Mark Hoffman : Science World Report

Apr 30, 2013 02:51 PM EDT

Public World Wide Web Turns Twenty Years Today

The web technology was already invented in 1989 at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, but it was on 30 April 1993 that CERN released the necessary software to the public domain for everyone to use with a historic statement that made World Wide Web ("W3", or simply "the web") technology officially availabl...

Apr 29, 2013 11:58 PM EDT

New Nanotech Tool Developed, Allowing Examination of Single Cells

Scientists at Purdue University have combined an atomic force microscope (AFM) and a nuclear magnetic resonance system to craft the perfect biomedical tool that could reveal cellular secrets not accessible before.

Apr 29, 2013 10:05 PM EDT

Super-Resolution Optical Nano-Microscopy Now Works Even Without Dyes

Researchers have now found a way to make nanostructures, like single molecules, optically visible using a new type of super-resolution microscopy that until now only worked by using fluorescent dyes, delivering a very important new tool for biomedical and nanotechnology research.

Apr 29, 2013 06:06 PM EDT

Snapshot of Enormous Hurricane At Saturn's North Pole

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole.

Apr 29, 2013 04:49 PM EDT

Quantum Phenomenon 'Zero-Point Energy' Lets Molecules Defy Classical Physics

New research shows that movement of the ring-like molecule pyrrole over a metal surface runs counter to the centuries-old laws of 'classical' physics that govern our everyday world.

Apr 29, 2013 03:16 PM EDT

Space Telescope Herschel Ran Out of Liquid Helium Today as Planned

The crucial liquid helium coolant of ESA’s Herschel space observatory ran out today, which means the end of the device that served astronomers for more than three exciting years studying the cool Universe.

Apr 29, 2013 02:01 AM EDT

Newly Discovered Hormone Could Become Wonder Drug Against Diabetes

A major research breakthrough was achieved in the field of diabetes by scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) who discovered a hormone that could soon enable a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Apr 27, 2013 11:56 PM EDT

Eight Wound-Healing Genes Identified, With Healing Potential for Skin

Eight genes never before suspected to play a role in wound healing, called into action near the areas where wounds occur, have been identified by biologists at UC San Diego.

Apr 27, 2013 11:32 PM EDT

New Treatment Clues for Fatal Combination of Flu and Bacterial Infection

It is known that being sick with influenza virus increases the susceptibility to bacterial infection which can have very serious implications, and it is actually the secondary infection that is the main cause of death for several hundred thousand people each year.

Apr 26, 2013 10:46 PM EDT

IceCube Observatory in Antarctica Confirms Detection of Most Energetic Neutrinos Ever

The IceCube neutrino observatory, a particle detector encompassing a cubic kilometer of ice at the South Pole that records the interactions of the nearly massless sub-atomic particle, recorded a very rare event never seen before. IceCube searches for neutrinos from the most violent astrophysical sou...

Apr 26, 2013 05:03 PM EDT

Follow Voyager's Epic Interstellar Mission Online

The twin deep-space exploring spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2 continue their travel where nothing from Earth has flown before, and are now on the verge of leaving our Solar System for interstellar space! This data can now be followed live online on the Voyager home page, where a gauge tracks levels of tw...

Apr 26, 2013 03:35 PM EDT

Graphene Layers on Steel Surfaces Found to be Perfect Lubricant, Superior to Oil

Scientists discovered that one-atom-thick graphene layers work very well as lubricants on sliding steel surfaces, enabling a dramatic reduction in the amount of wear and friction over solutions like oil-based lubricants.