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Studies and Analyses

Early ART Preferred for Recent HIV Infections, Study Finds

Christine Hogan, MD, of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, led a team of researchers from various institutions to investigate the effects of ART on…

Technology Offerings

Enhanced Production Methods for MoS2 Nanoparticles

Ground crystalline molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) has reliably proven itself as a universal and inert solid lubricant. Its lubricity could lately be outperformed by…

Studies and Analyses

Goat Mating Strategies: Insights for Wildlife Management

A Durham University-led research team found that male chamois (a species of wild goat-antelope) adopt different strategies in different populations in order to…

Physics & Astronomy

Twisting Molecules: A Top-Down Approach to Innovation

Some molecules have unique and technologically useful optical properties; the medicinal properties of drugs depend on the direction of the twist; and within us…

Business and Finance

Nonprofits Add Jobs in Maryland Despite Economic Downturn

This pattern of nonprofit job growth held true for all regions of the state, although recent growth was slightly lower than the 2.0 percent growth recorded…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Discover How Cells Limit Inflammation In Lung Injury

The study is reported in Nature Immunology.Inflammation is part of the normal response to infection. One aspect of inflammation is the production of negatively…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Engineers Study How Hills, Nearby Turbines Affect Wind Energy Production

The turbine tower was just 10 inches high. Its three blades were 10 inches in diameter. It was a perfect 1:320 scale reproduction of the 80-meter diameter wind…

Environmental Conservation

Elephant Seal Tracked by Researchers Travels 18,000 Miles

The Wildlife Conservation Society tracked a southern elephant seal for an astonishing 18,000 miles – the equivalent of New York to Sydney and back again.WCS…

Studies and Analyses

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Aids Stroke Recovery, Study Reveals

A new study published in the December 13, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology shows that magnetic…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring the Role of Proteins in Vision and Health

Whether it’s right under our nose or far away, when we observe an object we see it—provided we have healthy eyes and normal vision or suitable glasses—in…

Materials Sciences

Cotton fabric cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunlight

Mingce Long and Deyong Wu say their fabric uses a coating made from a compound of titanium dioxide, the white material used in everything from white paint to…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Forests: Essential Water Suppliers We Overlook

The study, by David Ellison, Martyn Futter and Kevin Bishop at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), shows that reducing forest area reduces…

Life & Chemistry

A new genre of tires: Call 'em 'sweet' and 'green'

Those new bio-based tires — already available as prototypes— are the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the…

Earth Sciences

How Removing Sulfur From Jet Fuel Can Benefit Our Climate

“Aviation is really important to the global economy. We better understand what it's doing to climate because it's the fastest growing fossil fuel-burning…

Business and Finance

Rising College Costs: Impact on Low-Income Students

Students with low-income parents are discovering that it is more difficult to find funds to pay for a college education now compared to students of similar…

Life & Chemistry

MIT Researchers Uncover New Method to Detect Chemicals

Researchers at MIT have developed a new way of revealing the presence of specific chemicals — whether toxins, disease markers, pathogens or explosives. The…

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