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Environmental Conservation

New Insights on Consumption, Carbon Emissions, and Trade

The Global Ecology department's Ken Caldeira and Steven Davis commend the work of industrial ecologist Glen Peters and colleagues, published in the same…

Life & Chemistry

Genes, Not Race, Drive Kidney Transplant Success Rates

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 – A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center sheds light on what causes certain kidneys to do better than others…

Materials Sciences

Virginia Tech announces football helmet ratings for reducing concussion risk

This biomechanical impact data study on football helmets represents the first time researchers have provided the public with comparative test results. The…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights Into Marine Ecology: Species Distribution Explained

It seems intuitive that the duration of this open water period should determine the geographic extent over which species are found as species that spend longer…

Studies and Analyses

1 in 7 Strokes Occur During Sleep: Awareness and Treatment Gaps

“Because the only treatment for ischemic stroke must be given within a few hours after the first symptoms begin, people who wake up with stroke symptoms often…

Life & Chemistry

Zebrafish Model Advances Research on Cushing Disease

A common, tiny tropical fish plays a key role in a new model for Cushing disease, giving researchers a powerful tool to conduct extensive searches for…

Physics & Astronomy

Microwave Guiding of Electrons: Insights into Nature’s Laws

The investigation of the properties of electrons plays a key role for the understanding of the fundamental laws of nature. However, being extremely small and…

Information Technology

Graz University Innovates Product Authentication with RFID Prototypes

The future of quality protection belongs to electronic components and so-called RFID tags. In the future, consumers will be able to test the authenticity of a…

Life & Chemistry

Seal Population Surge Impacts Sweden’s Small-Scale Fishing

Coastal and small-scale fishing in Sweden has fallen in recent decades as a result of several factors; mainly an increase in the seal population, threats to…

Life & Chemistry

The body’s power stations can affect ageing

Some theories of human ageing suggest that the power generators of the cell, the mitochondria, play a part in the process. In addition to supplying us with…

Studies and Analyses

Personality Traits Impact Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness

The study was based on 749 people with chronic diseases who responded to a questionnaire on medication adherence behaviour, in other words whether they take…

Life & Chemistry

Eco-Friendly Boat Hull Paint: Safer & More Effective Solutions

By using smart combinations of the most environmentally friendly biocides in the paint, it is possible to both reduce the total quantity of biocides and…

Awards Funding

Prof. Tobias Kippenberg Wins EFTF Young Scientist Award

Scientists under the age of 40 are honoured with this award sponsored by the Societé Francaise des Microtechniques et de Chronométrie for outstanding advances…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Sea Trout Secrets: Insights from Radio Transmitters

Sea trout are highly regarded among anglers, and thanks to intensive fisheries conservation efforts they have become increasingly common. The trout reproduce…

Life & Chemistry

New Antibody Enhances Stem Cell Identification in Nervous System

Researchers in Bochum have produced an antibody that allows them to distinguish the numerous types of stem cells in the nervous system better than before.“In…

Physics & Astronomy

Electromechanics at the Nanoscale: New Discoveries Unveiled

Physicists at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now shown that electromechanical principles are valid also at the nanometre scale. In this way, the unique…

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