As described by the Kerr solution of Einstein's gravitational field equations, its spacetime geometry is completely characterized by only two numbers — mass…
Proteins are widely viewed as a promising alternative to synthetic chemicals in everything from medications to hand lotion. The naturally occurring molecules…
The GISS analysis also showed that 2008 is the ninth warmest year since continuous instrumental records were started in 1880. The ten warmest years on record…
Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve…
The new Antarctic station is the German contribution to international research into the climate and the Antarctic. If offers scientists working in the polar…
As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations–sinkholes…
This range includes products and systems, solutions and services. Companies can save money by optimizing their production and logistics processes with radio…
Despite the notion that gray hair is a sign of wisdom, these researchers show in a research report published online in The FASEB Journal…
Any resulting vaccines, if proven safe, could be developed more quickly, easily and cheaply than many currently available vaccines used to prevent bacterial…
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is titled “Assessing Dangerous Climate Change Through an Update of the IPCC…
With a new 3D-model for energy simulation scientists from Bochum and Huntsville, USA, are studying the 'physical mystery' of the Voyager. Over 30 years ago the…
A study of telephone call center employees is one of the first to suggest that previous work experience isn’t all positive for new employees. Workers may keep…
Researchers say a newly tested method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films is the fastest, most efficient method ever achieved and it may…
The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more…
Tiny sediment grains are covered with a very fine-grained, complex mixture of minerals in an open fabric that results in a large surface area in contact with…
This discovery can be of great importance to our understanding of how new material properties occur, how they can be controlled and exploited in the future….