http://www.caltechnews.com Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:03:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/telescope_zooms_in_on_milky_way_s_super-massive_black_hole An international team, led by astronomers at the MIT Haystack Observatory, has obtained the closest views ever of what is believed to be a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/toxic_plastics_bisphenol_a_linked_to_metabolic_syndrome_in_human_tissue New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) implicates the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics—bisphenol A (BPA)—as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/new_method_has_computer_users_digitizing_books_quickly_and_accurately Millions of computer users collectively transcribe the equivalent of 160 books each day with better than 99 percent accuracy, despite the fact that few spend more than a few seconds on the task CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/small_helicopters_teach_themselves_to_fly Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/substance_found_in_fruits_and_vegetables_reduces_flu_likelyhood Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/investigating_the_origins_of_life_using_a_computer Scientists at Penn State have developed a new computational method that they say will help them to understand how life began on Earth. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/_lost_world_beneath_caribbean_to_be_explored Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, are set to explore the world's deepest undersea volcanoes and find out what lives in a 'lost world' five kilometres beneath the Caribbean. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/why_flies_are_so_hard_to_swat Over the past two decades, Michael Dickinson has been interviewed by reporters hundreds of times about his research on the biomechanics of insect flight. One question from the press has always dogged him: Why are flies so hard to swat? CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/engineers_create_bone_that_blends_into_tendons Engineers at Georgia Tech have used skin cells to create artificial bones that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones provide for better integration with the body and handle weight CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/explosives_go_green_and_become_yery_precise Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) and improved the crystal quality and chemical purity of the material. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100