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Studies and Analyses

Estimate Crop Performance With Statistical Analysis Insights

Scientists at Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom, in collaboration with the International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria…

Information Technology

New Time Widget Puts Accurate Clocks on Web Pages

Web “widgets” are small application programs designed to be run inside Web pages. The NIST time widget, created by engineer Andrew Novick, can be used on any…

Information Technology

IPv6 Guide Provides Path to Secure Deployment of Next-Generation Internet Protocol

Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6 (NIST Special Publication 800-119), describes the features of IPv6 and the possible related security impacts,…

Studies and Analyses

Drinking Recycled Water?

At the Parafield Aquifer Storage, Transfer and Recovery research project in South Australia, the team of scientists harvested storm water from an urban…

Physics & Astronomy

NIST Telescope Calibration May Help Explain Mystery of Universe's Expansion

The NIST scientists traveled to the summit of Haleakala volcano in Hawaii to fine-tune the operation of billions of light-collecting pixels in the Pan-STARRS…

Trade Fair News

EQUIP AUTO 2011 revs up automotive parts industry

The event is organised in conjunction with the Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (an industry forum aimed at promoting excellence in the automotive…

Life & Chemistry

18th Century Genes Aid Modern Patients: A Breakthrough Discovery

An international research team, spearheaded by scientists from the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, has identified the genetic mutation responsible for…

Life & Chemistry

Chemical Signal in Human Tears: New Insights Discovered

Emotional crying is a universal, uniquely human behavior. When we cry, we clearly send all sorts of emotional signals. In a paper published online today in…

Studies and Analyses

Women with MS Show Higher Genetic Links Than Men

Research has shown that the number of people diagnosed with MS has been rising, and the rate has been rising faster for women than for men. The cause of MS is…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists now know why some cancers become malignant and others don't

Cancer cells reproduce by dividing in two, but a molecule known as PML limits how many times this can happen, according to researchers lead by Dr. Gerardo…

Earth Sciences

Breakthrough in Crystal Structure Prediction Supports Theory on Neptune's Interior Heat

Stony Brook University Professor of Geosciences and Physics, Artem Oganov, along with several colleagues, appears to have solved the long-standing mystery of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Cattle Can Help Restore Degraded Soil

A study funded by the USDA – Agriculture Research Service has tested cattle grazing on degraded soil to determine if the activity would have any effect on…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene Grains Make Atom-Thick Patchwork ‘Quilts’ – as Scientists Find Their Electrical and Mechanical Properties

Researchers focused on graphene – a one atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms bonded in a crystal lattice like a honeycomb or chicken wire – because of its…

Life & Chemistry

Virginia Tech Engineer Links Pollution to Antibiotic Resistance

In the case of agricultural areas, excreted antibiotics can then enter stream and river environments through a variety of ways, including discharges from…

Studies and Analyses

Antibiotic Treatment Shows Promise for Common IBS in U.S.

A ground-breaking antibiotic therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is the first potential drug treatment to provide irritable bowel syndrome…

Physics & Astronomy

Cloak Hides Underwater Objects From Sonar, Research Revealed

Led by mechanical science and engineering professor Nicholas Fang, Illinois researchers have demonstrated an acoustic cloak, a technology that renders…

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