Laser-lens promises attosecond shutter-speeds
A virtual lens created by two counterpropagating laser beams promises incredibly fast shutter speeds, making the real-time observation of matter…
BPA exposure during pregnancy alters offspring’s DNA
In animal studies, exposure to bisphenol A (BPA – a common chemical found in many plastic household items) during pregnancy…
Beauty in the eye of the beholder? Only for women
Hot or not? Men agree on the answer but women don’t. So says a new study from Wake Forest University…
Cost of genotyping plunges thanks to Sudoku logic
Sudoku, the hugely popular math-based game, may now be poised to revolutionize the fast-changing world of genome sequencing and medical…
Researchers tickled by feathers’ prodigious hydrogen storage capabilities
Scientists from the University of Delaware say that carbonized chicken feather fibers can hold vast amounts of hydrogen and do…
Brain treats tools as body parts
When we use a tool – even for just a few minutes – it changes the way our brain represents…
Combination approach could eradicate HIV from body
Researchers from the newly-established Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI), Florida and the University of Montreal have uncovered a possible…
New computational methodology could revolutionize evolutionary biology
Detailed, accurate evolutionary trees that reveal the relatedness of living things can now be determined much faster and for thousands…
Bacteria found to exhibit anticipatory behavior
Bacteria can anticipate future events and prepare for them, according to new research that explores how a microorganism’s genetic networks…
Mad fish disease could threaten humans
Writing in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, neurologist Robert P. Friedland questions the safety of eating farmed fish that are…
Novel material could revolutionize electronics
Physicists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have confirmed the existence of an…
Laptop fertility warning
Father’s Day has prompted one fertility expert to issue a fresh warning to men who use their laptop computers on,…
Change in monsoon patterns likely
An abrupt change in climate in the past was associated with a shift of seasonal monsoons to the south, causing…
Influenza during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia
When mothers contract influenza during their pregnancy, it may increase the risk for schizophrenia in their offspring, reports the journal…
The strange case of the shrinking star
Betelgeuse, the bright red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, has shrunk by more than 15 percent over the past…
Genetic regions linked to animal tameness identified
A team of scientists from Germany, Russia and Sweden have identified the regions of genetic code that are responsible for…
Parasite puzzle: scientists mull coextinction conundrum
Most of us feel anguish over the loss of endangered species like the panda or the polar bear. But what…
Did population density create modern humans?
A controversial new study in the journal Science argues that increasing population density, rather than growth in the power of…
Biologically inspired, ultra-broadband chip could enable “cognitive” radio
Inspired by nature, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have designed and built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip that…
Ethanol production degrading soil productivity
Crop residues are viewed as a low cost and readily available source of material for ethanol production. But these residues…
Incandescent light bulbs: not quite down and out
An ultra-powerful femtosecond laser flash can make regular incandescent light bulbs as cost-effective as their fluorescent cousins, say optics researchers…