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Physics & Astronomy

New Theory Sheds Light on Galaxy Formation Origins

A new theory as to how galaxies were formed in the Universe billions of years ago has been formulated by Hebrew University of Jerusalem cosmologists. The…

Studies and Analyses

Effective Hiring Practices for Improved Retail Results

It’s easier said than done. The real challenge is using reliable practices to hire the better employees.As resources become tighter, managers in the retail…

Transportation and Logistics

'The Wright Brothers All Over Again': Cross-Disciplinary Cooperation Drives Unmanned Aerial Systems at UND

UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences built its reputation long ago as an innovative pioneer in training the world’s future pilots.With its…

Life & Chemistry

Biotech Firm Develops West Nile Virus Treatment from Goose Antibodies

“Had it not been for UND and the support of that University, we would never be where we are now,” he said.Glynn’s referring to a collaboration between…

Power and Electrical Engineering

SUNRISE Initiative Turns Crop Oils Into Jet Biofuels

The area is affectionately known among “REAC 1” (Research Enterprise and Commercialization) builders and tenants as “Wayne’s World,” a reference to a classic —…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Chicago Firm Advances Solar Innovation With New Prototype

The company is on track to complete a commercial-grade prototype later this year, said Dina Lozofsky, vice president of IP development and strategic alliances…

Physics & Astronomy

Light-Speed Nanotech: Advancing Graphene Applications

Graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon, was discovered in 2004 and is considered a potential heir to copper and silicon as the fundamental building blocks…

Environmental Conservation

New Target Identifies Nutrient Sources in Watershed Research

Graduate student Brian Breaker, with Erik Pollock, Brian Haggard of the Arkansas Water Resources Center and professor Phil Hays of the geosciences department…

Earth Sciences

Antarctica Warming Faster Than Expected: New Research Insights

But new research shows that for the last 50 years, much of Antarctica has been warming at a rate comparable to the rest of the world. In fact, the warming in…

Environmental Conservation

Swedish, Indian Researchers Identify Sources of Soot Pollution

This soot-laden Brown Cloud is affecting South Asian climate as much or more than carbon dioxide and cause premature deaths of 100 000s annually, yet its…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Polysomes: Protein Production in Cells

In order to generate as many proteins as possible at the same time, several ribosomes cluster together to form an “industrial complex” – the polysome – and…

Technology Offerings

Discover Indirubinderivatives: New Antitumor Agents Unveiled

Indirubin is a structurally isomeric compound of Indigo and is, for example, found in plants which are used for treatment of leukemia in traditional chinese…

Physics & Astronomy

Transit Search Discovers HAT-P-11b: A New Super-Neptune

While Neptune has a diameter 3.8 times that of Earth and a mass 17 times Earth's, the new world (named HAT-P-11b) is 4.7 times the size of Earth and has 25…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Tackling Medfly: Solutions for Southern Europe’s Fruit Farmers

Fruit farmers in Southern Europe have been struggling for decades in a losing battle against the Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly, which is one of the…

Health & Medicine

Magnesium Sulphate: A Key to Reducing Cerebral Palsy Risk

The findings of this review – published today on the international research website The Cochrane Library – could help decrease the incidence of this disabling…

Studies and Analyses

Low-Carb Diet Outperforms Low-Cal Diet in Liver Fat Loss

The findings, published in the journal Hepatology, could have implications for treating obesity and related diseases such as diabetes, insulin resistance and…

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