Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Bar-Ilan University have discovered unusually high concentrations of silver in samples of many different types of pottery from excavations ...
General Physics
Sep 27, 2006
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French and Belgian archaeologists say they have proof Neanderthals lived in near-tropical conditions near France's Channel coast about 125,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Sep 27, 2006
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Researchers have determined that airbags and antilock braking systems do not reduce the likelihood of accidents or injuries because they may encourage more aggressive driving, thwarting the potential benefits of such safety ...
Mathematics
Sep 27, 2006
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A team of researchers that includes scholars from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is using computerized analysis of the writing of William Shakespeare to dispel lingering doubts about his authorship of many works ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 27, 2006
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Not long ago, the idea of conducting an experiment on a single strand of DNA seemed far beyond the realm of science. But thanks to rapid advances in microscopy in the last decade, researchers can now watch a single gene being ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 27, 2006
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Sharp Corporation have developed the Triple Directional Viewing LCD, a display that controls the viewing angle so that the display can show different images from the left, right, and center simultaneously.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 27, 2006
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Kevin Shinners wants farmers to put less energy into harvesting and handling biofuel crops - less fuel, less time and less labor. As a field machinery specialist, Shinners has worked to improve the efficiency of harvesting ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 27, 2006
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Scientists think they know how stars the size of our Sun are formed, but the theory breaks down for much larger stars. How do they accumulate masses up to 10 times or more than that of our own Sun? Now, new observations using ...
Astronomy
Sep 27, 2006
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NASA's Mars rover Opportunity reached the rim of "Victoria Crater" in Mars' Meridiani Planum region with a 26-meter (85-foot) drive during the rover's 951st Martian day, or sol (Sept. 26, 2006). After the drive, the rover's ...
Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2006
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Mixing up a batch of ethanol from alfalfa or switchgrass isn't nearly as efficient as creating it from corn, but that doesn't mean growing grass crops for fuel won't pay, says Paul Weimer.
Sep 27, 2006
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