DNA brings materials to life
14 June, 2013Scientists have discovered a technique to control and direct the self-assembly of two different colloids.
Fossilised amber proves that glass isn’t a liquid
31 May, 2013A common myth which has persisted around medieval cathedrals is that the stained glass inside them becomes thicker at the bottom because it moves over time. But a team at Texas Tech University has shown that the glass is not going anywhere.
Urine-based breast cancer test
30 May, 2013Dr Yinfa Ma of Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose and determine the severity of breast cancer before it can be detected with a mammogram.
First drug to improve heart failure mortality in over a decade
27 May, 2013Coenzyme Q10 has been found to decrease all-cause mortality by half in a randomised double blind trial.
Now you know what makes you itch
27 May, 2013Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.
People with high IQs process sensory information differently
27 May, 2013People with high IQ scores aren’t just more intelligent - they also process sensory information differently.
Old voyage provides new insight into global warming
27 May, 2013 by Lauren DavisOver a century ago, the HMS Challenger set out on the world’s first global scientific survey of life beneath the ocean surface. Now, researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) have used this data to attribute the ocean’s rising temperature to human-produced global warming.
Don’t breathe your way to worse cholesterol
20 May, 2013Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.
Pig poo problem solved
20 May, 2013An Australian-led project to turn 1.4 million tonnes of Chinese pig poo into alternative energy and fertiliser has been hailed in a national science award.
Buchi Encapsulator B-395 Pro
17 May, 2013 | Supplied by: In Vitro Technologies Pty LtdThe Encapsulator Pro from Buchi is designed for the immobilisation of cells, microbes, enzymes, drugs, flavours and fragrances, vitamins or oils into a wide range of polymers, such as alginate, carrageen, cellulose sulphate, chitosan, gelatine or pectin, as well as waxes.
Cocaine vaccine passes key testing hurdle
15 May, 2013Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vaccine in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials.
Invisibility cloak for thermal flow
13 May, 2013Researchers have demonstrated that metamaterials can be used to specifically influence the propagation of heat.
The flight of the RoboBee
06 May, 2013In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory, an insect called a RoboBee took flight achieving vertical take-off, hovering and steering. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leapt a few inches, hovered for a moment on fragile, flapping wings and then sped along a pre-set route through the air.
Great balls of iron: researchers uncover clue to bird navigation
29 April, 2013Every year, millions of birds make heroic migratory journeys across oceans and continents guided by the Earth’s magnetic field. How they detect those magnetic fields has puzzled scientists for decades.
Past 100 years reverses 1400 years of global cooling
26 April, 2013The first continental-scale reconstruction of temperatures over the past 2000 years by 78 scientists from 24 countries has highlighted the unusual nature of the 20th-century warming.
