News articles tagged with 'cluster'
Pitt-Stanford research suggests aimless proteins crucial to disease
— 1 Apr 2011 14:45 | HealthResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Stanford University discovered that a supposedly inactive protein actually plays a crucial role in the ability of one the world's most…
The rose-red glow of star formation
— 30 Mar 2011 16:31 | AstronomyThe object dominating this image may resemble a pool of spilled blood, but rather than being associated with death, such regions of ionised hydrogen - known as HII regions - are sites…
The most distant mature galaxy cluster
— 9 Mar 2011 20:20 | Astronomy'We have measured the distance to the most distant mature cluster of galaxies ever found,' says the lead author of the study in which the observations from ESO's VLT have been used,…
NIST technique controls sizes of nanoparticle clusters for EHS studies
— 3 Feb 2011 17:24 | HealthThe same properties that make engineered nanoparticles attractive for numerous applications - small as a virus, biologically and environmentally stabile, and water-soluble - also cause…
Self-assembling structures open door to new class of materials
— 14 Jan 2011 16:41 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University have demonstrated bio-inspired structures that self-assemble from simple building blocks: spheres…
New approach to modelling power system aims for better monitoring and control of blackouts
— 12 Jan 2011 17:52 | TechnologyMajor power outages are fairly infrequent, but when they happen they can result in billions of dollars in costs - and even contribute to fatalities. Now research from North Carolina…
The universe's most massive stars can form in near isolation, new study finds
— 3 Jan 2011 16:44 | AstronomyNew observations by University of Michigan astronomers add weight to the theory that the most massive stars in the universe could form essentially anywhere, including in near isolation;…
Missing molecules hold promise of therapy for pancreatic cancer
— 16 Dec 2010 17:46 | HealthBy determining what goes missing in human cells when the gene that is most commonly mutated in pancreatic cancer gets turned on, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a potential…
Synchrotron study shows how nitric oxide kills
— 8 Dec 2010 18:47 | HealthNitric oxide is a toxic pollutant, but the human body also creates it and uses it to attack invading microbes and parasites. A new study by researchers at UC Davis, the Massachusetts…
A swarm of ancient stars
— 8 Dec 2010 16:59 | AstronomyThe globular cluster Messier 107, also known as NGC 6171, is a compact and ancient family of stars that lies about 21 000 light-years away. Messier 107 is a bustling metropolis: thousands…