Research shows low numbers of youth who are engaged in the sciences and the need for increased attention to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. With the release of a report from the Department of Commerce announcing that STEM jobs grew at three times the rate of non-STEM jobs, and offer higher pay, the fact that there is such …Continue Reading
Researchers at the University of Washington have successfully leveraged the power of gamers to solve a biochemical puzzle: the structure of a complex protein related to the development of AIDS. By playing an online game called Foldit, teams of average citizens were able to make a breakthrough discovery in how this protein was shaped even though scientists had stumbled over …Continue Reading
For the first time, an electric motor has been made from a single molecule. At 1 nanometre long, that makes the organic compound the smallest electric motor ever. Its creators plan to submit their design to Guinness World Records, but the teeny motor could also have practical applications, such as pushing fluid through narrow pipes in “lab-on-a-chip” devices. Read full …Continue Reading
In what appears to be seriously big news from a team of NASA-funded researchers, scientists have found evidence that some building blocks of DNA–including two of the four nucleobases that make up our genetic code–found in meteorites were created in space, lending credence to the idea that life is not homegrown but was seeded here by asteroids, meteorites, or comets …Continue Reading
Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on mars, which has again sparked the debate of possible alien life on the red planet. The images that were sent from NASA’s orbiter show briny salt water falling from rocky slopes. “NASA’s Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us closer to determining whether the Red Planet could harbor life in some form …Continue Reading
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recently predicted that a massive solar storm could create global disruptions in power grids, satellite communication, airline communication and even in GPS systems. With Solar activity expected to peak at around 2013, the sun is entering a very active time, and these solar flares previously described will be common in the next …Continue Reading
According to scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Bern in Switzerland, two moons merged in a very slow collision more than 4 billion years ago to create the one that lights up the night sky. The theory says a collision would explain the vast differences in the lunar landscape. The moon’s far side has …Continue Reading
Engineers from University of Southhampton made and flew the first “printed aircraft ever.” The plane is an unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The entire structure of the plane was printed including the control surfaces, access, hatches, and even the wings. During the build of it, no fasteners were used and all the equipment was “snapped in” so it could be put …Continue Reading
The US space agency says its Dawn probe should go into orbit around the Asteroid Vesta early on Saturday The robotic satellite will be spending a year at the 530km-wide body before moving on to the “dwarf planet” Ceres.
For the past decade, researchers have tried to reprogram the identity of all kinds of cell types. Heart cells are one of the most sought-after cells in regenerative medicine because researchers anticipate that they may help to repair injured hearts by replacing lost tissue. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are the first …Continue Reading