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Study Shows How Carbon Nanotubes Can Affect Lining of the Lungs

Now a collaborative study from North Carolina State University, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, and the National Institute of Environmental Health…

Health & Medicine

Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Hope for Tourette Syndrome Treatment

“Our findings hold promise for helping people with severe Tourette syndrome, who are in need of new treatment options to improve their quality of life,” said…

Health & Medicine

Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?

New research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that those with…

Life & Chemistry

Reviving Antiques: Innovative Restoration Techniques Explained

In the past, restoration of paintings and other old artwork often involved application of acrylic resins to consolidate and protect them. One of the most…

Machine Engineering

German-Russian Partnership Boosts Laser Technology Innovation

In Russia there are five Laser Innovation Technological Centers (LITC), which are supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The idea…

Physics & Astronomy

Berkeley Researchers Unveil First Acoustic Hyperlens Innovation

Created by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the acoustic hyperlens provides an eightfold…

Physics & Astronomy

Mantis Shrimp’s Vision: A Path to Better DVDs

The mantis shrimps in the study are found on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and have the most complex vision systems known to science. They can see in…

Physics & Astronomy

A Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings

This happens during Saturn's equinox, when the sun is directly over Saturn's equator. At this time, the rings, which also orbit directly over the planet's…

Earth Sciences

Arctic Sediments Reveal Unique 20th Century Warming Trends

The possibility that climate change might simply be a natural variation like others that have occurred throughout geologic time is dimming, according to…

Earth Sciences

Saving Sand: South Carolina’s Beach Preservation Model

Although they studied only a limited segment of beach, their work is a model for beach preservation that can apply elsewhere. And with talk of “balancing the…

Studies and Analyses

Canadian Study Links Fat Hormone to Sepsis Risk

A new Canadian study has found that lower-than-normal levels of a naturally-occurring fat hormone may increase the risk of death from sepsis—an overwhelming…

Earth Sciences

New Fossil Findings Reveal 30,000 Years of Arctic Sea Ice Changes

They used a new research method. Based on fossilized algal remains in sediment cores, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine…

Life & Chemistry

The defense strategy of plants

If the mechanism that plants use to defend themselves can be understood, it will be possible to produce plants that are resistant to disease. The Plant…

Life & Chemistry

Helping neurons find their way

As the brain develops, neuronal axons extend outward in search of other neurons, all the while receiving ‘directions’ from the extracellular environment in the…

Automotive Engineering

Home-Grown Electric Vehicle MyCar Debuts in Hong Kong

he Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and EuAuto Technology Limited (EuAuto) today jointly announced the official launch of their home-grown electric…

Studies and Analyses

Recruitment Is Key to Graduating More Women Engineers

The full study, published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Engineering Education, explores the causes behind the severe underrepresentation of women…

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