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Saturday, April 7, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


12-mile-high Martian dust devil caught in act

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 07:57 AM PDT

A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured whirling its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14. It was imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Despite its height, the plume is little more than three-quarters of a football field wide (70 yards, or 70 meters).

Shifting sands: New model predicts how sand and other granular materials flow

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:15 AM PDT

Sand in an hourglass might seem simple and straightforward, but such granular materials are actually tricky to model. From far away, flowing sand resembles a liquid, streaming down the center of an hourglass like water from a faucet. But up close, one can make out individual grains that slide against each other, forming a mound at the base that holds its shape, much like a solid.

First targeted nanomedicine to enter human clinical studies

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Scientists have found promising effects of a first-in-class targeted cancer drug called BIND-014 in treating solid tumors.

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