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Studies and Analyses

Wild Sharks and Redfish Host Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The study, published in the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in every fish species sampled. The researchers also found…

Physics & Astronomy

What makes the giant freak wave “stable”: Researchers develop new statistical model

The dreaded giant freak wave that can appear on the open sea out of nowhere, can now for the first time be theoretically calculated and modelled: researchers…

Information Technology

Clear Rules Enhance Web Interaction for General Practitioners

Urban Carlén, Department of Applied Information Technology, has studied how a large group of general practitioners interact via an e-mail list. The list…

Technology Offerings

Transforming Biogas Waste Into Biocoal: A Sustainable Innovation

The present invention permits to produce biocoal by charging coal particles with minerals obtained from the processing fluid of biogas plants. The invention is…

Technology Offerings

Continuous Dry Fermentation: Innovating Biomass Liquefaction

The invention consists in a process and a device for the continuous liquefaction of biomass. An upward flow in the ambient liquid of the fermentor brings the…

Technology Offerings

Fault Detection Innovations for Solar Cell Production Efficiency

This invention permits to detect faults in solar cells during the production process. It includes a fastening device and uses a measurement tool for optical…

Studies and Analyses

Cell Phone Use While Driving: Risks to Relationships

Warnings about the dangers of distracted driving while using a cell phone are prevalent these days, but cell phone use while driving may also put family…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker Enhances Raw Milk Quality Detection

The individual classic markers for milk quality control, particularly protein concentration, are easy to be manipulated and it is difficult to use these…

Physics & Astronomy

Rosetta’s blind date with asteroid Lutetia

Like many first dates, Rosetta will meet Lutetia on a Saturday night, flying to within 3200 km of the space rock. Rosetta started taking navigational sightings…

Environmental Conservation

Oil Spill Update: Enough Fuel to Power 68,000 Cars for a Year

That's based on the average estimated spill rate of 30,000 barrels of oil per day. On June 10, the science team analyzing the spill updated their estimates to…

Life & Chemistry

NIH Study: 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Shields Mice from 1918 Flu

The new vaccine works against the old virus because the 1918 and the 2009 strains of H1N1 influenza share features that allow vaccine-generated antibodies to…

Studies and Analyses

Faster Employees Boost Colleague Productivity, Study Finds

Schultz, who recently published an article in Management Science, analyzed production-line data from a General Motors plant and identified that there seemed to…

Life & Chemistry

Inbred Sperm Fertilize Fewer Eggs: UEA Study Insights

Research into the breeding habits of the red flour beetle, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows that the reduced fitness of inbred…

Studies and Analyses

Emory Study Reveals Babies Understand Numbers and Space

“We've shown that 9-month-olds are sensitive to 'more than' or 'less than' relations across the number, size and duration of objects. And what's really…

Medical Engineering

Molecular Imaging Advances: SNM 2010 Image of the Year

SNM’s 2010 Image of the Year illustrates the potential of hybrid molecular imaging to provide precise information about the location and function of a…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Tapping into sorghum's weed-fighting capabilities to give growers more options

Sorghum secretes a compound known as sorgoleone that is instrumental in helping the plant combat weeds. But in a way it does its job too well. Certain crops…

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