During the past two decades, astronomers have found more than 240 planets, none likely to support Earth-like life.
In a follow up to our recent post “MIT Asks: Could Extraterrestrial Astronomers Detect Life on Earth,” Eric Ford, an assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Florida asks: what if aliens were hunting life outside their […]
Identifying Habitable Planets by Studying Earth’s Weather
Published in July 17th, 2008
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Craig Venter and Jeff Han demonstrate revolutionary touch screen
Published in July 17th, 2008
Updates from TED speakers:
After a whirlwind of media speculation over the weekend following a story by The Guardian, biologist Craig Venter (watch his TED2005 speech) will announce today at the annual meeting of his institute in San Diego that his team has built a synthetic chromosome, using lab chemicals. “A giant leap forward in the […]
Dazzling Event from an Extinct Constellation
Published in March 6th, 2008
NASA and SETI researchers will fly in a Gulfstream V aircraft that will
take off from San Jose, Calif., and fly 14 scientists and their
instruments for 10 continuous hours at 47,000ft., over the Arctic and
back to San Jose.
Telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert Compliments of Bill Gates
Published in March 6th, 2008
LSST is truly an Internet telescope, which
will put terabytes of data each night into the hands of any person that
wants to explore it. The 8.4-metre LSST telescope and the 3-gigapixel
camera are thus a shared resource for all humanity — the ultimate
network peripheral device to explore the world.
New Way to Make Water?
Published in March 6th, 2008
Scientists have found a radical new way of making water that could substantially lower costs for green technology. The University of Illinois researchers have unlocked the trick to making water from unlikely starting materials, such as alcohols. They are expecting their discovery to lead to better catalysts and less expensive fuel cells.
Spaceship Earth and the Gaia Theory
Published in March 5th, 2008
“Any economic downturn or planned cutback in fossil fuel
use, which lessened aerosol density, would intensify the heating,”
Lovelock will say, in a lecture to the Royal Society today. “If there
were a 100 per cent cut in fossil fuel combustion it might get hotter
not cooler. We live in a fool’s climate. We are damned if we continue
to burn fuel and damned if we stop too suddenly.”
How to Make a Mobile Movie Blockbuster
Published in March 5th, 2008
The ubiquity of cell phones has created a whole new distribution channel for video content but if you’ve tried watching a cinematic Hollywood epic on a tiny handheld screen, you know that a blockbuster doesn’t necessarily translate into a compelling mobile experience.
Just as the limitations of television forced filmmakers to change
the way they created content […]
Course Correction Sets Phoenix on Target for Mars - Cosmic-Ray Strike Triggers Delay
Published in March 5th, 2008
A cosmic ray strike is planned for by mission control, and everything
went smoothly. The strike occurred on October the 6th, and caused a
disruption in one of the memory chips. As per programming, the Phoenix
reverted to a precautionary standby, allowing mission controllers to
work through a step by step procedure to understand and deal with the
incident.
T-Cell ‘Nanotubes’ May Explain How HIV Virus Conquers Human Immune System
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
String-like connections found between T-cells could be important to how HIV spreads between cells in the human immune system, according to new research published online in Nature Cell Biology. The newly-discovered strands, named “membrane
NIST Reference Materials Are ‘Gold Standard’ for Bio-Nanotech Research
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first reference standards for
Veeco Introduces New InSight 3D Atomic Force Microscope
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
Veeco Instruments Inc., announced the introduction of its new InSight™ 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Platform, the only metrology system available with the accuracy and precision required for non-destructive, high resolution three-dimensional (3D) measurements of critical 45nm and 32nm semiconductor features, with the speed to qualify as a true fab tool. Veeco's InSight 3DAFM […]
Veeco BioScope II Selected By M.E. Muller Institute for Structural Biology
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading provider of instrumentation to the
Self-Organising Nanoparticles: A Model for Tomorrow’s Nanofactories
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
With inspiration from bacteria and butterflies, researchers at Stockholm University have developed a new method that shows how
Bouncing Bucky Balls
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
C60 molecules have an intriguing ball-shaped structure that suggests several interesting possibilities for motion on surfaces. Indeed, researchers have found that the passage of electrons through a bucky ball in a transistor is correlated to the spinning of the ball around its centre of mass. Moreover, since bucky balls look like molecular ball bearings, it […]
Gold Nanorods Shed Light on New Approach to Fighting Cancer
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
Researchers have shown how tiny “
Researchers Measure Carbon Nanotube Interaction
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
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K-State Chemistry Professor to Receive Masao Horiba Award
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
An award-winning Kansas State University chemistry professor’s most recent honour comes from a Japanese company recognising him for work on microfluidic devices.
Chris Culbertson, associate professor of chemistry, has won a 2007 Masao Horiba Award for “Rapid Analysis of Individual T-Lymphocyte Cells on Microfluidic Devices.” He received the award on Wednesday, Oct. 17, during a […]
Novel Semiconductor Structure Bends Light ‘Wrong’ Way ?the Right Direction for Many Applications
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce substance from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring substances. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including high-speed communications, medical diagnostics and detection of terrorist threats.
New Molecules Discovered that Block Cancer Cells from Modifying Cell DNA
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
Researchers have discovered new small molecules that may prevent prostate cancer cells from turning off normal genes in a process that transforms normal cells into cancer cells. This significant discovery in the field of epigenetics has immediate implications in the development of new diagnostic tests and cancer medications. The findings were presented today at the […]
Using Nanotech to Make Robocops
Published in February 26th, 2008
Posted by superdr in Nano Technology
Bulletproof jackets do not turn security guards, police officers and armed forces into Robocops, repelling the force of bullets in their stride. New research in carbon
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