Tuning In to Nanotube Radio
Duncan Graham Rowe, Technology Review: Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes. nanoforum.org
Martian surface hints at groundwater torrents
Scientists said surface features of the Red Planet hint at a watery past where torrents of groundwater carved out deep canyons, formed sweeping fans of sediment and cemented together huge fault lines, media reported Tuesday. "Groundw ... english.people.com.cn
Too speedy for gravity? [Subscriber Only]
A new analysis suggests that five different spacecraft gained more speed as they flew past Earth than can be accounted for by Einstein's theory of gravitation. sciencenews.org
Study sheds light on Woolly Mammoth demise
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change drove woolly mammoths to the edge of extinction and then humans finished them off, according to a Spanish study on Tuesday that adds to the debate over the demise of the Ice Age behemoths. feeds.reuters.com
Scary landing tests "beginner" S.Korean astronaut
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Only the cool composure of her crewmates calmed South Korea's first astronaut when she saw flames swirling around their capsule during an unusually steep descent to Earth, she said on Monday. feeds.reuters.com