Welcome to the wonderful world of necrobotics Why bother to design your own robots when you can just reuse what nature created? This was the thought process behind a research project from engineers… [+3663 chars]
The picture above depicts the Mississippi River flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. According to researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, river sediments and ocean currents helpe… [+6179 chars]
RS Puppis, a particularly bright Cepheid variable star, imaged by the Hubble space telescope in 2010. Image: ESA, NASA, STScI/AURA <ul><li>Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of the Harvard computers a t… [+6012 chars]
Our solar system is home to eight planets, all of which are categorized between two different types of planet: rocky and gas giant. The four inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are all ro… [+3145 chars]
Focus areas include cultural heritage, microbiology and marine science South Africa and Belgium have announced the third call for joint research under a cooperation programme funded by both nations.… [+136 chars]
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Mars is a world of extremes. Not only does it have the largest volcano in the solar system (Olympus Mons), but it’s also home to the deepest known canyon, called Valles Marineris. The European Space … [+2534 chars]
Exhibits from The Big Eight show at the Hong Kong Science Museum. An original fossil skeleton of a Triceratops. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) A much awaited show has opened at the Hong Kong Science Mus… [+968 chars]
Remarkably, quantum key distribution protocols such as the BennettBrassard scheme provide information-theoretic security. However, quantum protocols realized so far are subject to a new class of atta… [+2207 chars]
Water is an essential ingredient in transforming primitive mantle-derived rocks into buoyant continental crust, thereby driving the irreversible differentiation of Earth’s lithosphere. A new Curtin … [+2260 chars]
Newswise — Proteins called antibodies help the immune system find and attack foreign pathogens. Mini versions of antibodies, called nanobodies — natural compounds in the blood of animals such as llam… [+3726 chars]
Polymers containing quantum dots (QDs) are considered crucial components of next-generation consumer items, but ambiguity remains regarding how these compounds may negatively affect public health and… [+5386 chars]
