Molecular “robot” built from DNA
Scientists from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan, and Caltech have programmed an autonomous molecular “robot” made…
Intergalactic gas cloud could hold universe’s “missing” matter
Astronomers have new evidence that a vast reservoir of hot, diffuse gas about 400 million light years from Earth could…
Robustness of quantum entanglement in photosynthesis surprises researchers
The development of clean solar power may hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process…
HIV non-progressors have super-charged T cells
A new study shows that individuals with the HLA B57 gene produce larger numbers of T cells that are cross-reactive,…
Antioxidant supplements found to induce genetic abnormalities
A chance discovery by Cedars-Sinai researchers has shown that high doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements can increase genetic abnormalities in…
Organic farming “a luxury we can’t afford,” concludes UK report
Organic farming is perceived as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don’t compensate for the lower…
Depth-of-field irrelevant with omni-focus camera
The University of Toronto has announced what it says is a breakthrough development in video camera design. Based on an…
Centrifuge made from a salad spinner for developing countries
A salad spinner, plastic lids, yogurt containers and a hot-glue gun could be saving lives in the developing world this…
Ancient glaciation period yields clues to carbon cycle anomalies
A massive glaciation event that occurred around 720 million years ago is yielding important clues as to how anomalies in…
Oxytocin impacts learning processes
Released on a massive scale during orgasm, the neuropeptide oxytocin is also known to trigger childbirth and strengthen the emotional…
Discovery of asteroid water hints at oceans’ origins
Scientists from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have detected a thin layer of water ice and organic molecules on…
Soda drinks found to accelerate signs of aging
New research in the FASEB Journal shows that the phosphates in popular sodas accelerate signs of aging and may also…
Atomic spin captured in image
The use of atomic spin to create nanoscale magnetic storage devices – a research field known as spintronics – is…
International team claim organic computing breakthrough
A research team from Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science and Michigan Technological University has replicated the problem-solving actions of…
Sex appeal as important as education?
“Erotic capital” is the implicit but powerful commodity that can count just as much as educational qualifications in the labor…
Physicists get a glimpse of fault-tolerant qubits
Rice University and Princeton University physicists have uncovered a bizarre state of matter which acts like a particle that possesses…
Cold weather and prostate cancer: what’s the connection?
Cold, dry weather has been linked to an increased incidence of prostate cancer and researchers believe that the way in…
Eating disorders lurking in most women
When women with eating disorders viewed an image of an overweight person, MRI scans revealed their brains “lighting up” in…
Neural implant “melts” onto brain
Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain’s surface. According to the…
Climatologists ponder Earth’s missing heat
Astonishingly, climatologists can’t account for roughly half of the heat that is believed to have built up on the Earth…
Cheap-and-cheerful memristor tech set to spur AI research
Memristive devices, or memristors as they are commonly known, combine the electrical properties of a memory element and a resistor.…
Electricity generated directly from photosynthesis
Stanford University scientists have “wired up” algae to harness a tiny electric current directly from the plant during photosynthesis; an…
“Striking” link between omega-3 fatty acid and male fertility
The dramatic effect that a little-known omega-3 fatty acid has on sperm may have important implications for treating male infertility,…
Modified virus splits water
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have found a novel way to mimic the process by which plants use sunlight…
Autism may be reversible thanks to newly identified DNA “tag”
Scientists have identified a way to detect autism with a blood sample and have discovered that drugs which affect the…
Molecular gastronomy gets nod from scientists
While molecular gastronomy (MG) has until now been practiced only in a handful of stratospherically expensive restaurants, an article in…
Black hole effect created with nanotube
Harvard physicists have found that a high-voltage nanotube can cause cold atoms to spiral inward under dramatic acceleration before disintegrating…
Birth control hormones threaten fish fecundity
Writing in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, researchers from Sweden say that traces of many medicines can be found…
Gonorrhea set to attain superbug status
Sexual health experts say the increase of multidrug resistance in gonorrhea raises the very real possibility that strains of Neisseria…
Toxic insects to blame for carnivorous plant decline?
Reporting their findings in the journalEnvironmental Science & Technology, British scientists say they have evidence that the consumption of insects…