A University of Washington scientist who could not obtain funding from traditional research agencies to test his idea that light particles act in reverse time has received more than $35,000 from folks nationwide who didn't want to see this admittedly far-fetched idea go unexplored. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

New research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could soon make that tangle of wires under desks and in data centers a thing of the past. Scientists are investigating the use of extremely high radio frequencies (RF) to achieve broad bandwidth and high data transmission rates over short distances. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Today, cadaver dogs are the gold standard for detecting and recovering bodies in earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. "These dogs are highly effective, but it takes lots of time, expense and manpower to train them. If there was a device that was as effective for a fraction of the cost, that would be something worth pursuing," says Dan Sykes, Ph.D., collaborati... read full post picked by kakana 4 months ago

some beasts constructed in the name of research picked by wildminou 2 years ago

the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 would require any published paper drawing on research funded by a major US government agency to be put online within six months. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A collection of offbeat research and bizarre findings from the medical world in 2007. One case was of a 62-year-old woman with a five-month history of persistent genital arousal that is unrelated to desire or stimuli and unrelieved by orgasm. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Of all the threats to scientific research Wesley Sizemore has stymied over the years, satellites and cell phone towers don't stick in his memory quite like the possessive old hound and its treasured heating pad. picked by suebe 11 months ago

You can tell the scientists in this picture are only in a Mars simulation - their lungs and internal organs haven't exploded. But their research in the Utah desert is deadly serious: it could save our planet. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

A scientist who faked his research may have actually made a groundbreaking advance - without even realising it. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

These are three-minute videos about research that makes people laugh, then makes them think. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research that apparently showed that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, a major finding that would substantially widen the known range of preserved biomolecules. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago

This may come as a shocker to people, but it turns out after an extensive and expensive bit of in depth research by top scientists, that we now know that women who binge drink tend to have more unsafe sex! This is so remarkable that they'd like to do further research into this matter. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The latest news from the European Research Council is that they have a budget of a massive €7.5 billion until 2013 in which picked by marksway 3 years ago

An article noting recent breakthroughs in research on Alzheimer's disease. picked by cheeselog1234 2 years ago

They look like tiny bacteria, have been implicated in several diseases and have even been hailed as a completely overlooked branch of the tree of life. But are 'nanobacteria' genuinely alive? New research suggests that the answer is probably no. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

People have been saying, "A beard keeps you warmer." Sure it sounds good, but has anybody ever really tested this theory? picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Research showed that mothers who drank lightly during pregnancy did not increase the risk of having babies with mental impairment or behavioral problems. Rather, the children were found to be less likely to have problems and peformed better in some tests. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Viagra, Pfizer's male impotence drug, is being used to save the lives of some infants with lung defects. Studies are being considered for 1 to 16 year olds. Are we protecting our children through research, or should we be protecting them from research? picked by capriccio 3 years ago

A research project aimed at weasels has turned up a bigger prize: a picture of a wolverine, an elusive animal scientists feared may have been driven out of the Sierra Nevada long ago by human activity. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A big reason bad dreams offer insight into the architecture of dreams generally is that, as a host of studies have shown, most of our dreams are bad. Whether research subjects keep dream journals at home or sleep in research labs and are periodically awoken out of REM sleep, the results are the same: about three-quarters of the emotions described are negative. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago