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Power and Electrical Engineering

Lockheed Martin, UF Team Up to Launch Five Mini Satellites

Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services and the University of Florida will use these satellites to investigate technological advances such as…

Environmental Conservation

Integrating Climate Change Into Land Use and Policy Planning

The report explains that, in order to create an effective, Europe wide climate policy, climate change issues must be better integrated into both general and…

Studies and Analyses

Anorexia’s Impact: Long-Term Psychiatric Disorders in Adults

The long-term follow-up by the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, does, however, show some encouraging results.The study was initiated in 1985. A…

Corporate News

Siemens Boosts Energy Efficiency in U.S. Blast Furnace Plants

The total order value of these projects is approx. 12 million U.S.-dollars.Hot-blast stoves provide hot blast for the blast furnace process. Blast furnace top…

Physics & Astronomy

Argonne Cloud Boosts High Energy Physics Experiments

The integration was achieved by leveraging two mechanisms: the Nimbus Context Broker, developed by computer scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's…

Studies and Analyses

Wild Bees: The Key to Effective Pollination Solutions

Over the past few years, honey bee keepers have experienced problems due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has hurt honey bee populations, causing some…

Life & Chemistry

Zebrafish Gene Mutation Reveals Insights on Human Blindness

Among zebrafish, the eyes have it. Inside them is a mosaic of light-sensitive cells whose structure and functions are nearly identical to those of humans….

Earth Sciences

Deep-Sea Rocks Reveal Evidence of Early Oxygen on Earth

This jasper or hematite-rich chert formed in ways similar to the way this rock forms around hydrothermal vents in the deep oceans today. “Many people have…

Event News

Join The EMBO Meeting 2009: Innovate in Life Sciences

More than 120 researchers will speak at The EMBO Meeting 2009 – the first annual life sciences conference to be organized by the European Molecular Biology…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Ice Storms Devastate Pecan Orchards: Impacts and Insights

Ice storms and other severe weather can have devastating impacts on agricultural crops, including perennial tree crops. Major ice storms occur at least once a…

Life & Chemistry

Mussel Poisoning Cause Uncovered: Azaspiracid Toxin Explained

The azaspiracid toxin group can cause severe poisoning in human consumers of mussels after being enriched in the shellfish tissues. The scientific periodical…

Environmental Conservation

Palm Oil Development: A Threat to the Amazon Rainforest?

It could easily become a threat to the Amazon rainforest because of a proposed change in Brazil's legislation, new infrastructure and the influence of foreign…

Studies and Analyses

Codeine Use Linked to Accident Risk: New Study Insights

However, sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone does not carry an increased risk, according to a newly published study from the Norwegian Institute of…

Physics & Astronomy

Flow Sensors Inspired by Blind Cavefish Hair Structures

Although members of the fish species Astyanax fasciatus cannot see, they sense their environment and the movement of water around them with gel-covered hairs…

Life & Chemistry

Self-Cleaning Treatment Enhances Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency

Using two different types of chemical etching to create features at both the micron and nanometer size scales, researchers at the Georgia Institute of…

Health & Medicine

Herbal Medicines Show Promise for Gastrointestinal Health

In a study published in Neurogastroenterology and Motility, researchers reviewed data on Japanese herbal medicines and found them to be effective in reducing…

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