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Process Engineering

MIT’s Autonomous Oil-Absorbing Robot Navigates Ocean Surfaces

Using a cutting edge nanotechnology, researchers at MIT have created a robotic prototype that could autonomously navigate the surface of the ocean to collect…

Life & Chemistry

Measuring Taste: The Truth About Milk Chocolate and Wine

Does milk chocolate still contain milk? Or does cheaper vegetable fat already dominate here? Has the barrique wine really seen the inside of a barrique barrel…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Schizophrenia: Brain Changes and Dopamine Impact

The diagnosis of schizophrenia is associated with demonstrable alterations in brain structure and changes in neurotransmission, with increased dopamine action…

Physics & Astronomy

Distant Star's Sound Waves Reveal Cycle Similar to Sun

By monitoring the star's sound waves, the team has observed a magnetic cycle analogous to the sun's solar cycle.Results of the study, conducted by scientists…

Earth Sciences

New Insights on Tectonic Plates: Whole-Earth Model Explained

A paper describing the whole-earth model and its underlying algorithms will be published in the August 27 issue of the journal Science and also featured on the…

Health & Medicine

New Sunscreen Innovation from University Scientists

Maybe you worshipped the sun in your youth or weren't as meticulous as you should have been with sunscreen. If so, take heart: Scientists at The University of…

Health & Medicine

Moms who don't breastfeed more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

“We have seen dramatic increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the last century,” said Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of…

Studies and Analyses

Vaccine Reduces Child Cases of Bacterial Pneumonia in Europe

Bacterial pneumonia is a serious illness caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria that mostly affects babies, young children and elderly people. In Europe,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

North Korea Embraces Agroforestry for Sustainable Growth

Jianchu Xu, East-Asia Coordinator for the World Agroforestry Centre, which has been providing technical expertise and training for the project since 2008, said…

Physics & Astronomy

Mars’s mysterious elongated crater

Often overlooked, this well-defined depression extends approximately 380 km by 140 km in a NNE–SSW direction. It has a rim that rises up to 1800 m above the…

Environmental Conservation

Scientists discover key to Christmas Island’s red crab migration

A three-year project conducted by a team led by the late Professor Steve Morris from the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences in collaboration…

Health & Medicine

Body Mass Index’s Impact on Thrombogenic Factors in Menopausal Women

Now, a study of a subset of women in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS), suggests that as BMI increases, so do platelet reactivity and…

Studies and Analyses

Smoking Linked to Increased Depression Symptoms in Teens

While some teenagers may puff on cigarettes to 'self-medicate' against the blues, scientists at the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal have…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Burning Invasive Juniper Trees Promotes Grass Recovery

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) rangeland scientists Jon Bates and Tony Svejcar conducted a study at a site dominated by a stand of invasive western…

Health & Medicine

Sodium MRI Unveils New Insights in Osteoarthritis Detection

The concentration of sodium ions, which are distributed in the body, is known to reveal the location of glycosaminogycans (GAGs) in cartilage tissues. GAGs are…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Treatment For Eye Cancer: Hope For Patients

Rare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind.But a…

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