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Are Flexible, Flapping Flying Machines in our Future?

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 6

Modern aircraft have been fabulously successful with rigid wings and rotors. But just imagine the flying machines that would be possible if we could understand and harness the most efficient and acrobatic airfoils in nature: ...





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New technique paves way for medical discoveries

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are positioned. This is now possible thanks to a new technique developed ...


Nanotube Block -- Before Compression

Tough tubes -- Carbon nanotubes endure heavy wear and tear

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 02, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (31) | comments 0

The ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand repeated stress yet retain their structural and mechanical integrity is similar to the behavior of soft tissue, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic ...


Taking aim at mysterious DNA structures in the battle against cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Designers of anti-cancer drugs are aiming their arrows at mysterious chunks of the genetic material DNA that may play a key role in preventing the growth and spread of cancer cells, according to an article in the current ...


Australian study sheds light on kidney repair and disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study by Monash University researchers has shed new light on the microscopic antennas in the kidney that are involved in the organ's repair process.


Nanometric butterfly wings created

Nanometric butterfly wings created

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

A team of researchers from the State University of Pennsylvania (USA) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, ...


Engineers produce 'how-to' guide for controlling the structure of nanoparticles

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny objects known as nanoparticles are often heralded as holding great potential for future applications in electronics, medicine and other areas. The properties of nanoparticles depend on their size and structure. Now researchers ...


Scientists bend nanowires into 2-D and 3-D structures

Scientists bend nanowires into 2-D and 3-D structures

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking nanomaterials to a new level of structural complexity, scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight nanowires, transforming them into zigzagging two- and three-dimensional ...


Two brain structures key to emotional balance especially in threatening situations

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered that a primitive region of the brain responsible for sensorimotor control also has an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations. This region appears to work in ...


Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

According to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ...


Toshiba Introduces 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Toshiba Introduces 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Toshiba Corporation today introduced a new line up of 1.8-inch HDDs with a maximum capacity of 320GB, the highest yet announced by the industry, targeted at thin and light mobile PCs and portable external ...



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