Bacteria turn to nanoengineering German scientists have used bacteria’s survival skills to produce solid nanoclusters from the precious metal palladium. The tiny Pd bullets have enhanced catalytic powers over conventional Pd particles. Read on… Acne drug raises cholesterol concerns US researchers have found that people taking a particular acne medication had higher cholesterol levels than [...]

In the wild, only the plants with the most attractive flower colors are able to reproduce and thrive because the insects that pollinate them prefer certain colors. The bees that pollinate snapdragon find magenta and yellow flowers the most attractive; they do not find colors such as orange attractive and so flowers of this color [...]

The FUSE team publish their findings in the August 20 issue of the Astrophysical Journal, and explain how they have solved a 35-year-old mystery concerning deuterium’s uneven distribution in the Milky Way galaxy. “For more than three decades, we have struggled to understand and explain the widely varying levels of deuterium,” said Warren Moos, principal [...]

This Week’s News Study: Emotion rules the brain’s decisions – As humans, emotions tend to drive our decision-making process, at times overruling our cognitive abilities. Ball-balancing robot refuses to roll over (link2) – Researchers have developed a robot that runs on a single ball, instead of multiple wheels. Reminds me of the cars in the [...]