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Life & Chemistry

ORNL Fundamental Discovery Casts Enzymes in New Light

Just as a breeze causes leaves, branches and ultimately the tree to move, enzymes moving at the molecular level perform hundreds of chemical processes that…

Physics & Astronomy

Newly Found Dwarf Galaxies Could Help Reveal the Nature of Dark Matter

Eric Bell, an associate professor in astronomy, and Colin Slater, an astronomy Ph.D. student, found Andromeda XXVIII and XXIX—that's 28 and 29. They did it…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New UIC 'Cyber-Commons' Wall Pops with 3-D Imagery

“It's a very powerful way to communicate ideas,” says Jason Leigh, EVL director and UIC professor of computer science. “It lets people work together, make…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Find a New Species of Fungus—In a Wasp Nest

Philip T. Starks, associate professor of biology at the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, and doctoral student Anne A. Madden published their…

Physics & Astronomy

Was the Real Discovery of the Expanding Universe Lost in Translation?

Writing in the November 10th issue of the journal Nature, astrophysicist Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute has put to bed a growing…

Studies and Analyses

People with Parkinson’s Disease More Likely to Have Leg Restlessness than Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless legs syndrome is a sleep and movement disorder. People with the disorder have the urge to move their legs to stop uncomfortable sensations. The urge…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Healthcare Showcases Integrated Tech for Faster Treatments

As one of the highlights at Medica 2011, Siemens Healthcare will present products and solutions that help streamline workflows in practices and hospitals. For…

Health & Medicine

Lipid Blocks Influenza: A New Approach to Virus Prevention

“Supplemental POPG could be an important, inexpensive and novel approach for the prevention and treatment of influenza and other respiratory virus infections,”…

Studies and Analyses

Americans Increasing Fossil Fuel Use Amid Wind Power Growth

Wind power jumped from .70 quadrillion BTU, or quads, in 2009 to .92 quads in 2010. (A BTU or British Thermal Unit is a unit of measurement for energy and is…

Environmental Conservation

NOAA Greenhouse Gas Index Hits New High in 2023

Started in 2004, the AGGI reached 1.29 in 2010. That means the combined heating effect of long-lived greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere by human…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s New Mission to Study Undead Stars’ Hidden Hearts

They are born when a massive star runs out of fuel and collapses under its own gravity, crushing the matter in its core and blasting away its outer layers in a…

Studies and Analyses

Inadequate Testing of Imported Seafood: New Study Insights

A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that testing of imported seafood…

Studies and Analyses

Boosting Spatial Skills in Preschoolers Through Descriptive Language

Preschool children who hear parents use words describing the size and shape of objects and who then use those words in their day to day interactions do much…

Studies and Analyses

Health Costs of Climate Change Disasters Exceed $14 Billion

Health costs exceeding $14 billion dollars, 21,000 emergency room visits, nearly 1,700 deaths, and 9,000 hospitalizations are among the staggering impacts of…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Insights Into Fish Flu Treatment for Salmon Health

A scourge in fish farms with a mortality rate as high as 90 percent, ISAV was recently found in wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest for the first time,…

Trade Fair News

INTERNORGA 2012: Out-of-Home Market Sets Attendance Record

INTERNORGA – the leading fair for the out-of-home marketat the Hamburg Fair site from 9 to 14 March 2012The exhibition halls are full for INTERNORGA 2012. More…

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