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Mapping Minority Microbes in the Colon: A New Study Insights

In a new study, researchers take a first up close look at these “hydrogenotrophic” microbes, mapping where they live and how abundant they are in different…

Life & Chemistry

Tricolor Liquid Crystals: New Approaches in Luminescent Storage

Luminescent materials that change their light-emitting properties in response to external stimuli could provide interesting new approaches for novel storage…

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Power and Electrical Engineering

RIBA-II, the next generation care-giving robot

A new robot using high-precision tactile sensors and flexible motor control technology has taken Japan one step closer to its goal of providing high-quality…

Information Technology

New Evolutionary Computation Model Enhances Research Flexibility

A Franklin University professor recently developed an evolutionary computation approach that offers researchers the flexibility to search for models that can…

Studies and Analyses

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Recurrent Strokes in Younger People

“Because the cause of stroke in young people can be hard to identify, cholesterol-lowering drugs are often not used to prevent further strokes or vascular…

Studies and Analyses

How Middle Age Health Risks Impact Brain Size and Function

“These factors appeared to cause the brain to lose volume, to develop lesions secondary to presumed vascular injury, and also appeared to affect its ability to…

Interdisciplinary Research

BGU researchers develop webcam tool to improve office worker posture

According to an article in Applied Ergonomics in the forthcoming issue, a group of 60 workers received both office training and an automatic frequent-feedback…

Studies and Analyses

HIV Epidemic Among Gays in the Middle East: Key Findings

Though HIV infection levels were historically very low in the Middle East and North Africa, substantial levels of HIV transmission have been found, beginning…

Communications Media

Georgia Tech Unveils Internet Consumer Nutrition Label

When it comes to broadband speeds, U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) largely deliver on their promises, says a report issued today by the Federal…

Health & Medicine

Old and Healthy Lifestyles Challenge Common Beliefs

Their findings, published today in the online edition of Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggests that “nature” (in the form of protective…

Health & Medicine

Streamlined Safety Checks Could Lower Radiotherapy Errors

Radiation oncologists use more than a dozen quality assurance (QA) checks to prevent radiotherapy errors, but until now, the Hopkins researchers say, no one…

Earth Sciences

Aerosols Affect Climate More than Satellite Estimates Predict

New research from the University of Michigan shows that satellite-based projections of aerosols' effect on Earth's climate significantly underestimate their…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Freeze-Dry Method Boosts Fish Processing Efficiency

The new freeze-dry method, which requires less energy and processing time, was developed by scientists at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF) in…

Environmental Conservation

Microbes Break Down Gulf Oil Slick Faster Than Expected

Now, in the first published study to explain the role of microbes in breaking down the oil slick on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, Woods Hole Oceanographic…

Medical Engineering

New UC Sensor Enables Fast Detection of Heavy Metals in Humans

Work by University of Cincinnati researchers to create a sensor that provides fast feedback related to the presence and levels of heavy metals – specifically…

Medical Engineering

High-Speed 3D Imaging System Enhances Cancer Screening Potential

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new imaging system that enables high-speed, three-dimensional (3-D) imaging of…

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