Lab & Analytical News:Physicists 'Achingly Close' to Confirming Higgs Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 23:27:14

Physicists in Italy say they are achingly close to concluding that what they found last year was the Higgs boson, the elusive "God particle." They need to eliminate one last remote possibility that it's something else. ... ...

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Lab & Analytical News:Peptide May be Key to Happiness Lab & Analytical Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 23:26:53

What makes us happy? Family? Money? Love? How about a peptide? ... ...

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Lab & Analytical News :Plankton Adjusts to Changing Ocean Temperatures Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 23:25:05

Imagine trying to swim through a pool of honey. Because of their small size, this is what swimming in water is like for tiny marine plankton. So, it was often assumed they would be easy prey, especially in the dense viscosity of colder waters, but that is not necessarily so. ... ...

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Lab & Analytical News: First Early Human Fossil Found in Africa Goes on Display Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 23:13:14

Just over 90 years ago a discovery was made that started a fascinating journey exploring human evolution in Africa. The Broken Hill skull was the first early human fossil to be found in Africa and evidence suggests it probably represents the species from which we, Homo sapiens, descended.... ...

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Lab & Analytical News: Researchers Develop Bio-Based Shape-Memory Polymers Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 23:11:57

Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of materials that are able to remember one or more shapes, and can be frozen into a temporary shape under stress, temperature or electrical voltage. By applying some stimulus, such as heat, magnetic field, UV radiation, etc., they can recover their original shape through the internal elastic energy. ... ...

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Lab & Analytical News: Company Makes Chemicals from Renewable Feedstocks Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 23:06:41

Startup Ascenix BioTechnologies will perfect and commercialize production methods to synthesize chemicals from renewable feedstocks. These chemicals, which are used to manufacture everyday items, are typically made from petroleum and often use harmful add-ins like hydrogen cyanide. The startup predicts this new bio-based process, developed by Univ. of Minnesota researchers, will be more economical and environmentally friendly.... ...

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Lab & Analytical News: Bees Enjoy a Caffeine Buzz Lab & Analytical Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 22:53:12

You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it seems honeybees also get their buzz from drinking flower nectar containing caffeine. Publishing in Science, researchers have shown that caffeine improves a honeybees memory and could help the plant recruit more bees to spread its pollen. ... ...

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Lab & Analytical News: Scientists Calculate Carbon Footprint of Large Batteries Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 22:43:37

Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the U.S. makes the on-demand delivery of electricity more challenging.... ...

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Lab & Analytical News: Bacteria, Iron Cooperate to Clean Uranium from Water Lab & Analytical

03/11/2013 22:38:56

Since 2009, SLAC scientist John Bargar has led a team using synchrotron-based X-ray techniques to study bacteria that help clean uranium from groundwater in a process called bioremediation. Their initial goal was to discover how the bacteria do it and determine the best way to help, but during the course of their research the team made an even more important discovery: nature thinks bigger than that.... ...

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