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One of the oldest minerals in the solar system may be a piece of the puzzle in understanding how the universe was formed. The mineral was discovered in the Allende meteorite by a scientist at the California Institute of Technology.The mineral — older than Earth — has been given the name panguite after Pan Gu, a mythological figure in ancient Chinese folklore who is said to have created the world by separating the heaven and Earth from chaos.“This is a new material,” said…See More

A group of biomedical engineering researchers have cited recent advances in implantable sensor technology and cartilage scaffolding systems as major developments in the use of engineered cartilage for bone and joint repair.These advances could mean help for the vast number of patients suffering from damaged joints and osteoarthritis --…See More

The results of a controversial scientific study was published yesterday outlining the dangers of a potential H5N1 outbreak.The virus in its current form cannot easily be spread amongst humans in its current form because it cannot travel through the air. So the reason for the study was to find out what changes in the H5N1 virus were necessary for it to become airborne and spread rapidly amongst humans. They genetically modified the virus to do just that, and found that it only required mutations…See More

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Gerald Loeb and graduate doctoral student Jeremy Fishel from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have published a study in Frontiers in Neurorobotics showing that a robot equipped with a tactile sensor can…See More

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1 billion miles from home, Voyager 1 is on the verge of interstellar space.Launched in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft was charged with several space-tasks prior to leaving Earth. It was to pass by Jupiter and Saturn, for instance, and send back information on what it saw. It was to keep safe its golden record, an audiovisual introduction to humanity compiled under the guidance of Dr. Carl Sagan, unless it was able to pass the record to any friendly space aliens. Now, 33 years on, Voyager 1…See More

Solar Research instrument 'fill the gap', 'views suns innermost corona.  Please join this group...See More

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of Tropical Storm Guchol approaching Japan on June 19 at 03:55 UTC (June 18 at 11:55 pm EDT). Credit: Credit: NASA MODIS Rapid Response TeamTropical Storm Guchol became the first tropical cyclone to hit Japan this year and NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites have captured radar, infrared and visible imagery of the recently weakened storm.Yesterday, June 18, 2012, Guchol was a powerful category 4 typhoon on the Simpson Scale with…See More