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Reducing traffic at 2008 Olympics yielded large cut in CO2 30 Jul 2012 | 11:06 pm
BOULDER—China’s Olympian attempt to improve air quality during the 2008 summer games did more than provide a healthier atmosphere for the athletes. It also demonstrated that widespread changes in tra...
Probing Gravity 30 Jul 2012 | 09:29 pm
Einstein's theory of relativity is remarkable not only because it is so successful in explaining seemingly bizarre observations (like the bending of starlight) or because it has assembled a cohere...
Research Makes Possible Rapid Assessment of Plant Drought Tolerance 30 Jul 2012 | 06:42 pm
UCLA life scientists, working with colleagues in China, have discovered a new method to quickly assess plants’ drought tolerance. The method works for many diverse species growing around the world. Th...
The Most Important New Technology Since the Smart Phone Arrives December 2012 30 Jul 2012 | 06:28 pm
By now, many of us are aware of the Leap Motion, a small, $70 gesture control system that simply plugs into any computer and, apparently, just works. If you've seen the gesture interfaces in Minor...
'Sifting' liquid at the molecular level: Method uses nanotubes to separate liquids 30 Jul 2012 | 06:12 pm
Drexel University engineers continue to drive research into the use of carbon nanotubes, straw-like structures that are more than 1,000 times thinner than a single human hair. Their most recent develo...
Engineers are designing, building mechanical ray (w/ Video) 30 Jul 2012 | 06:05 pm
Batoid rays, such as stingrays and manta rays, are among nature's most elegant swimmers. They are fast, highly maneuverable, graceful, energy-efficient, can cruise, bird-like, for long distances i...
Nanomedicine: Bringing Brighter Light Into Living Bodies 30 Jul 2012 | 05:00 pm
Fluorescent nanoparticles loaded with organic light-emitting dyes are expected to transform live-animal imaging technologies. Compared to inorganic quantum dots, these optically stable materials are n...
Bone Tissue Engineering: Attaching Proteins for Better Regeneration 30 Jul 2012 | 05:40 am
Researchers in Japan demonstrate a new protein binding approach for effectively promoting bone regeneration. Current treatments for bone defects and bone tissue regeneration have significant limitatio...
River networks on Titan point to a puzzling geologic history 29 Jul 2012 | 06:26 pm
Findings suggest the surface of Saturn’s largest moon may have undergone a recent transformation. For many years, Titan's thick, methane- and nitrogen-rich atmosphere kept astronomers from seeing...
Europe’s Plans to Visit the Moon in 2018 29 Jul 2012 | 03:07 pm
The European Space Agency is aiming for the Moon with their Lunar Lander mission, anticipated to arrive on the lunar surface in 2018. Although ESA successfully put a lander on Titan with the Huygens p...
