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Earth Sciences

Bylot Island Glaciers Reveal Insights on Climate Change

University of Illinois geologist William Shilts spent nearly two decades studying glaciers on Bylot Island, an uninhabited island about 300 miles southwest of…

Life & Chemistry

New Target Identified for Autoimmune Disease Treatment

University of Michigan scientists say they have uncovered a fundamentally new mechanism that holds in check aggressive immune cells that can attack the body’s…

Information Technology

USM and Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE) in collaboration to promote next generation internet technologies

Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) Signing Ceremony between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Hanoi National University of Education, 1 September 2009 at 9.45…

Physics & Astronomy

"On-the-fly" spectroscopy with a diode laser and a frequency comb

The research field of optical spectroscopy has already attracted attention of generations of scientists, starting with Fraunhofer's discovery of dark lines in…

Physics & Astronomy

World's smallest semiconductor laser heralds new era in optical science

This breakthrough, described in an advanced online publication of the journal Nature on Sunday, Aug. 30, breaks new ground in the field of optics. The UC…

Earth Sciences

Gulf Exploration Reveals Raw Materials Used by Early Americans

Donning full scuba gear, Hemmings stood in 130 feet of water on a peninsula at the intersection of two ancient rivers nearly 100 miles offshore from Tampa. The…

Health & Medicine

HIV Subtype Linked to Higher Dementia Risk in Patients

Patients infected with a particular subtype of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to develop dementia than patients with other subtypes, a study…

Health & Medicine

UF scientists construct 'off switch' for Parkinson therapy

A common antibiotic can function as an “off switch” for a gene therapy being developed for Parkinson's disease, according to University of Florida researchers…

Health & Medicine

High-Dose Therapy Ineffective for Liver Disease, Study Finds

A national team of researchers led by scientists at Mayo Clinic has found that a common treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease,…

Environmental Conservation

ORNL Scientists Enhance Algae Technology to Protect Water Supplies

The new work demonstrates that the technology that uses algae as sentinels has broader applications than previously reported, according to authors Miguel…

Science Education

White Paper Unveils Future of Education in Switzerland

Education should not just provide the knowledge to perform professional duties; it should also help developing a deeper understanding in order to deal…

Technology Offerings

Improved Metal Foams: Strengthening Structures for Safety

The french-german institution for security and defence (ISL) and Saarland University joined their efforts and developed a method to strengthen the structur of…

Physics & Astronomy

Painless Microneedle Patch Could Transform Diabetes Treatment

“Current methods for moving individual cells or tiny beads include such devices as optical tweezers, which require a lot of energy and could damage or even…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Decode Unique Sea Compound Structure for Medicine

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues at Creighton University have deciphered the highly unusual molecular…

Physics & Astronomy

Warped Debris Disks Around Stars Are Blowin’ in the Wind

“The disks contain small comet- or asteroid-like bodies that may grow to form planets,” Debes said. “These small bodies often collide, which produces a lot of…

Studies and Analyses

New Study: 15% of Preschoolers Face High Anxiety and Depression

Almost 15 percent of preschoolers have atypically high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology…

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