Mark Hoffman : Science World Report

May 22, 2013 11:58 PM EDT

Rejection of Medical Implants Could be Prevented by Synthetic Biomaterial

Medical implants and devices can be life saving or health restoring, but our body doesn't automatically know that and sometimes rejects these foreign objects, a natural response with problematic consequences. As usual, our body can be tricked.

May 22, 2013 11:29 PM EDT

Internet From Space Becomes More Ubiquitous With New High-Speed Satellites

Internet per satellite is the only available option to be online for ocean-crossing airplanes or ships, and remote places. It was also a very expensive option until recently, but is now becoming more comparable with mobile internet costs. General technological progress dictates this development, and...

May 22, 2013 10:19 PM EDT

Complex and Hidden 3D Structures of Proteins Deciphered by New Technique

The intricate 3D structures of biological molecules like proteins are directly affect the way they behave in our bodies, and just small changes can turn useful molecules into malicious ones. More research in this still opaque field is required, and a big step forward is a new infrared-UV laser metho...

May 22, 2013 04:08 PM EDT

Physicists Bring Big Guns to War Against Cancer: Cold Atmospheric Plasma

For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas - and chemo therapy on aggressive brain tumour cells.

May 22, 2013 02:32 PM EDT

Wheat Initiative Calls For Global Research Effort to Boost Crop Output

The international "Wheat Initiative" is calling for combined research efforts to boost the global wheat harvest because according to the organisation, a 60% increase in wheat production will be needed by 2050 to meet the demand of a growing population.

May 21, 2013 11:33 PM EDT

The Future of Our Sun

A newly discovered solar twin star allows astronomers to refine the expected development path of our Sun. The time that remains until the Sun will become too hot for liquid water on Earth will be about 2 billion years, the researchers say.

May 21, 2013 09:19 PM EDT

U.S. Politicians Debate About NASA Options to Prepare Mission to Mars

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Space held one of their hearings today on the topic of possible options for the next steps in human space flight and how these options move the U.S. closer to a human mission to Mars and beyond.

May 21, 2013 04:59 PM EDT

New Process Could Finally Turn Waste Heat Into Cheap Electricity

An advanced process based on osmosis will soon make it possible to economically produce electricity from waste heat as low as 30 degrees celsius, as emitted by installations like waste incinerators, refineries, or data centers.

May 21, 2013 02:35 PM EDT

Bioengineered Molecule Very Effective at Killing Cancer in Early Trials

Using bioengineering techniques, scientists created a novel molecule which has been proven successful at killing tumour cells.

May 20, 2013 11:56 PM EDT

German Scientists Develop "Omega-3 Sausage"

German scientists have developed a new kind of sausage: One that is enriched with omega-3 fatty acids, which was made possible by a specifically developed and patented technology. The invention is a reaction to the problem that Germans do not eat enough fish, despite being aware of the fact that ome...

May 20, 2013 06:00 PM EDT

Lady Frogs Don't Compare Potential Mates And Just Choose Closest

What lures a lady frog to her lover? Good looks, the sound of his voice, the size of his pad or none of the above? After weighing up their options, female strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio) bag the closest crooner they can, finds research.

May 20, 2013 04:35 PM EDT

Researchers Aim to Deliver 100 GBit Optical Internet to EU Households

A European team of researchers is exploring new ways of using fibre-optic technology to deliver ultra-high-speed internet access to even the remotest locations in Europe, at less cost and with less impact on the environment.