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Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough in Electron Storage Boosts Hydrogen Production

Thus, it can very efficiently produce hydrogen, which has great potential as a renewable energy source. The research team describes their results in the…

Health & Medicine

New Cancer Gene Switch Uncovered in Recent Study

In a study, published in Science, they have investigated a gene region that contains a particular single nucleotide variant associated with increased risk for…

Social Sciences

Asia's newest megacity offers model for urban growth as populations swell worldwide

Iskandar Malaysia, the first “smart metropolis” of Southeast Asia founded on principles of social integration as well as low carbon emissions thanks to a green…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Nanomaterials Transforming Plant Protection and Fertilizers

The use of nanomaterials in agriculture could, on the one hand, reduce cost and effort, increase efficiency and lead to more environmentally sound…

Life & Chemistry

New Selective Inhibitors Enhance Enzyme Research Tools

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the first selective inhibitors of an important set of enzymes. The new inhibitors, and…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Disease Origins: The 1000 Genomes Project Insights

The 1000 Genomes Project involved some 200 scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions. Results detailing the…

Studies and Analyses

Common Food Preservative May Slow, Even Stop Tumor Growth

What makes this particularly good news is that the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization approved nisin as safe for human consumption…

Physics & Astronomy

First Direct Detection Sheds Light on Dark Galaxies

Now, an international team of astronomers has detected several dark galaxies by observing the fluorescent glow of their hydrogen gas, illuminated by the…

Health & Medicine

Fat Molecule Ceramide May Factor in Muscle Loss in Older Adults

As men and women age, increasing quantities of fat tissue inevitably take up residence in skeletal muscle. A small study of older and younger men conducted at…

Health & Medicine

Towards medical treatments using cell level control

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Weizmann Institute of Science identify a means of controlling biological processes that could help…

Information Technology

A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute Launches Next Generation 5mm Hybrid Hard Disk Drive

The “A-Drive”, one of the world’s thinnest 5mm hybrid hard drive in a 2.5’’ form factor, was officially launched by Mr. S. Iswaran, Minister in the Prime…

Corporate News

Explore Sustainable Energy Solutions in Fall 2012 ‘Pictures of the Future’

The keys to solving the energy puzzle are measures that will lead to the establishment of a sustainable energy supply. The magazine gives particular attention…

Earth Sciences

Satellite Images Show Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on Halloween

The GOES-13 satellite is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and NASA's GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center…

Earth Sciences

NASA/NOAA's Suomi NPP captures night-time view of Sandy's landfall

This image provided by University of Wisconsin-Madison is a composite of several satellite passes over North America taken 16 to18 hours before Sandy's…

Physics & Astronomy

Dust's Warming Counters Half of its Cooling Effect

In April 2008, atmospheric scientists set up camp in Zhangye, a semi-arid region between China's Taklimakan and Gobi deserts. They sorted and prepared cargo…

Health & Medicine

Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Life Expectancy in Schizophrenia

Psychiatrists have long known that people with schizophrenia who stick to a drug regimen have fewer of the debilitating delusions and hallucinations that are…

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