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Environmental Conservation

Antarctic Krill: Key to Iron Fertilization in Southern Ocean

Reporting this month in the journal Limnology and Oceanography, an international team of researchers describe how Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), once…

Life & Chemistry

Fish Research Offers Insights into Liver Cancer Development

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although there are several…

Studies and Analyses

Lung Tumors in Never-Smokers Exhibit Greater Genomic Instability

“We identified several genomic regions that were differentially altered in the lung tumor genomes of smokers and never smokers,” said principal investigator…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Renewable Energy Regions: Advancing Sustainable Innovation

Since 2007, a research project organised by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment has been providing both conceptual and specialist support to regions…

Machine Engineering

Contactless Safety Switch: Enhanced Protection for Equipment

The new 3SE63 safety switch is based on contactless RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) transponder technology and offers a high level of protection against…

Medical Engineering

PET Scan with [11C]Erlotinib: Noninvasive Lung Tumor Detection

“As more and more therapeutic agents are becoming available for non-small cell lung cancer therapy, selecting the best drug for each individual patient becomes…

Studies and Analyses

Rose-Colored Beer Goggles: Social Perks of Heavy Drinking

According to participants in the study, boosts of courage, chattiness and other social benefits of drinking outweigh its harms, which they generally did not…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Turning Sunshine into Fuel: Insights from Royal Society Exhibition

The scientists are presenting their research at the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition which opens today [5 July 2011]. Members of the consortium…

Materials Sciences

Graphene Innovations Showcased at Summer Science Exhibition

Researchers from the University are presenting the vast potential of the wonder material at the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition which opens…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights Into Cloud Formation from Aircraft Flights

Under certain conditions, private and commercial propeller planes and jet aircraft may induce odd-shaped holes or canals into clouds as they fly through them….

Life & Chemistry

Advancing Bioprinting: New Technique for Growing Body Parts

They dream of using a specialized bio-inkjet printer to grow new body parts for organ transplants or tissues for making regenerative medicine repairs to ailing…

Environmental Conservation

WHOI Study Reveals Insights on Tunicate Evolution

Tunicates are a phylum of animals closely related to vertebrates, with a firm, rubbery outer covering called a tunic, from which the name derives.“Thaliaceans…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Testing Sweetpotato Foundation Seed in Commercial Operations

Sweetpotato is gaining popularity in the United States, where health-conscious consumers have created increased demand for the tasty, versatile food. According…

Health & Medicine

Baked Milk Foods May Boost Dairy Allergy Tolerance in Kids

Researchers studied 88 children, ages 2 to 17 years old, who were diagnosed with milk allergy, evaluating their tolerance to foods containing baked milk, such…

Interdisciplinary Research

How Bird Flight Insights Could Enhance Auto-Pilot Technology

New research on how birds can fly so quickly and accurately through dense forests may lead to new developments in robotics and auto-pilots. Scientists from…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Breaking Kasha’s Rule

Observation of a scientific rule being broken can sometimes lead to new knowledge and important applications. Such would seem to be the case when scientists…

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