| Norwegian Wood For The Ages: 'Mummified' Pine Trees Found
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| Norwegian scientists have found "mummified" pine trees, dead for nearly 500 years yet without decomposition. |
| Scientists Visualize Assembly Line Gears In Ribosomes, Cell's Protein Factory
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| Even as research on the ribosome, one of the cell's most basic machines, is recognized with a Nobel Prize, scientists continue to achieve new insights on the way ribosomes work. For the first time, scientists have a detailed picture of the ribosome trapped together with elongation factor G (EF-G), one of the enzymes that nudges the assembly line to move forward. |
| H1N1 Simulation Modeling Shows Rapid Vaccine Rollout Effective In Reducing Infection Rates
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| Early action, especially rapid rollout of vaccines, is extremely effective in reducing the attack rate of the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a simulation model of a pandemic outbreak. |
| New Material Could Expand Applications And Lower Costs For Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| A new ceramic material could help expand the applications for solid oxide fuel cells -- devices that generate electricity directly from a wide range of liquid or gaseous fuels without the need to separate hydrogen. |
| Findings About Veracity Of Peripheral Vision Could Lead To Better Robotic Eyes
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| Psychology researchers have found that peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're looking at. Examining how people take in scene information paves the way for building better robots. |
| No Such Thing As 'Junk RNA,' Say Researchers
October 18, 2009 at 11:00 am
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| Tiny fragments of RNA previously dismissed as cellular junk are actually stable molecules that play a significant role in gene regulation, say researchers. The findings represent the first examination of very small RNA products and could lead to the development of biomarkers to detect and monitor cancer. |
| Global Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest For September
October 18, 2009 at 11:00 am
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| The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA. Scientists also reported that the average land surface temperature for September was the second warmest on record, behind 2005. Additionally, the global ocean surface temperature was tied for the fifth warmest on record for September. |
| Geological Disposal Of High-level Nuclear Waste Feasible
October 18, 2009 at 11:00 am
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| There is a scientific consensus that safe geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste is technically feasible, while public acceptance has still not been achieved in most Member States. Researchers have analyzed the state of the art of science, technology and procedures needed across the EU for implementation. They have identified no major conceptual or research gap for the host rocks and repository systems envisaged, namely those in clays, hard rocks and salt. |
| Can Social Networking Help Consumers Get Healthier?
October 18, 2009 at 11:00 am
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| Can social networking sites help people make wise health decisions? A new study says it depend on people's willingness to take action on the information they gain from the sites. |
| Milestone Discovery In Cell Behaviors
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 am
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| Molecular scientists have discovered a new, fast mechanism by which cells communicate change -- for example their location during spreading of a cancer in the human body -- to adjacent cells. The discovery sheds new light on cell behaviour and could lead to the development on new drugs to combat diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer's disease. |
| Energy-autonomous Sensors Find Dents And Cracks In Aircraft
October 18, 2009 at 5:00 am
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| Aircraft maintenance will be easier in future, with sensors monitoring the aircraft skin. If they discover any dents or cracks they will send a radio message to a monitoring unit. The energy needed for this will be obtained from temperature differences. |
| Time In A Bottle: Scientists Watch Evolution Unfold
October 18, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| A 21-year experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research advances, researchers say. |
| Chemists Discover Recipe To Design A Better Type Of Fuel Cell
October 18, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Chemists have discovered a new material that allows a PEM fuel cell, known as a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, to work at a higher temperature. This discovery is extremely important in terms of increasing the efficiency and decreasing the cost of PEM fuel cells. | | | 
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