by admin | Oct 27, 2017 | physical sciences
Relatively little is known about the chemical reactivity of radioactive elements, as using them in the lab requires heroic efforts. However, Professor Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt and his group at Florida State University have successfully been able to investigate the... 
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | biology, health and medicine, physical sciences
Monitoring and controlling molecules as they are transported in and out of nanometre-sized compartments is no easy task. Dr Lisa Burden, Dr Daniel Burden and their colleagues at Wheaton College have made significant contributions to understanding these processes by... 
by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | earth and environment, engineering and tech, physical sciences
Galaxy formation theorist Dr Romeel Davé and his team at the University of the Western Cape use high-performance supercomputer simulations to answer basic questions about the evolution of galaxies and our visible Universe. Putting the Universe in a Computer Dr Romeel... 
by admin | Oct 6, 2017 | engineering and tech, physical sciences
Fluid mechanics is the study of the flows within liquids, gases and plasmas, and the forces that act upon them. Applications involving fluid mechanics are vast, ranging from chemical engineering to astrophysics, and so an accurate understanding is essential for future... 
by admin | Oct 3, 2017 | biology, health and medicine, physical sciences
At the NASA Ames Research Center in California, the next generation of space biologists are working to understand the effects of long duration space flight on model organisms, and are developing ways to protect the health of future astronauts. Count Down to the Future... 
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | engineering and tech, physical sciences
Professor Amnon Besser of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and his colleagues are exploring p-adic numbers – one of the most difficult areas of number theory – in order to solve long-standing open problems bridging several fields of mathematics. Mapping P-adic...