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>Close-up, real-time view of cellular phenomena – MIT
>For two decades, scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that kill bacteria by poking holes… Read more
This Week In Space – March 12, 2010
“IMAX: Hubble 3D” debuts and we give it the “red carpet” treatment, plus the shuttle program manager says the only problem from keeping the orbiters flying is money and Obama… Read more
8 high school students to launch Rocket using Sony VAIO notebook
Over the course of the next few months, 8 students assisted, by Tom Atchison and the Rocket Mavericks team will attempt to design, launch and operate a rocket using new… Read more
Nano, the next dimension – A very Interesting Video
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies represent a formidable challenge for the research community and industry. World-class infrastructure, new fundamental knowledge, novel equipment for characterisation and manufacturing, multi-disciplinary education and training for innovative… Read more
Two Stormchasers Capture Tornado Destroying Homes
Two stormchasers captured this powerful tornado on video that touched down in western Oklahoma Monday. The tornado destroyed several homes and a barn. Tornadoes are less common in March but there… Read more
>MIT scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material
> Most polymers — materials made of long, chain-like molecules — are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform… Read more
>Big power from Tiny wires
> A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The… Read more
>A New Energy Source from the Common Pea
> TAU scientists create a solar energy device from a plant protein structure. If harnessing the unlimited solar power of the sun were easy, we wouldn’t still have the greenhouse… Read more
>From 2-trillion-degree heat, researchers create new matter — and new questions
> A worldwide team of researchers, including 10 from Texas A&M University, have for the first time created a particle that is believed to have been in existence immediately after… Read more
>Biggest, deepest crater exposes hidden, ancient moon
> Shortly after the Moon formed, an asteroid smacked into its southern hemisphere and gouged out a truly enormous crater, the South Pole-Aitken basin, almost 1,500 miles across and more… Read more
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