Applied Physics

How Plants Transport Sugars

In normal plants, when sugars (made from water and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis) accumulate in the leaves, photosynthesis slows down, and the plant does not take in as much carbon dioxide from the air. Likewise, when the sugars move out of the leav ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2007 - 7:47pm

Nanolaser Research Could Put The Library Of Congress In Your Wrist Watch

Every advance in memory storage devices presents a new marvel of just how much memory can be squeezed into very small spaces. Considering the potential of nanolasers being developed in Sakhrat Khizroev’s lab at the University of California, Riverside, thin ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 22 2007 - 2:30pm

CEL-III Protein Found In Sea Cucumber Inhibits Malaria Parasite Development

Scientists have genetically engineered a mosquito to release a sea-cucumber protein into its gut which impairs the development of malaria parasites, according to research in PLoS Pathogens. Researchers say this development is a step towards developing futu ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2007 - 9:30am

Study: The Three Approaches Man Can Take In Response To Climate Change

Over the past 50 years, humans have changed the world’s ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any other comparable period in human history. What researchers in a new Ambio paper are calling 'The Great Acceleration', stage 2 of the Anthr ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2007 - 12:30pm

Ultrafast Electron Microscope Takes 4-D “Movies” Of Molecules

A unique electron microscope that can help create four-dimensional “movies” of molecules may hold the answers to research questions in a number of fields including chemistry, biology, and physics, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 25 2007 - 9:30am

Systems Biology Model Predicts Cell Dynamics In Extreme Environnment

A team of biologists have developed a model mapping the control circuit governing a whole free living organism. This is an important milestone for the new field of systems biology and will allow the researchers to model how the organism adapts over time in ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2007 - 11:34pm

2007: The Year In Science And In Science 2.0

2007 was a big year for science, though it may be that we just noticed it more because it was our first year too. If you're reading this article, you're probably already a fan of our "just science" concept and it seems to be catching on ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 15 2010 - 10:08am

One More Reason To Hate Drivers On Cell Phones: They Drive Slower

Motorists who talk on cell phones drive slower on the freeway, pass sluggish vehicles less often and take longer to complete their trips, according to a University of Utah study. “At the end of the day, the average person’s commute is longer because of tha ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Ember Enables AlertMe's Intelligent Home Security

BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE, England, January 3 /PRNewswire/--- ZigBee technology connects people with their homes via the Internet and mobile phones AlertMe.com, provider of people-friendly home security, has teamed up with Ember to make it easy for people, whe ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 3 2008 - 8:30am

Making Electricity From Bacteria- Progress Toward A Microbial Fuel Cell Made From Sewage

Researchers at the Biodesign Institute are using bacteria as a viable option to make electricity. The next step could be commercialization of a promising microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology. "We can use any kind of waste, such as sewage or pig manure ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2008 - 9:58am