Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Aurora Show Heading for Earth Following 4 Solar Eruptions

Most Panda Habitat is Outside Nature Reserves According to Joint MSU - Chinese Research

Triggers of Volcanic Eruptions in Oregon's Mount Hood Investigated

Mount Hood, Oregon

Photon enhanced thermionic emission could double efficiency of solar cells

Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting a Young Sun-Like Star

Evolution in 120 seconds

Behind the Secrets of Silk Lie High-Tech Opportunities

The Importance of Charles Darwin

Mechanical Regulation Effects Stem Cell Development, Adhesion

The Birth of the Universe Big Bang and Beyond

Silicon can be made to melt in reverse

The size of the Universe

Bedrock is a Milestone in Climate Research

We May Actually Live Inside a Black Hole, Vincent

Monday, June 28, 2010

No Sex Please, We’re Rotifers: Study Documents Use of Hormone Progesterone in Microscopic Aquatic Animals

MIT leads the first team to study a Kuiper Belt object during a stellar occultation Occultation provided enough data to determine the KBO’s size and a

This artist's concept of a Kuiper Belt object found by the Hubble telescope is only 3,200 feet across and a whopping 4.2 billion miles away.
Image: NASA

Flower power makes tropics cooler, wetter

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researchers Develop Ultra-Simple Method for Creating Nanoscale Gold Coatings

Researchers at Rensselaer have developed a new, ultra-simple method for making layers of gold that measure only billionths of a meter thick. As seen in the research image, drops of gold-infused toluene applied to a surface evaporate within a few minutes and leave behind a uniform layer of nanoscale gold. The process requires no sophisticated equipment, works on nearly any surface, takes only 10 minutes, and could have important implications for nanoelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing.