22/06/2007

Microbiologist hits pay dirt

The current edition of science journal Nature describes how Macquarie University microbiologist Dr Belinda Ferrari has been the first scientist worldwide to culture a particular family of bacteria in the lab, by growing it ...

Atlantis Set to Land Today

Flight controllers decided to try landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after weather failed to improve at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

Mars Rover Laser Tool Ready for Testing

Mars mission Job One: Get there. Job Two: Find rocks and zap them with your laser tool. Now learn the nature of the debris by spectrographically analyzing the ensuing dust and fragments. It’s every kid’s dream, vaporizing ...

New nano-method may help compress computer memory

A team of chemists at Brown University have devised a simple way to synthesize iron-platinum nanorods and nanowires while controlling both size and composition. Nanorods with uniform shape and magnetic alignment are one key ...

Great Lakes slowly losing water

Boaters on Lake Superior said the water is so low it appears the world's largest freshwater lake is disappearing.

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