The research beat goes on in stretchable electronics. Scientists work on solutions for ultraflexible, stretchable, and wearable electronics and pursue advanced materials toward that end. Dr. Peter Harrop, chairman of market ...
Valentine's Day is Saturday, and people will be spending billions on their sweethearts. Much of that cash will be dropped on sweet-smelling roses. But did you know that one minor chemical change would make that rose not smell ...
Other
Feb 12, 2015
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It's late autumn, and most of the blossom-laden plants that colored summer are fading.
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2014
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A tiny mite carried through the wind is threatening to take down the $400 million rose industry, and researchers from California to Pennsylvania are starting a five-year study to stop it.
Other
Oct 6, 2014
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The leaves and petals of roses are valued for their medicinal and aesthetic uses around the world. A new study identified specific phenolic compounds found in the petals of indigenous rose species and compared them with the ...
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2014
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A new research network which aims to understand the problems caused by parrots that have invaded cities has been launched by the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE).
Ecology
Feb 14, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A new nanostructured material with applications that could include reducing condensation in airplane cabins and enabling certain medical tests without the need for high tech laboratories has been developed by ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 17, 2013
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At least one person admits that the extreme heat in Texas this year was beneficial.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2011
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A rose by any other name would smell ... like celery?
Biotechnology
Feb 10, 2011
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Connoisseurs of cut roses often believe that the most fragrant blossoms are also the quickest to wilt, but a new University of Florida study disproves that notion and indicates breeders can develop varieties that smell great ...
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2010
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