Orbital ATK Cygnus set to deliver research to space station
Credit: NASA Orbital ATK is targeted to launch its Cygnus spacecraft into orbit for a resupply mission to the International Space Station March 24, 2017...
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Altering pH bumps prions out of danger zone
Credit: Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - Prion diseases are scary, incurable and fatal. They first gained notoriety when cows became infected by prion proteins...
‘Flying saucer’ colloidal quantum dots produce brighter, better lasers
Credit: Kevin Soobrian LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 20, 2017-- A multi-institutional team of researchers from Canada and the US has demonstrated steady state lasing with...
Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement
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‘Tree-on-a-chip’ passively pumps water for days
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive daisies, are nature's hydraulic pumps. They are constantly pulling water up from their...
Stem cells seem speedier in space
Credit: BioServe Inc., University of Colorado Growing significant numbers of human stem cells in a short time could lead to new treatments for stroke and...
New catalysts mimic human vision
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