Instant-start computers possible with new breakthrough
A team at Cornell University led by postdoctoral associate John Heron, who works jointly with Darrell Schlom, professor of Industrial Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Dan Ralph, professor of Physics in the College...
NASA's Spaceborne Carbon Counter Maps New Details
This map shows solar-induced fluorescence, a plant process that occurs during photosynthesis, from Aug. through Oct. 2014 as...
Creation of 'Rocker' protein opens way for new smart molecules in medicine, other fields
Rocker (blue ribbons and yellow sticks) is an artificially designed protein that transports zinc ions (green) across biological membranes (...
Signs of Europa Plumes Remain Elusive in Search of Cassini Data
Jupiter's icy moon Europa displays many signs of activity, including its fractured crust and a dearth of impact craters....
India Launches its Largest Rocket into Space
India has successfully launched its largest rocket and an unmanned capsule which could send astronauts into space.
Switching to spintronics: Berkeley Lab reports on electric field switching of ferromagnetism at room temp
This is a conceptual illustration of how magnetism is reversed (see compass) by the application of an electric field (blue dots) applied...
Unraveling the light of fireflie
This detailed microimage shows larger channels branching into smaller ones, supplying oxygen for the firefly's light emission. The smallest...
Scientists trace nanoparticles from plants to caterpillars: Rice University study examines how nanoparticles behave in food chain
The buildup of fluorescent quantum dots in the leaves of Arabidopsis plants is apparent in this photograph of the plants under ultraviolet...
