Thu, 26 Jun 2008 Cellular Annoyance: Annoying Mobile Communications Abroad. The results of a multinational survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone use that have implications for organizations that rely on mobile communications. The study was undertaken by Robert Nickerson and Brenda Mak of San Francisco State University working with Henri Isaac of the University Paris-Dauphine.more

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 Novel X-ray Source Could Be Brightest In The World. The future of high-intensity X-ray science has never been brighter now that scientists have devised a new type of next generation light sources. The oscillator is projected to increase the current brightness by millions of times.more

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 New Web Resource To Improve Crop Engineering. The Carnegie Institution"s Department of Plant Biology has announced the launch of a new web-based resource that promises to help researchers around the world meet increasing demands for food production, animal feed, biofuels, industrial materials, and new medicines.more

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 Physicists have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch. If born out experimentally, his work could help explode Moore’s Law and could revolutionize computing technology. more

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 Physicists Reveal Secrets Of Newest Form Of Carbon. Using one of the world"s most powerful sources of man-made radiation, physicists have uncovered new secrets about the properties of graphene - a form of pure carbon that may one day replace the silicon in computers, televisions, mobile phones and other common electronic devices.more

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 Lower Crop Yields Due To Ozone A Factor In World Food Crisis. Heat waves, droughts and fuel prices are just a few reasons for the current global food crisis that is making headlines around the world. New research indicates that rising background levels of ozone in the atmosphere are a likely contributor to the problem, lowering the yield of important food crops, such as wheat and soybeans.more

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 Magnet-controlled Camera In The Body. Images from inside the body? It can be done with tiny cameras which the patient has to swallow. In the past there was no way of controlling the device as it passed through the body. Now it can be steered and stopped where desired, and even deliver images of the esophagus.more

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 How Enzyme Works: A Molecular Switch Turns On The Flame In "Nature"s Blowtorch". Uncontrolled reaction of organic compounds with oxygen is easy: we call it fire. But nature often needs to do oxidations very specifically, adding oxygen to a particular carbon atom in a complicated molecule without disturbing anything else. Usually, this job falls to an enzyme called cytochrome P450.more

Thu, 29 May 2008 New Unifying Theory Of Lasers Advanced By Physicists. Researchers have formulated a theory that, allows scientists to better understand and predict the properties of both conventional and nonconventional lasers, according to a recent article in Science.more

Tue, 27 May 2008 First Female DNA Sequenced. Geneticists have, for the first time, determined the DNA sequence of a woman. She is also the first European whose DNA sequence has been determined. Following in-depth analysis, the sequence will be made public, except incidental privacy-sensitive findings. The results will contribute to insights into human genetic diversity.more