New method of producing stereoisomers developed
(Phys.org) —A new study by chemists in Switzerland is likely to change the way many stereoisomer molecules are synthesized for industrial, agricultural, or medical uses.
View ArticleAncient cousin of Triceratops highlights turnover among horned dinosaurs
(Phys.org) —The earliest known cousin of Triceratops and Torosaurus—the best-known horned dinosaurs—has been identified based on fossils from north central Montana, further underscoring the diversity...
View ArticleOur ambiguous world of words
(Phys.org) —Ambiguity in language poses the greatest challenge when it comes to training a computer to understand the written word. Now, new research aims to help computers find meaning.
View ArticleAnswer to opal mystery shows Red Centre's links to Red Planet
(Phys.org) —The dramatic geological events that created opal, Australia's national gemstone, have been described for the first time by a University of Sydney researcher.
View ArticleNew imaging tool directly measures liquid surfaces
(Phys.org) —A unique chemical imaging tool readily and reliably presents volatile liquids to scientific instruments, according to a team including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. These...
View ArticleTransportation fuels from woody biomass promising way to reduce emissions
(Phys.org) —Two processes that turn woody biomass into transportation fuels have the potential to exceed current Environmental Protection Agency requirements for renewable fuels, according to research...
View ArticleResearchers develop a faster method to identify Salmonella strains
(Phys.org) —A method that promises to reduce by more than half the time it takes health officials to identify Salmonella strains has been developed by researchers in Penn State's College of...
View ArticleStudy highlights risk of mosquito borne illnesses to captive orca
(Phys.org) —Marine biologists John Jett and Jeffrey Ventra of Stetson University and Louisiana State University respectively have published a paper in Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology that...
View ArticleTheorists apply loop quantum gravity theory to black hole
(Phys.org) —Physicists Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin of University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Louisiana State University respectively, have applied the theory of Loop Quantum...
View ArticleStudy finds starfish shed arms to protect against overheating
(Phys.org) —A team of marine biologists has found that some starfish lose a leg when faced with too-warm environmental conditions. In their paper published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, the...
View ArticleArtificial magnetic monopoles discovered
A team of researchers from Cologne, Munich and Dresden have managed to create artificial magnetic monopoles. To do this, the scientists merged tiny magnetic whirls, so-called skyrmions. At the point of...
View ArticleEven with defects, graphene is strongest material in the world
In a new study, published in Science May 31, 2013, Columbia Engineering researchers demonstrate that graphene, even if stitched together from many small crystalline grains, is almost as strong as...
View ArticleMassive asteroid with moon to pass Earth today
An asteroid nearly two miles (three kilometers) wide is set to pass by Earth Friday with no risk of impact, offering scientists a rare chance to study a massive flying object with its own moon.
View ArticleInnovative new nanotechnology stops bed bugs in their tracks—literally
Bed bugs now need to watch their step. Researchers at Stony Brook University have developed a safe, non-chemical resource that literally stops bed bugs in their tracks. This innovative new technology...
View ArticleStudy reveals more acid seas could alter early development of Atlantic...
Acidifying oceans could dramatically impact the world's squid species, according to a new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers and soon to be published in the journal...
View ArticleCatastrophic climatic events leave corals facing a decade-long fight for...
Marine conservationists from Plymouth University, and the Universidad Federal da Bahia in Brazil, have spent more than 17 years analysing the diversity and density of coral colonies off the coast of...
View ArticleNew research shows that asking for a precise number during negotiations can...
With so much on the line for job seekers in this difficult economic climate, a lot of new hires might be wondering how—or whether at all—to negotiate salary when offered a new position. A recently...
View ArticleUS judge orders Google to turn over data to FBI
A U.S. judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing such requests to...
View ArticleMotorola on authentication: We're talking tattoos and pills
(Phys.org) —Motorola's CEO Dennis Woodside along with the company's senior vice present for advanced technology took to the All Things Digital stage this week to reveal what they think about the future...
View Article10 years on, Europe salutes its Martian scout
It was built on a relative shoestring, was completed in just five years and was designed to survive for just 687 days. Ten years later, after more than 12,000 swings around the Red Planet, Europe's...
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