluse is a shy, reclusive spider looking for a warm home. Drawn to clutter, closets and complex storage environments, ...
Dimmest star-like objects discovered
Dec 10, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (32) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- The two faintest star-like objects ever found, a pair of twin “brown dwarfs” each just a millionth as bright as the sun, have been spotted by a team led by MIT physicist Adam Burgasser.
Scientists discover 21st century plague
Biology /
Nov 24, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (45) |
4
Bacteria that can cause serious heart disease in humans are being spread by rat fleas, sparking concern that the infections could become a bigger problem in humans. Research published in the December issue of the Journal of ...
Researchers reveal brown dwarfs as third class of celestial bodies after stars and planets
Aug 22, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (14) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- The systematics of celestial bodies apparently needs to be revised. Researchers at the Argelander Institute of Astronomy of the University of Bonn have discovered that brown dwarfs need to be treated as a ...
Molecular switch found in mice could lead to future obesity treatments
Aug 20, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
A surprise discovery -- that calorie-burning brown fat can be produced experimentally from muscle precursor cells in mice -- raises the prospect of new ways to fight obesity and overweight, say scientists from Dana-Farber ...
Joslin study identifies protein that produces 'good' fat
Aug 20, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (9) |
0
A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that a protein known for its role in inducing bone growth can also help promote the development of brown fat, a "good" fat that helps in the expenditure of energy ...
