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Parasites Affect the Food Web More Than Thought
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by UC Santa Barbara | News | CommentsFor all the parasites' collective contributions to biomass and biodiversity, conventional food webs don't account for the presence of these tiny and numerous consumers.
Prehistoric Bacterial Invasions Still Present in Cells
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of California, Berkeley | News | CommentsLong before Earth became lush, when life consisted of single-celled organisms afloat in a planet-wide sea, bacteria invaded the ancient ancestors of plants and animals and took up permanent residence.
Scientists of the Week: Matthew Pasek
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Lily Barback, Associate Editor | News | CommentsMatthew Pasek and a team from the Univ. of South Florida found that reactive phosphorous— an essential component to creating life— came to Earth on meteorites.
Air Pollutants Decrease Tree Drought Tolerance
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Bonn Univ. | News | CommentsAir pollution is related to forest decline and also appears to attack the protecting wax on tree leaves and needles.
Hydrogen Release Depends on Bond Scission, Not Absorption
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | News | CommentsIn adding steam to benzene to generate hydrogen, the step that determines the reaction's speed is not the benzene's absorption onto the catalyst, but rather the first benzene bond that breaks.
HIV-Derived Antibacterial May Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by American Society for Microbiology | News | CommentsA team of researchers has developed antibacterial compounds— derived from the outer coating of HIV— that could be potential treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections and appear to avoid generating resistance.
Rainin Rewards Reuse by Planting Trees
June 20, 2013 7:00 am | by METTLER TOLEDO | News | CommentsMETTLER TOLEDO subsidiary Rainin Instrument has launched a new program to encourage its customers to reuse the heavy-duty cardboard return kits it sends to those who request mail-in service for their pipettes.
LabOutlook: June 2013
June 19, 2013 12:21 pm | Digital Editions | CommentsInside you will find articles about modern lab lighting, a new category of R&D informatics solutions and how to stay business transformation-ready. There is also a guide to safely evaporating samples and an article about how old problems inform new solutions. And don't forget about the departments like Spotlight on Science, World Web Watch, Top 10 and Product Corners.
Green Battery Made from Wood
June 19, 2013 11:52 am | by ACS | News | CommentsTaking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source.
Scientists Take First Direct Images of Topological Insulator's Edge Currents
June 19, 2013 11:49 am | by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | News | CommentsResearchers have made the first direct images of electrical currents flowing along the edges of a topological insulator– a recently discovered state of matter with potential applications in information technology.
Sub Sees Deep-Sea Lives in South China Sea
June 19, 2013 11:46 am | by China Academy of Science | News | CommentsHigh-definition video images acquired by Chinese submersible Jiaolong show brown mussels dotting the area around the cold vent some 1,500 meters under water during its manned dive mission in the South China Sea.
Venus’ Fast Winds are Getting Faster
June 19, 2013 11:45 am | by ESA | News | CommentsThe most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus has revealed that the planet’s winds have steadily been getting faster over the last six years.
DNA Constructs Antenna for Solar Energy
June 19, 2013 11:40 am | by Chalmers Univ. of Technology | News | CommentsResearchers have found an effective solution for collecting sunlight for artificial photosynthesis. By combining self-assembling DNA molecules with simple dye molecules, they have created a system that resembles nature's own antenna system.
Technique Makes 3D Photography Simple
June 19, 2013 11:40 am | by MIT, Larry Hardesty | News | CommentsA new technique enables the conversion of an ordinary camera into a light-field camera capable of recording high-resolution, multiperspective images.
NYC Evacuation Zones Show Three M in Danger
June 19, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsNearly three million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population.
