Encapsulating antibiotics inside nanofibers, like a mummy inside a sarcophagus, gives them the amazing ability to destroy drug-resistant bacteria so completely that scientists described the remains as mere "ghosts," according ...
Biochemistry
Mar 29, 2011
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Help for a bioterrorist attack involving ricin, one of the most likely toxic agents, may be as close at hand as the laundry shelf, according to a report presented here today at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of ...
Biochemistry
Mar 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An Iron Age man whose skull and brain was unearthed during excavations at the University of York was the victim of a gruesome ritual killing, according to new research.
Archaeology
Mar 29, 2011
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Despite popular belief, a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (published by SAGE) finds that students who have poor behavior in the classroom do not always have poor grades.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2011
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Coating concrete destined to rebuild America's crumbling bridges and roadways with some of the millions of tons of ash left over from burning coal could extend the life of those structures by decades, saving billions of dollars ...
Engineering
Mar 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The problems with basic education, both in the US and other countries, are complex, but one website may have the ability to improve education on a global scale. The Khan Academy, whose mission is to "provide ...
The worldwide smartphone market will grow nearly 50 percent this year and Google's Android will take over as the leading operating system, a technology market research firm said Tuesday.
Business
Mar 29, 2011
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A scare over irradiated food from Japan has sparked a global rush to buy radiation detectors, US dealers said, with most reporting they have no more stock to sell.
Environment
Mar 29, 2011
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Despite much research that demonstrates potential dangers from climate change, public concern has not been increasing.
Environment
Mar 29, 2011
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US online music service Bluebeat will pay British recording label EMI nearly a million dollars to avoid trial in a case over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.
Business
Mar 29, 2011
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