Shields Up! Students devise concept for Star Wars-style deflector shields

Shields Up! Students devise concept for Star Wars-style deflector shields

Technology for protecting spaceships from laser fire is feasible today, University of Leicester students discovered. The only drawback, so far, is that you won’t be able to see a thing outside.In anticipation of Star Wars Day on 4 May, three fourth-year Physics st

Atomic level look at the telomerase – connection with aging and cancer

Atomic level look at the telomerase – connection with aging and cancer

Arizona Sate University scientists, together with collaborators from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, have published yesterday, in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, a first of its kind atomic level look at the enzyme telomerase that may unlock the sec

Things That Were,Things That Are, And Things That Must Soon Come To Pass

Things That Were,Things That Are, And Things That Must Soon Come To Pass

"A star is gone! A star is gone! There is a blank in Heaven … " So said the 19th century poet George Darley in his poem "The Fallen Star". Was this merely poetic imagery and metaphor, or could it have been based on some historic fact?I realize that

Open Source Seed Initiative aims to keep seeds free from patents

Open Source Seed Initiative aims to keep seeds free from patents

In a public ceremony on April 16, a coalition of farmers, scientists and sustainable food advocates launched the Open Source Seed Pledge, a parallel licensing system designed to keep seeds in the hands of the public and prevent them from being patented by private intere

Dr. A.P. David: On The Laws Of Nature – EU2014

Dr. A.P. David: On The Laws Of Nature – EU2014

AP David's talk considered the sources of the modern idea of 'Laws of Nature,' or as they are more usually known nowadays, 'physical laws.' He began by articulating the difference between descriptive and prescriptive laws: nature as directly observed

Dallas considers ending 50 years of water fluoridation

Dallas considers ending 50 years of water fluoridation

Dallas, the ninth-largest city in United States, is teetering on a huge victory for public health pending four more City Council members agreeing to end water fluoridation.So far, three council members, including Sheffie Kadane, Scott Griggs and Jennifer Staubach G

Ganymede may harbor ice and oceans stacked up in several layers

Ganymede may harbor ice and oceans stacked up in several layers

The largest moon in our solar system, a companion to Jupiter named Ganymede, might have ice and oceans stacked up in several layers like a club sandwich, according to new study led by JPL's Steve Vance that models the moon's makeup.Previously, the moon