Precious metal flecks could be catalyst for better cancer therapies

Tiny extracts of a precious metal used widely in industry could play a vital role in…

Future of portable electronics — Novel organic semiconductor with exciting properties

Organic semiconductors have advantages over inorganic semiconductors in several areas. However, there are only a few…

Nitrogen explosions created craters on Saturn moon Titan

Lakes of liquid methane on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, were likely formed by…

Animal model proteins important in study of human disease

Little is known about the proteins and cellular pathways that lead to the formation of the…

PIA23423: NASA's MISR Observes Hurricane Dorian off the South Carolina Coast

           Target: Earth Mission:  Terra Instrument:  MISR Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL-Caltech, MISR Team Click here…

Future of portable electronics: Novel organic semiconductor with exciting properties

Semiconductors are substances that have a conductivity between that of conductors and insulators. Due to their…

Bones of Roman Britons provide new clues to dietary deprivation

Researchers at the University of Bradford have shown a link between the diet of Roman Britons…

Numerical simulations probe mechanisms behind sand dune formation

If you’ve ever looked closely at a 3-D sand or sediment dune within a river or…

Solving the longstanding mystery of how friction leads to static electricity

Most people have experienced the hair-raising effect of rubbing a balloon on their head or the…

PIA23447: Daedalia Planum

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…