Scientists create nanometric butterfly wingsOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international team of scientists, from the State University of Pennsylvania (USA) and the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), has developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, on a nano scale. The resulting biomaterial could be used to make optically active structures, such as optical diffusers for solar panels.
7 new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species discoveredOctober 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. The discoveries also shed light on the evolution of luminescence, adding to the number of known lineages in the fungi 'family tree' where luminescence has been reported.
Qaeda 's 'Butt Bomb' tactic spooks American security expertsOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new al Qaeda terror technique called the "Butt Bomb" has spooked American security experts. A suicide bomber recently put himself next to a member of the Saudi royal family, having outwitted bomb-detection machines in the palace, to set off an explosion using a charge that had been hidden in his rectum, reports the New York Post.
Banana's blue glow attract monkeys, says studySeptember 7th, 2009 VIENNA - Ripe bananas glow blue in ultraviolet light, possibly helping monkeys to spot choice fruit, Austrian researchers have found in a study. "When brown spots develop, blue halos appear around them," said Bernhard Kraeutler, an organic chemist at the University of Innsbruck who published the work of his team in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Monday.
Differences in brain may explain why people turn psychopathsAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - Biological differences in the brain may explain why some people turn into psychopaths, says a new study. The research, conducted by Declan Murphy, along with Michael Craig and Marco Catani, at King's College, examined the brain biology of psychopaths with convictions that included attempted murder, manslaughter, multiple rape etc.
Philippines' most active volcano Mayon shows signs of unrest; volcanic earthquakes increasingJuly 10th, 2009 Philippines' most active volcano restive againMANILA, Philippines — Scientists say the Philippines' most active volcano is rumbling again while emitting steam and a strong glow at the summit crater that can be seen with the naked eye. State volcanologists say the frequency of volcanic earthquakes has increased on Mayon signifying the possible movement of magma below the surface that could lead to ash explosions and eventually eruption.
Why saints turn into sinners, and vice versaJune 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Always wondered how people who are most looked up to and respected end up doing the most heinous of acts? Well, now a new Northwestern University study offers provocative insights in to how saints turn into sinners. The study has indicated that people with ample moral self-worth in one aspect of their lives can slip into immorality or opposite behaviour in other areas-their abundant self-esteem somehow pushes them to balance out all that goodness.
New technique to detect metabolites from a single drop of bloodJune 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A single drop of blood could soon be able to identify various blood related metabolites-such as sugars, fatty acids, amino acids and other organic substances-from plant or animal tissue samples. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague have developed a new method to quickly and reliably detect metabolites from only a drop of blood.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano glows at summit as lava nears surface; unclear whether eruption nearJune 7th, 2009 Scientists eye glowing volcano crater in HawaiiVOLCANO, Hawaii — The summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is glowing brightly as molten lava swirls 300 feet below its crater's floor, bubbling near the surface after years of spewing from the volcano's side. The expanding vent of Halemaumau crater helps confirm scientists' belief that the lava is close to the surface of the summit, said Janet Babb, a geologist and spokeswoman for the U.S.
Mystery of Milky Way's X-ray glow solvedApril 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An image of a region near the center of our galaxy has resolved a long-standing mystery about an X-ray glow along the plane of the galaxy, attributing it to hundreds of point-like X-ray sources, implying that the glow is due to millions of such sources. The image shows an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope of the central region of the Milky Way, with a pullout showing a Chandra X-ray Observatory image of a region located only 1.4 degrees away from the center of the galaxy.
Scientists reveal new way to make narrower chip patternsApril 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Indian-origin researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has come up with a new way for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip by exposing it to certain wavelengths of light. Research engineer Rajesh Menon and his colleagues call the new technique absorbance modulation.
Scientists solve origin of ocean's mysterious 'green glow'April 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC (University of California) San Diego have uncovered key clues about bioluminescent worms in the sea that produce a green glow and the biological mechanisms behind their light production. Research conducted by Scripps marine biologists Dimitri Deheyn and Michael Latz reveals that marine fireworms use bioluminescence to attract suitors in an undersea mating ritual.
Glow chemical in TV crime shows inspires medical detectivesMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Inspired by detectives on TV shows who often spray crime scenes with a compound called luminol to make the blood glow, researchers are using the same compound to mark sites where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, causing auto-immune diseases. The study authors from Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) in St.
Here's how Marisa Miller hides celluliteMarch 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Model Marisa Miller has revealed how she cheats cellulite when getting ready to strut in a swimsuit. "Skin is huge and there are so many great bronzers.
New "rainbow glow" jellyfish found by scientistsMarch 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Marine scientists have discovered a new species of jellyfish near the waters of Tasmania, which has a "rainbow glow". According to a report in National Geographic News, Jellyfish expert Lisa Gershwin caught the unnamed species in early March while swimming near a jetty off the Australian island of Tasmania with a "phototank" - a small aquarium that makes it easy to photograph sea life.
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