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Environmental Conservation

The removal of the “super-polluters” will reduce pollution from nanoparticles by 25%

“Usually you can see the ‘super-polluters’ simply just by looking; particularly when they accelerate or climb a hill and a cloud of smoke comes out of the…

Earth Sciences

Spanish Mathematicians Develop Model for Tsunami Prediction

“The model we have developed can be used to predict tsunamis that form following the sudden fall of sediments near the coast”, Enrique D. Fernández Nieto…

Information Technology

Silver Surfers: Bridging the Digital Divide for All Ages

In the wake of a Government announcement last month that plans to tackle the digital divide among young families by providing parents on low income with…

Health & Medicine

New Prostate Cancer Gene Test Enhances Early Detection

The prostate-cancer-gene-3 (PCA3) test is a new PCa gene-based marker carried out with a urine sample. PCA3 is highly specific to PCa and has shown promising…

Environmental Conservation

Understanding Water Footprint for Sustainable Resource Use

The ‘water footprint’, developed by UT Professor Arjen Hoekstra, gives a detailed insight into the water consumption of individuals, companies and countries….

Health & Medicine

Explore Innovative Approaches to Weight Loss at University Event

In a talk entitled: The Great Weight Debate which will take place on Tuesday 21 October at 8.15pm at the University's Health and Human Sciences Research…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals Protein’s Role in Cell Entry Mechanism

The scientists behind the new study have visualised the structure of a protein called Microbacterium hydantoin permease, or 'Mhp1', which lives in the oily…

Life & Chemistry

Global Researchers Launch International Human Microbiome Consortium

Scientists from around the globe, meeting today in Heidelberg, Germany, announced the formation of the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC), an…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Ancient Egyptian Astronomy: Insights from Jiro Kondo

Jiro KondoProfessor at Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Waseda University Director of Institute of Egyptology, Waseda UniversityGeneralThe…

Business and Finance

New-Generation Shopping Malls: The Future in Japan?

“Lifestyle centers” originated in United States. Will a new-generation shopping mall become established in Japan?Tomoo Noguchi,Professor, School of Social…

Life & Chemistry

Genes hold secret to survival of Antarctic 'antifreeze fish'

The study, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to search the genome of an Antarctic notothenioid fish for clues to its…

Studies and Analyses

High-School Social Skills: Key to Better Earnings After 10 Years

The study's findings challenge the idea that racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic gaps in educational attainment and earnings can be narrowed solely by…

Earth Sciences

Mystery of Antarctica’s Alps-Size Mountain Range Unveiled

Researchers from Penn State and Washington University in St. Louis will contribute to the fieldwork by using seismic recordings of earthquakes to create images…

Environmental Conservation

Global warming threatens Australia's iconic kangaroos

As concerns about the effects of global warming continue to mount, a new study published in the December issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology finds…

Health & Medicine

Governments Urged to Combat Pneumococcal Disease in Children

These child deaths are a largely preventable tragedy. A vaccine against pneumococcal disease exists and is being used in the UK. The impact of this vaccine has…

Studies and Analyses

Sensitive Laser Instrument Aims to Uncover Life on Mars

INL's instrument blasts off tiny bits of mineral and looks for chemical signatures of molecules commonly found in cells. While other methods require extensive…

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