Tracing the origins of marine animals can be extremely difficult, especially in the free-flowing, soup-like conditions of the ocean, but obtaining this information is vital not only for understanding these organisms but for ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Why mitochondrial genes ditch their cushy haploid environs to take up residence in a large and chaotic nucleus has long stumped evolutionary biologists, but Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this week's ...
Mar 22, 2007
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At the IEEE Semi-Therm Conference 2007, IBM researchers unveiled details of a new technique to significantly increase capabilities to cool computer chips.
Engineering
Mar 22, 2007
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University of Chicago scientists will demonstrate how to incinerate a white dwarf star in unprecedented detail at the “Paths to Exploding Stars” conference on Thursday, March 22, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2007
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Researchers at Purdue University and The Catholic University of America have discovered the structure of an enzyme essential for the operation of "molecular motors" that package DNA into the head segment of some viruses during ...
Mar 22, 2007
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The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic particles could be harmful ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 22, 2007
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a "hyperlens" that brings them one major step closer to the goal of nanoscale optical imaging. The new hyperlens, described in the Feb. 23 issue of the ...
Nanophysics
Mar 22, 2007
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Investors put more money into mutual funds that advertise, but in the end these customers pay a high price.
Other
Mar 22, 2007
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Nokia today announced that the Nokia N95 started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with expanded shipments to other markets in those regions in the coming weeks.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 22, 2007
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One might expect a doctoral student conducting research on BlackBerry usage to own one or more of the handheld devices. But Melissa Mazmanian, a fourth-year MIT Sloan doctoral student, doesn't own one, and she prefers it ...
Other
Mar 22, 2007
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