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Scientists develop new tumor-killer
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumor cells.
May 21, 2013
Compressing air for renewable energy storage
Study identifies two compressed air energy storage methods and sites for the Northwest.
May 20, 2013
Opening doors to foldable electronics
Researchers develop method to print highly conductive, bendable layers of graphene.
May 20, 2013
Chris Zahm: Understanding and probing the world below our feet
Necessary resources such as oil and water lie below our feet. How today's scientists are coming to understand the world underground, while exploring for resources in safe, practical and effective ways.
May 20, 2013
Beautiful flowers self-assemble in a beaker
Elaborate nanostructures blossom from a chemical reaction perfected at Harvard.
May 17, 2013
New discovery shatters conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged
Use of new analysis techniques provides food for thought about how people lived 5,000 years ago.
May 17, 2013
How NASA might revive the Kepler planet-hunter
Scott Hubbard, a consulting professor of aeronautics and astronautics, explains how NASA might bring the planet-hunting spacecraft back online.
May 16, 2013
Engineers monitor heart health using paper-thin flexible skin
Engineers created a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill that could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
May 16, 2013
Orion’s hidden fiery ribbon
This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky.
May 15, 2013
Here’s how NYC would look under the skies of other worlds
"I felt that if I could show people what New York City looked like on other planets, I'd give people a sense of how lucky we are to be living on Earth."
May 15, 2013
