The #1 Product Resource for the Laboratory Market
Study Reveals Leakage of Carbon from Land to Aquatic Sources
June 11, 2013 8:17 am | by Univ. of Exeter | News | CommentsNew research suggests that human activity could be increasing the movement of carbon from land to rivers, estuaries and the coastal zone, indicating that large quantities of anthropogenic carbon may be hidden in regions not previously considered.
Study Examines Environmental Impact of Globalization
June 11, 2013 8:12 am | News | CommentsResearchers have published groundbreaking findings on the environmental impact of globalization, production and trade at both regional and international scales, and anticipate that their research will inform key environmental policies and consumer and corporate attitudes in the U.S. and around the world.
Shape of Nanoparticles Can Enhance Drug Targeting
June 11, 2013 8:11 am | by Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute | News | CommentsConventional treatments for diseases such as cancer can carry harmful side effects—and the primary reason is that such treatments are not targeted specifically to the cells of the body where they're needed. What if drugs for cancer, cardiovascular disease and other diseases can be targeted specifically and only to cells that need the medicine, and leave normal tissues untouched?
Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee
June 11, 2013 8:09 am | by Tel Aviv Univ. | News | CommentsResearchers have stumbled upon a cone-shaped monument, approximately 230 feet in diameter, 39 feet high and weighing an estimated 60,000 tons, while conducting a geophysical survey on the southern Sea of Galilee.
Scientists Unfreeze Water Mystery, Reveal New Secret
June 11, 2013 8:07 am | by Carnegie Institution | News | CommentsA research team has made a striking discovery about how ice behaves under pressure, changing ideas that date back almost 50 years. The findings could alter our understanding of how the water molecule responds to conditions found deep within planets and could have implications for energy science.
Testing Artificial Photosynthesis
June 10, 2013 12:50 pm | by LBNL | News | CommentsResearchers have developed the first fully integrated microfluidic test-bed for evaluating and optimizing solar-driven electrochemical energy conversion systems. This test-bed system has already been used to study schemes for photovoltaic electrolysis of water, and can be readily adapted to study proposed artificial photosynthesis and fuel cell technologies.
Chemists Develop Diabetes ‘Breathalyzer’
June 10, 2013 12:48 pm | by Univ. of Pittsburg | News | CommentsDiabetes patients often receive their diagnosis after a series of glucose-related blood tests in hospital settings, and then have to monitor their condition daily through expensive, invasive methods. Now, chemists have demonstrated a sensor technology that could significantly simplify the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes through breath analysis alone.
X-rays Resurrect 200-Year-Old Lost Opera
June 10, 2013 12:47 pm | by Stanford Univ. | News | CommentsThanks to scientists, audiences can hear a 200-year-old opera by composer Luigi Cherubini in full for the first time in centuries. The scientists blasted X-rays at the damaged musical score to peek at the musical notes hidden beneath a layer of smudgy black.
Butterflies Inspire Anti-Counterfeit Technology
June 10, 2013 12:45 pm | by Joel Shurkin, ISNS Contributor | News | CommentsA Canadian company is fighting counterfeiters by employing one of the most sophisticated structures in nature: a butterfly wing. To be precise, Nanotech Security Corp. in Vancouver is using the natural structure of the wings of a Morpho butterfly, a South American insect famous for its bright, iridescent blue or green wings, to create a visual image that would be practically impossible to counterfeit.
When Will My Computer Understand Me?
June 10, 2013 12:43 pm | by Texas Advanced Computing Center | News | CommentsIt's not hard to tell the difference between the "charge" of a battery and criminal "charges." But for computers, distinguishing between the various meanings of a word is difficult. Linguists and computer scientists have teamed up to use supercomputers to improve natural language processing.
Pendulum Swings Back on 350-Year-Old Math Mystery
June 10, 2013 12:41 pm | by Univ. of Pittsburg | News | CommentsA 350-year-old mathematical mystery could lead to a better understanding of medical conditions like epilepsy or even the behavior of predator-prey systems in the wild. The mystery dates back to 1665, when Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock, first observed that two pendulum clocks mounted together could swing in opposite directions.
Lean Launchpad: framework of new entrepreneurship program
June 10, 2013 12:00 pm | Podcasts | Comments
Opportunity Roves Toward Solander Point
June 10, 2013 7:00 am | by NASA | News | CommentsApproaching its 10th anniversary of leaving Earth, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again, trekking to a new study area still many weeks away.
Scientists ID Target for Treatment-Resistant Anemia
June 10, 2013 7:00 am | by Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | News | CommentsResearchers have identified a protein that is the target of glucocorticoids, the drugs that are used to increase red blood cell production in patients with certain types of anemia, including those resulting from trauma, sepsis, malaria, kidney dialysis and chemotherapy.
New Technology Helps Measure Carbon in Soil
June 10, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Sydney | Videos | CommentsA breakthrough in the agricultural sector's ability to measure soil carbon storage could provide a major boost to their participation in a carbon economy.
