Astronomers have measured the distribution of mass inside a dark filament in a molecular cloud with an amazing level of detail and to great depth. The measurement is based on a new method that looks at the scattered near-infrared light or 'cloudshine' and was made with ESO's New Technology Telescope. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism that governs the formation of fears stemming from traumatic events. The work could lead to the first drug to treat the millions of adults who suffer each year from persistent, debilitating fears - including hundreds of soldiers returning from conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists are using the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to go prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy. They seek to discover new, complex molecules in interstellar space that may be precursors to life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a longstanding goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] have visualised proteins responsible for cell-cell contacts for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

PhD from Yale in molecular biophysics and biochemistry designs molecular jewelry.

I'm going to give estrogen earrings to all my girlfriends! picked by suebe 5 months ago

Astronomers have made use of ESO's Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away, a feat that had remained elusive for 25 years. This detection allows them to obtain the most precise measurement of the cosmic temperature at such a remote epoch. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Discovery of molecules that sculpt nerve shape will assist in understanding nerve cell function and neurological disease. Molecular biologists at RIKEN’s Brain Science Institute in Wako have made such a breakthrough picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A group of physicists from the University of Arizona have developed a so-called Quantum Interference Effect Transistor (QuIET), a single molecule that functions through quantum mechanical effects as a working transistor. The discovery might have major implications for the future of nanomedicine picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Molecular Gastronomy is all the rage nowadays. Alinea is one of the cutting edge restaurants in the U.S. creating wonderful dishes, letting us experience food in many new ways.

Check out Molecular Gastronomy Food Porn Part 2:
picked by cameron0 10 months ago

Made with Molecules jewelry is a combination of art and science, with each design made with recycled materials and representing a particular molecular inspiration. picked by Mitzuzake 6 months ago

IBM has demonstrated the ability to store a bit on a single atom, as well as a molecular switch that could enable processors small enough to create dust-speck-sized supercomputers.

(Whups. Dupe. Autumnlotus got to a science/tech story first. Imagine that!) picked by Galoot 1 year ago

California researchers say they have developed molecular "smart bombs" that stop pancreatic and kidney cancer from spreading in mice while causing fewer side effects and damage to healthy surrounding tissues than traditional chemotherapy. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago

Mouse Party is designed to provide a small glimpse into the chemical interactions at the synaptic level that cause the drug user to feel 'high'. When drugs enter the body they elicit very complex effects in many different regions of the brain. Every drug of abuse has its own unique molecular mechanism and this site illustrates them. picked by MasterPiece 7 months ago

8 percent of the human genome is made up of viruses that once attacked our ancestors. The viruses lost. What remains are the molecular equivalents of mounted trophies, DNA fossils. These helped mold our immune system, a system that is truly remarkable evolutionary speaking. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

Although the chip is modest in capacity, the bits are crammed together so tightly that it is the densest ever made. The achievement points to a possible path toward continuing the exponential growth of computing power. picked by aoeu 2 years ago

Originally created for an art gallery, this animation could easily pass for a science-fiction movie. But in reality, it is a glimpse inside our own bodies, humming with activity at every level – from molecules to cell tissues and organs.

(9 minute .mov, 36 MB; QuickTime 7 required) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This time the images are from WD-50 from New York. This is more of a new American cuisine sort of spin on this new food movement.



For anyone who didn't relate with the food at Alinea in this entry, maybe this could inspire you to go out and try something new. picked by cameron0 10 months ago

The Taoist poet Lao Tse famously wrote that water exemplifies the highest good, benefiting all and flowing easily without effort. While this makes for a lovely metaphor, there's more to H20 than is dreamt of in Lao Tse's philosophies. Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found that, at the molecular level, water exhibits viscous, even solid-like properties. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists combine two molecules that occur naturally in blood to engineer molecular complex that uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. picked by aoeu 2 years ago

Roger Brent, President of the Molecular Sciences Institute, writes "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Time for the synthetic biology community to acknowledge three responsibilities". picked by michelleroberts 2 years ago