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Studies and Analyses

Youth Thrive in Community Service Programs with Reflection

The study, by researchers at Utrecht University and Rutgers University, appears in the journal Child Development.

Information Technology

How Wireless Home Automation Reveals User Behavior Insights

This is the conclusion reached by IT security expert Christoph Sorge and his research team at Saarland University. Even data transmitted from encrypted systems…

Technology Offerings

AVOIT – AVOid Inapropriate ICD-Therapies

This is a device for patients self-determination of implanted cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) therapy delivery. Depending on symptoms of the patient, he can decide himself to abort or delay ICD-therapy and thereby effectively
prevent inappropriate ICD therapy.

Life & Chemistry

Radio Frequency ID Tags Uncover Honey Bee Hive Dynamics

The findings are reported in the journal Animal Behaviour.

Life & Chemistry

High-Speed Chemical Imaging Breakthrough Using NIST Technique

The new NIST technique is an advanced form of the widely used spontaneous Raman spectroscopy, but one that delivers signals that are 10,000 times stronger than…

Materials Sciences

New Technique Simplifies High-Tech Crystal Creation

Now, researchers at Princeton and Columbia universities have proposed a new method that could allow scientists to customize and grow these specialized…

Earth Sciences

NASA's Aqua Satellite Gets Infrared Hint on Tropical Depression 2

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over System 92L on July 21 at 11:53 a.m. EDT and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument gathered infrared data on the…

Environmental Conservation

Eco-Pottery: Transforming Water Treatment Sludge Into Art

Sludge is a by-product of water treatment. Sludge is produced during the clarification and filtration process in the water treatment system. It is also…

Physics & Astronomy

NIST’s Nanorods Spin at Unprecedented Speeds

No one yet knows exactly. But researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have clocked their speed—and it's fast. At up to 150,000…

Environmental Conservation

How Human Food Sources Impact Wildlife Disease Dynamics

Wildlife of many kinds are increasingly finding their meals in human environments, gathering at places like backyard bird feeders, landfills or farms that…

Life & Chemistry

Junk DNA: New Insights into Its Important Role in Health

Around 75 per cent of the supposed functionless DNA in the human genome is transcribed into so-called non-coding RNAs (ribonucleic acid). To date, little is…

Studies and Analyses

Shark Bycatch Study: Understanding Risks in Commercial Fishing

A new study that examined the survival rates of 12 different shark species when captured as unintentional bycatch in commercial longline fishing operations…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s MODIS Captures Typhoon Matmo’s Cloud Formation

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument snapped a visible picture of Typhoon Matmo's clouds on July 22 at 1:10 a.m. EDT.

Life & Chemistry

Fast-Motion Film Highlights Innovative Wound Dressing Research

A short movie made by the group of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Barcikowski (University of Duisburg-Essen) shows the development of a dressing that promotes wound…

Life & Chemistry

New Vaccine Developed to Combat Dust Mite Allergies

If you’re allergic to dust mites (and chances are you are), help may be on the way.

Life & Chemistry

Gene Variant Linked to Heart Disease Risk in Women

Historically, it was thought that heart disease was a men's-only disease, however, data has shown that post-menopausal women are just as likely as men to get…

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