China Receives US$95 Million Grant to End Production of Ozone-Depleting Global-Warming Gases to help Meet its Targets under the Montreal Protocol
China, the world's largest producer of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), received a US $95 million grant on April 23, 2013 to help reduce its production of HCFCs. These substances, used primarily in refrigeration and air-conditioning and in the...
'Tis the Season -- for Plasma Changes at Saturn
This is an artist's concept of the Saturnian plasma sheet based on data from Cassini magnetospheric imaging instrument....
'Going negative' pays for nanotubes: Rice University lab finds possible keys to better nanofibers, films
Crown ether “cages” trap potassium ions but leave nanotubes with a repellant negative charge in solutions that will be valuable for forming...
Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time
The nano-network releases insulin in response to changes in blood sugar.
NASA Study Projects Warming-Driven Changes in Global Rainfall
Model simulations spanning 140 years show that warming from carbon dioxide will change the frequency that regions around the planet...
An Anarchic Region of Star Formation
The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an...
Cluster hears the heartbeat of magnetic reconnection
The magnetic reconnection region in the tail of Earth's...
Use of laser light yields versatile manipulation of a quantum bit
This is an artist's rendering of all-optical control of an individual electronic spin within a diamond. This spin is associated with a...
