Human ground expeditions on Mars can be powered by solar energy harvesting, argued researchers from the University of California. Modern science has exposed the red planet as a potential source of a… [+4036 chars]
SYDNEY, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from the University of Sydney have designed a sensor bracelet that would allow people with conditions that impair their movement to interact with a variety of de… [+2065 chars]
There's an old joke that the dinosaurs are only extinct because they didn't develop a space agency. The implication, of course, is that unlike our reptilian ancestors, we humans might be able to save… [+5077 chars]
A group of rare diseases called ciliopathies -- polycystic kidney disease notable among them -- emerge from defects in cilia. These are the tiny hairlike structures on the surface of almost every cel… [+3331 chars]
An international team of researchers led by Professor Min Seok Jang of KAIST and Professor Victor W. Brar of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a widely applicable methodology enabl… [+3807 chars]
Figure 1. (a) The conventional slide rule (left) is driven by mechanical rotation and read out visually with an easy-to-use size. As an analog, an ultra-compact prototype of the photonic counterpart … [+5936 chars]
A team of researchers at the Arizona State Universitys School of Earth and Space Exploration has determined that the olivine-rich bedrock in the Gusev crater and in and around the Jezero crater on Ma… [+3211 chars]
As per the news story of Flying Magazine, the aircraft, known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), will be retired this year after hundreds of missions to study the moon, … [+2999 chars]
Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there dont have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (a… [+5085 chars]
Two-pore channels (TPCs) are ancient ion channels present in the cells of both animals and plants. In animals, including humans, these ion channels play important roles in biological activities in va… [+4315 chars]
New research indicates why hugs and other varieties of “pleasant touch” feel good. The study in mice identifies a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells that transmit the sensat… [+5020 chars]
Saturn's moon Titan has some surprising similarities to Earth. It has rivers, lakes, seas, and rainstorms, though these are composed of liquid methane rather than water. Now, a new study from resea… [+2387 chars]
