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Spacecraft at Mars Prepare to Welcome New Kid on the Block

Three Mars spacecraft are adjusting their orbits to be over the right place at the right time to listen to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander as it enters the Martian atmosphere on May 25.
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Sandia weighs in on new definition for kilogram

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Science news // 02 March, 2008 08:03:31
 The kilogram is losing weight and many international scientists, including some at Sandia National Laboratories, agree that it's time to redefine it.

Fractals through time

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Science news // 28 February, 2008 01:02:43
 A new theoretical study looks at what fractal things look like not just when you magnify them in space (they are scale invariant: they look the same even at finer and finer size scales) but also when you magnify them in time - that is, when you look at them over finer and finer time intervals.

Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water

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Science news // 27 February, 2008 08:02:37
 An ability to avoid the plant equivalent of vapor lock and a favorable evolutionary history may explain the unusual drought resistance of junipers, some varieties of which are now spreading rapidly in water-starved regions of the western United States, a Duke University study has found.

This Is Your Brain on Jazz

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Life sciences news // 26 February, 2008 08:02:58
 A pair of Johns Hopkins and government scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on those that let self-expression flow.

Masters of disguise

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Science news // 25 February, 2008 08:02:19
 A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who published their findings 20 February 2008.

Exascale computing envisioned by Sandia and Oak Ridge researchers

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Technology news // 21 February, 2008 07:02:06
 Preparing groundwork for an exascale computer is the mission of the new Institute for Advanced Architectures, launched jointly at Sandia and Oak Ridge national laboratories.

Ulysses mission coming to a natural end

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Space news // 21 February, 2008 05:02:13
 Ulysses, the mission to study the Sun's poles and the influence of our star on surrounding space is coming to an end. After more than 17 years in space - almost four times its expected lifetime - the mission is finally succumbing to its harsh environment and is likely to finish sometime in the next month or two.

Protein In Deer Tick Saliva Prevents HIV-1 From Attaching To T Cells

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Life sciences news // 20 February, 2008 09:02:31
 The HIV-1 virus cripples the human immune system by targeting white blood cells called T cells that form the bodys first line of defense in fighting infections. A recent study by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that a protein found in the saliva of deer ticks prevents the HIV-1 virus from attaching to the surface of T cells, which is the critical first step in the virus attack strategy.

MIT creates gecko-inspired bandage

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Technology news // 20 February, 2008 08:02:43
 MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries.

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