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Size matters as nanocrystals go through phases 27 Aug 2013 | 09:33 am
Understanding what happens to a material as it undergoes phase transformations -- changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas or a plasma -- is of fundamental scientific interest and critical for optimi...
Scripps Research Institute scientists report breakthrough in DNA editing technology 27 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than ever before. read more
Researchers figure out how to 'grow' carbon nanotubes with specific atomic structures 27 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
Move over, silicon. In a breakthrough in the quest for the next generation of computers and materials, researchers at USC have solved a longstanding challenge with carbon nanotubes: how to actually bu...
Chelyabinsk meteorite had previous collision or near miss 27 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am
The Chelyabinsk meteorite either collided with another body in the solar system or came too close to the Sun before it fell to Earth, according to research announced today (Tuesday 27th August) at the...
Even mild stress can make it difficult to control your emotions, NYU researchers find 27 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am
Even mild stress can thwart therapeutic measures to control emotions, a team of neuroscientists at New York University has found. Their findings, which appear in the journal Proceedings of the Nationa...
Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects 27 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am
Kansas State University entomologists have helped identify a neuropeptide named natalisin that regulates the sexual activity and reproductive ability of insects. read more
Language can reveal the invisible, study shows 27 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am
It is natural to imagine that the sense of sight takes in the world as it is -- simply passing on what the eyes collect from light reflected by the objects around us. read more
Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds 27 Aug 2013 | 05:31 am
Scientists studying the decline and recovery of seagrass beds in one of California's largest estuaries have found that recolonization of the estuary by sea otters was a crucial factor in the seagrass ...
Dartmouth researchers develop molecular switch that changes liquid crystal colors 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 am
Dartmouth researchers have developed a molecular switch that changes a liquid crystal's readout color based on a chemical input. This new development may open the way for using liquid crystals in dete...
Watching the production of new proteins in live cells 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 am
Researchers at Columbia University, in collaboration with biologists in Baylor College of Medicine, have made a significant step in understanding and imaging protein synthesis, pinpointing exactly whe...
