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- Scientists build an alien ocean to test NASA submarine Tue, 13 Feb 18, 12:33amResearchers at Washington State University have constructed a replica of Titan's oceans to test a NASA submarine for an eventual mission to Saturn's largest moon...
- New nanofoam catalyst generates hydrogen from water quickly and cheaply Tue, 6 Feb 18, 11:00pmExtra electricity from renewable energy could be used to split water to obtain hydrogen - but methods to accomplish this are usually prohibitively expensive, need too much power, or draw on catalyst materials that too rapidly...
- New $150 gadget lets your smartphone detect cancer with laboratory precision Mon, 20 Mar 17, 12:15amWhile smartphone spectrometers are already being used to help detect cancer, they have only been able to evaluate one sample at a time, making the work slow and tedious...
- Scientists are turning fungi into clean-burning jet fuel Wed, 13 May 15, 10:00pmThe development of biofuels for use in airplanes has been something of a slow process, with both Air Canada and Boeing utilizing a biofuel made from used cooking oil—combined with conventional jet fuel—to power some of...
- Fungus fuel? Scientists are turning fungi into clean-burning jet fuel Wed, 13 May 15, 10:00pmThe development of biofuels for use in airplanes has been something of a slow process, with both Air Canada and Boeing utilizing a biofuel made from used cooking oil—combined with conventional jet fuel—to power some of...
- Researchers Create Honeybee Sperm Bank to Breed Colony of Superbees Thu, 13 Jun 13, 5:00amResearchers at Washington State University have hatched a plan to help aid dwindling honeybee populations- by creating a bee sperm bank. The plan may seem unusual, but due to pesticides, parasitic mites and climate change,...
- VIDEO: Researchers Create 3D Printed Bones Suitable for Use in Medical Procedures Sat, 3 Dec 11, 6:40amWe’ve shown you 3D printed bone models, 3D printed human veins, and a printer that sprays new skin cells on burn victims – but we have to say this latest advancement is the most impressive use for 3d printing...
- Scientific consensus fails again: Start of “Anthropocene” pushed back to Late Pleistocene, scientist vindicated Wed, 2 Nov 11, 6:00pmGuest Post by David Middleton From The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) – It’s not unusual for an archaeologist to get stuck in the past, but Carl Gustafson may be the only one consumed by events on the Olympic Peninsula...