VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- An Earth-observation satellite for Taiwan's National Space Organization was…
Month: August 2017
Satellite for Taiwan launched from California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- An Earth-observation satellite for Taiwan's National Space Organization was…
NASA’s Webb Telescope will study our solar system’s ‘ocean worlds’
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will use its infrared capabilities to study the "ocean worlds" of…
No batteries required: Energy-harvesting yarns generate electricity
Scientists have developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted. 'Twistron' yarns…
New virtual model reveals details of declining lung function in mice
Scientists have developed a new virtual model of mouse lung function that illuminates the relative importance…
Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved
Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3,700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is…
Outperforming nature’s water filtration ability with nanotubes
At just the right size, carbon nanotubes can filter water with better efficiency than biological proteins,…
How the human brain detects the ‘music’ of speech
Researchers have identified neurons in the human brain that respond to pitch changes in spoken language,…
Hunter-gatherers’ seasonal gut-microbe diversity loss echoes our permanent one
Scientists have examined the seasonal variations in the gut-microbial composition, or microbiota, of the Hadza, one…
General patient infections transferred similarly to hospital-acquired infections
A new study shows that the networks formed by patterns of patient transfers between hospitals in…