University of Oklahoma

ESA is appealing for research ideas to help guide the development of a US–European asteroid deflection mission now under study. A space rock several hundred metres across is heading towards our planet and the last-ditch attempt to avert a disaster – an untested mission to deflect it – fails. This fictional scene of films and

Our data suggest that we should be able to impact health span and life span quite strongly Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have promoted health and increased lifespan in Drosophila by altering the symbiotic, or commensal, relationship between bacteria and the absorptive cells lining the intestine. The research, appearing in the January 16,

New policies are needed to safeguard participants’ identity in genetic studies, cautions TAU researcher The growing ease of DNA sequencing has led to enormous advancements in the scientific field. Through extensive networked databases, researchers can access genetic information to gain valuable knowledge about causative and preventative factors for disease, and identify new targets for future

FAU researchers make key break-through Graphene is one of the most promising new materials. However, researchers across the globe are still looking for a way to produce defect-free graphene at low costs. Chemists at FAU have now succeeded in producing defect-free graphene directly from graphite for the first time. They recently published their findings in

In 1996, a trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their discovery of Buckminsterfullerene — soccer-ball-shaped spheres of 60 joined carbon atoms that exhibit special physical properties. Now, 20 years later, scientists have figured out how to turn them into Buckybombs. These nanoscale explosives show potential for use in fighting cancer, with

Could multi-touch desks be the wave of the future?   ExoPC thinks so, and has posted a video of its new 40-inch multitouch desk on YouTube – a desk it plans on officially announcing at the Consumer Electronics Show at the beginning of January. The teaser video (below) doesn’t offer a ton of information about

ICFO develops the first graphene-quantum dot based CMOS integrated camera, capable of imaging visible and infrared light at the same time. Over the past 40 years, microelectronics has advanced by leaps and bounds thanks to silicon and CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide semiconductors) technology, making possible computing, smartphones, compact and low-cost digital cameras, as well as most

Bed bugs now need to watch their step. Researchers at Stony Brook University have developed a safe, non-chemical resource that literally stops bed bugs in their tracks. This innovative new technology acts as a man-made web consisting of microfibers 50 times thinner than a human hair which entangle and trap bed bugs and other insects. This patent-pending

EXPERTS in Cambridge have made a breakthrough in the battle against Parkinson’s Disease. Scientists from Cambridge University are developing a new therapy which they hope will slow down or even halt the damage caused by the disease. Their research has proved successful so far in rats, and they are now looking at the possibility of