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Life & Chemistry

New Method Reveals Molecule Breakdown in Catalyzed Reactions

Rice University scientists on the hunt for a better way to clean up the stubborn pollutant TCE have created a method that lets them watch molecules break down…

Business and Finance

K-State economist's research on low-income homeowners

Programs that help low-income and minority individuals and families purchase a home may be doing more harm than good, according to a Kansas State University…

Studies and Analyses

Email Response Patterns: Rational vs. Random Choices Explained

But how do people respond to those e-mails? Do they act rationally, responding to the most important first, making sure the process is efficient? Or do they…

Life & Chemistry

Polymers “battered” with nanoparticles could create self healing paints and clever packaging

The final result provides a highly versatile material that can be used to create a range of high performance materials such as: self healing paints, and clever…

Earth Sciences

Europe Cores in EUROCORES – Ocean Drilling in EuroMARC

The European Science Foundation's (ESF) European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) programme EuroMARC is an essential tool to boost European leadership in the…

Information Technology

New Computerized Agent Simulator Enhances Disaster Management

A team of computer scientists led by Professor Nick Jennings at the University's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) has officially released…

Studies and Analyses

Pregnancy Study Links Antidepressants to Heart Anomalies

Although some of the conditions were serious, others were not severe and resolved themselves without the need for medical intervention, according to a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Catalyst and Reactor Tech Boosts Waste to Fuel Efficiency

With the acquisition of Velocys Inc., a designer and developer of microchannel process technology, catalyst developer Oxford Catalysts, has taken a big step…

Business and Finance

Effective Strategies for Negotiating with Chinese Partners

During the last years, the Chinese economy has gone through a rapid development with an impressive growth rate and increase in international trade. Norwegian…

Life & Chemistry

Collapse of helium’s chemical nobility predicted by Polish chemist

Considered to be the smallest, most chemically inert and least polarizable of the 117 known chemical elements, helium has been challenging chemists for…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Clues in the Southern Ocean – Ocean currents surprisingly resistant to intensifying winds

Vertical motions associated with this current have been responsible for transporting a substantial fraction of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions from…

Communications Media

“Huge Opportunities” For Newspapers In Web Video

The research, 'Convergence Calls: Multimedia Storytelling at British News Websites', also found that: • Online news publishers should embed video at the page…

Science Education

New PhD Program in Nanostructured Bioactive Materials

A new International PhD program – supported by the Polish Foundation of Science – is offered by the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw.The program…

Information Technology

What’s going on in the head of a computer

A research team led by Dr Alan Drew (University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Queen Mary, London) and Dr Elvezio Morenzoni (Paul Scherrer Institute – PSI,…

Health & Medicine

Scientists Identify 21st Century Plague in Brown Rats

Research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology suggests that brown rats, the biggest and most common rats in Europe, may now…

Health & Medicine

Helicobacter Pylori: The Stomach Ulcer Bug Behind Bad Breath

The mouth is home to over 600 different species of bacteria, some of which can cause disease. Helicobacter pylori has recently been shown to cause stomach…

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