Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. Turns out some plants like it, too. ...more

September 19, 2008

ATLANTA -- Unlike the arms and legs, the tongue has a direct nerve connection with the brain that bypasses the spinal cord. That bit of anatomical reality is why researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology chose to utilize the tongue in an adaptive technology device they are developing. ...more

July 2, 2008

Strong, versatile little "nanotubes" made of carbon are considered future stars in nanotechnology research in medicine and industry. Now a study finds that longer threads of the stuff mimic the toxic qualities of asbestos, renewing questions about how carbon nanotubes can be used safely. ...more

May 21, 2008

Neil Kane and his staff had figured out how to rearrange methane gas to create industrial diamonds, but their company couldn't afford to build the highly specialized lab needed for developing such nanotechnology. ...more

January 2, 2008

The ice core samples come from one of the most mysterious places on Earth — Lake Vostok — which lies hidden more than two miles beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica. Vostok is the largest of about 140 subglacial fresh-water lakes in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1996 by scientists using radar, and many experts call it the most untainted lake on the planet. ...more

December 9, 2007

The next time an unexpected comet shows up in the inner solar system, Amy J. Lovell may not get time at the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico to observe it before it swings back out. ...more

November 25, 2007