Technology - general
A gene that fights cancer, but causes it too
By By Scott LaFee | 17 May 2011
Dawn – first visual contact with Vesta
14 May 2011
Moms of twins live longer
14 May 2011
Therapies using induced pluripotent stem cells could encounter immune rejection problems
By By Kim McDonald and Chris Palmer | 14 May 2011
Chinese scientists restore liver with skin cells
12 May 2011
Glass fibres that speed healing in initial venous stasis wound
12 May 2011
What surprised researchers was that the glass fibres seem to disappear over time, leaving them pondering whether these fibres dissolve or become part of body tissues
Sugarcane cools climate after deforestation
07 May 2011
How shifts in temperature prime immune response
07 May 2011
NASA'S Gravity Probe B confirms two Einstein theories
07 May 2011
After 52 years of conceiving, testing and waiting, marked by scientific advances and disappointments, one of Stanford's and NASA's longest-running projects comes to a close with a greater understanding of the universe
Research aims to substitute petroleum fuels with bio-fuels
By By Kim McDonald | 06 May 2011
Primordial weirdness: did the early universe have one dimension?
06 May 2011
Scientists outline a test for the theory, which, if proven, would address major problems in particle physics
Animals have personalities too…
06 May 2011
World’s smallest atomic clock goes on sale
02 May 2011
Powerful millimeter-scale energy harvester generates electricity from vibrations
02 May 2011
A device smaller than a penny can harness energy from vibrations and convert it to electricity with five to 10 times greater efficiency and power than other devices in its class
New solar cell technology cranks up efficiency
30 Apr 2011
Depleted uranium may provide breakthrough in computing
30 Apr 2011
A new compound could lead to a breakthrough in the search for high performance computing techniques
Tracking down antimatter in the universe
28 Apr 2011
AMS-02 alpha magnetic spectrometer, which takes off for the international space station tomorrow, will measure the composition of cosmic radiation with as yet unequalled precision