ESA's Planetary Defence team The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of ten asteroids – and one comet – after people and places linked to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) efforts to protect…
Wisconsin proving ground paves way for driverless vehicle…
[caption id="attachment_11455" align="alignnone" width="775"] Autonomous vehicles range from interstate freight trucks down to small people-carriers — like the Navya Arma — that may prove useful on Wisconsin Proving Ground sites like campuses at UW–Madison or…
Beetles born on the edge make invasion faster
Evolution contributes to invasive species' speed, range of dispersion [caption id="attachment_11450" align="alignnone" width="841"] Rice University graduate student Brad Ochocki, left, and Tom Miller, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)[/caption]…
New Drug SAK3 May Offer Hope to Alzheimer’s…
Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that plays an important role in controlling attention and cognition. Acetylcholine system dysfunction is believed to be one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia.…
Boron atoms stretch out, gain new powers
Rice University simulations demonstrate 1-D material's stiffness, electrical versatility [caption id="attachment_11442" align="alignnone" width="604"] A simulation of one-dimensional boron under stress shows the theoretical material changing phase from a ribbon to a chain of atoms when…