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Earth Sciences

New Method to Monitor Faults Could Predict Earthquakes

Paul Silver* and Taka'aki Taira of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, with Fenglin Niu of Rice University and Robert Nadeau of the…

Health & Medicine

Strep Throat Linked to OCD and Tourette Syndrome? Insights Here

“These results do not confirm other, smaller studies done in the US, which found an association between strep infection and these brain disorders,” said study…

Life & Chemistry

Novel Chemistry: Ethylene’s New Reaction with Tin

Ethylene has long been known to react with transition metals such as iron or copper, but was not thought to react reversibly with metals such as tin or…

Materials Sciences

'Green' research at Louisiana Tech results in new geopolymer concrete technology

Dr. Erez Allouche, assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech University and associate director of the Trenchless Technology Center, is…

Life & Chemistry

Diamond’s 100th Protein Structure Reveals Insect Smell Secrets

New research announced today, Wednesday 30th September, by a team of leading scientists working with the UK's national Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, could…

Physics & Astronomy

Cosmic Rays Surge 19%: A New Milestone in Space Science

“In 2009, cosmic ray intensities have increased 19% beyond anything we've seen in the past 50 years,” says Richard Mewaldt of Caltech. “The increase is…

Earth Sciences

Unlocking Seafloor Secrets: Future of Ocean Drilling

The scientific community envisions that this program will succeed the current Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), which ends in 2013. The outcome of the…

Life & Chemistry

Evaluating Toxic Substances Under REACH: A 2004-2008 Review

The report provides a comprehensive evaluation of national and European environmental policies covering 2004 to 2008. Key sections of the SRU report dealing…

Technology Offerings

Control Cell Growth Through Innovative Surface Interaction

A small German research group has developed a system which allows the controlled influencing of cells via cell-surface-interaction. Living cells are…

Physics & Astronomy

First Atomic-Scale Map of Quantum Dots Unveiled by U-M Physicists

Quantum dots—often called artificial atoms or nanoparticles—are tiny semiconductor crystals with wide-ranging potential applications in computing, photovoltaic…

Life & Chemistry

Key Mechanism Discovered in Nerve Cell Development

Under the leadership of Academy Research Fellow Sari Lauri, a team of researchers at the University of Helsinki has been studying for years how a neural…

Health & Medicine

A Step Toward Better Brain Implants Using Conducting Polymer Nanotubes

Neural electrodes must work for time periods ranging from hours to years. When the electrodes are implanted, the brain first reacts to the acute injury with an…

Earth Sciences

Mystery Solved: Marine Microbe Is Source of Rare Nutrient

Roughly a decade ago scientists discovered a rare form of organic phosphorus in marine organic matter. Not only were the researchers surprised to find this…

Materials Sciences

Spallation Neutron Source First of Its Kind to Reach Megawatt Power

“Advances in the materials sciences are fundamental to the development of clean and sustainable energy technologies. In reaching this milestone of operating…

Environmental Conservation

When Oxygen Makes Pollution Worse

Compared to fine-grain mine tailings, produced in ore treatment by flotation and other techniques, waste rock is just displaced material comprising large size…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Eat Soybeans to Prevent Diseases

Tocopherols exist in four forms (¦Á, ¦Â, ¦Ã, and ¦Ä) of which ¦Ã-tocopherol is found in greatest concentration in soybeans. However, ¦Á-tocopherol has the…

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