A new material capable of withstanding even extreme stresses has now been developed. It is suitable for a variety of applications, not least diesel engine…
Detergents are everywhere – in washing powders, dishwashing liquids, household cleaners, skin creams, shower gels, and shampoos. It is the detergent that…
The orange-colored vehicle begins moving with a quiet whirr. Soon afterwards the next shuttles begin to move, and before long there are dozens of…
It’s one of the most commonly occurring medical conditions – chronic venous in-sufficiency (CVI). Almost ten million German citizens suffer from weak veins…
Meat production is complicated, costly and not eco-friendly: fatted animals have to consume five to eight kilos of grain just to generate one kilogram of meat….
In many instances, pesticides are applied without scouting fields to see if they are needed, violating a bedrock principle of integrated pest management. The…
The skid is part of the produced water system on the Glas Dowr, which is a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The FPSO has been relocated…
When natural gas is released from the seafloor, it produces bubbles; similarly, gas leaking from a pipeline also produces bubbles.Instead of traditional…
A subpopulation of the immune cells targeted by HIV may play an important role in controlling viral loads after initial infection, potentially helping to…
A drug once taken by people with HIV/AIDS but long ago shelved after newer, modern antiretroviral therapies became available has now shed light on how the…
Scientists from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington, in collaboration with the Genomic Disorders Group Nijmegen in the…
MIT neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme overproduced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients creates a blockade that shuts off genes necessary to form new…
Certain kinds of male birds gather into small clusters of land called leks to perform their courtship dances, and according to science, who they choose to…
“The beneficial bacteria that live in a baby's intestine are all-important to an infant's health, growth, and ability to fight off infections,” said Kelly…
Jayne Wu, associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Shigetoshi Eda, associate professor…
In “Biology and Management of the Pecan Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae),” a new article appearing in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management, scientists…