Science news articles about 'pins'

... are related to the mass and size of the neutron star, so we may be able to use them to pin down the masses of some neutron stars. It gives us a new tool to study these fascinating objects."

... needle biopsies as a precaution. Investigators from Spain have found a means of distinguishing between HG-PIN lesions destined to become cancerous and those which will remain benign. Their findings, ...

... broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive ...

A grandmother recovers at home after pinning down a rabid fox that bit her.

A stuck metal pin prompted delay for shuttle Atlantis' launch pad move.

Spacewalking astronauts accidentally inserted a pin upside down and jammed an equipment storage platform at the international space station on Saturday, prompting NASA to assemble a special team to ...

... prepared for a third and final spacewalk Monday, with a busy to-do list that may include unsticking a jammed restraint pin used to clamp a toolbox to the outside of the International Space Station.

... City State University Aviation Science program recently received Airline Pilot Association lapel pins after the completion of their solo flights, a significant milestone in the course of a pilot's ...

The five British-born individuals who have flown in space are being honoured with a commemorative pin.

As Secretary of State, Madeline Albright was known for diplomatic pronouncements and fashion statements. As Katie Couric reports, her hats and pins have stories behind them.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Cornell researchers recently tested their work on the mysterious physical phenomenon of flux pinning aboard a near-zero gravity aircraft.

It was hard to understand how a graphene sheet -- a featureless, flat sheet of carbon atoms -- lying on an equally featureless iridium surface, somehow converted itself into a kind of muffin ...

... methods, the team, led by Anderson and Jeffrey Erickson, Ph.D., a UI postdoctoral fellow, pinned down the details of the internal signaling mechanism. Specifically, they showed that oxidation of two ...

... the tide against crime, but its inclusion in a wave of new technologies such as biometrics and forensic profiling promises to pin criminals to crimes, both past and present, reports Carmelo Amalfi.

... … Alzheimer’s is a terrifying brain-destroying disease whose causes have proven very difficult to pin down. In recent years, science has been closing in on solving the puzzle, particularly regarding ...