- 24-06-2008 - Top Science News Stories from Firstscience.com

Argonne's Hard X-ray Nanoprobe provides new capability to study nanoscale materials
24 Jun 2008
Novel microscopy tool provides highest resolution for hard x-rays ARGONNE, Ill. (June 24, 2008) – The Center for Nanoscale Materials' (CNM) newly operational Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National...

Laser surgery probe targets individual cancer cells
24 Jun 2008
AUSTIN, Texas–Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the...

Network science for eternal happiness and good business
24 Jun 2008
Norwich scientists are hosting this year's annual Network Science conference, an international event that brings together the world's top experts on this exciting and growing subject. Network science is a new way of looking at the world and...

'Neglected infections of poverty' in US disable hundreds of thousands of Americans annually
24 Jun 2008
An analysis published June 25th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases highlights that diseases very similar to those plaguing Africa, Asia, and Latin America are also occurring frequently among the poorest people in the...

Overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals increases levels of MRSA infections
24 Jun 2008
A review article authored by a University of Queensland academic has found overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals are two key factors in the transmission of MRSA (Meticillin – Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections...