The majority of all polymers are insulators which do not show any remarkable electro activity. In the past, researchers have found out how to obtain a…
During the freezing of water, the initially unordered molecules start to form an ordered crystal, namely ice. During this phase transition, they rearrange from…
After being misidentified and sitting in a museum drawer for more than seventy years, a group of bird specimens collected in Colombia and Venezuela has been…
Barclay Morrison III, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has led the first study to determine underlying biological…
However, some of the plants will be infected by bacteria, leading to stunted growth and less nutritional value. Now, a University of Missouri research team has…
UC Berkeley chemists have made a major leap forward in carbon-capture technology with a material that can efficiently remove carbon from the ambient air of a…
The study suggests that the octopus’s specialized blood pigments could help to make it more resilient to climate change than Antarctic fish and other species…
Data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite is gathered and processed daily into…
The origin of life is still a mystery with many unsolved puzzles. How were molecules created? How did they assemble into large structures?
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 12:22 p.m. EDT on March 11, 2015.
A tropical storm watch was already in effect on March 11 for Ujae and Ailinglaplap atolls in the western Marshall Islands.
Targeting deadly, drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious challenge to researchers looking for antibiotics that can kill pathogens without causing collateral…
How can operators of complex infrastructure facilities such as airports, factories and manufacturing plants optimize energy management given the rapidly…
“Multicore architectures are becoming more and more important, even in netbooks and mobile phones,” says Andreas Zeller. “While devices are shrinking, they are…
The meeting, taking place on 12–17 April in Vienna, attracts over 12,000 scientists and provides an opportunity for journalists to hear about the latest…
Reliable technology is one of the primary levers in Siemens' goal to reduce the cost of offshore wind power generation. In this regard, the company's flagship…