It might not be science fiction much longer. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing the next generation of screening devices that will identify hazardous and toxic materials even if concealed by clothing ...
General Physics
Jan 22, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Energy says new technology being developed for its 2-year-old Microhole Initiative is yielding new tools.
Engineering
Jan 22, 2007
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India joined the world's advanced international space community Monday by successfully bringing an orbiting satellite back to Earth.
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2007
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Astronomers surveying the nearby Andromeda galaxy have discovered an association of stars in its outskirts, which they believe to be part of a separate galaxy that merged with Andromeda about 700 million years ago. The discovery ...
Astronomy
Jan 22, 2007
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Fingerprint matches -- key to fighting international terrorism and keeping criminals off the street -- are no longer foolproof, warns a law professor at the University of California, Davis.
Other
Jan 22, 2007
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Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed a nanoscale “egg” that could safely deliver platinum, a known anticancer agent, to tumor cells. Tests with this nanoscale egg, which has ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 22, 2007
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Conventional wisdom about the pitfalls of reaction shots during presidential debates was turned on its head in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Other
Jan 22, 2007
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Stephen Smale, a Fields Medalist and a major contributor to many fields of mathematics, has received the prestigous Wolf Foundation Prize in Mathematics. Smale proved, among other things, that a sphere can be turned inside ...
Mathematics
Jan 22, 2007
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Polls consistently show that about nine of 10 Americans say they would vote for a qualified female presidential candidate. But new research indicates a significant percentage of survey respondents are hiding their true feelings ...
Other
Jan 22, 2007
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A team of researchers from the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, S.C., has uncovered a subtle chemical pathway by which normally inoffensive algae, Pfiesteria piscicida, can suddenly start producing a lethal toxin. ...
Jan 22, 2007
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