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Physics & Astronomy

Listening to Dark Matter: New Insights from Neutron Signals

Since neutron induced signals are very similar to dark matter induced signals, this new discovery, published today, Thursday, 16 October, in the New Journal of…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Screening Unveils Autism Causes in Medical Genomics

By screening for genetic defects associated with various kinds of cognitive impairment, the approach described in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics…

Studies and Analyses

Improved Vaccine Brings Hope to Polio Eradication in Nigeria

Nigeria is one of only four countries in the world where polio has yet to be eliminated and 82% of global cases so far this year have been in Nigeria. Polio is…

Materials Sciences

Self-Healing Plastic: Innovations with Food Additives

The repair process, in which solvent-filled microcapsules embedded in an epoxy matrix rupture when a crack forms, is a major improvement over the original…

Earth Sciences

UA Scientists Discover Quantum Mechanical 'Hurricanes' Form Spontaneously

The surprising experimental results agree with independent numerical simulations produced by collaborating scientists at the University of Queensland in…

Earth Sciences

HiRISE Camera Uncovers Rare Martian Polar Impact Craters

HiRISE, or the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, headed by Alfred McEwen of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, is based at the UA. New HiRISE images…

Studies and Analyses

Men Face Higher Vision Loss Risk from Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neurological disorder involving too much cerebrospinal fluid pressure, resulting in severe headaches, swelling…

Business and Finance

Four-Day Work Week: Savings Vs. Impact on Productivity

Eric Patton, Ph.D., an assistant professor of management at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, says for the schedule to work, it needs to be…

Physics & Astronomy

NSCL Achieves ISO 9001: Ensuring Quality in Rare Isotope Beams

Known as the ISO 9001 registration, it reflects international consensus on best practices for a range of business activities.”The rare isotope beam quality we…

Studies and Analyses

Link Found Between Pet Food and Baby Formula Contamination

This research points to a possible link between the pet food contamination that occurred in North America in 2007 and the recent adulteration of milk protein…

Physics & Astronomy

VLT and Rossi XTE Uncover Flares of Variable Black Holes

Like the flame from a candle, light coming from the surroundings of a black hole is not constant — it flares, sputters and sparkles. “The rapid flickering of…

Life & Chemistry

Turtle Doves: How Adultery Fuels Survival in Hybrid Offspring

Dutch biologist Paula den Hartog has shown that bastard doves can fend for themselves. Despite having a strange coo, hybrid offspring are still able to defend…

Information Technology

New Program Enhances Speed of Finding Missing Persons

Dutch-sponsored researcher Krisztian Balog has developed a computer program that speeds up the process of finding the right person in an organisation’s…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring The Magellanic Group’s Seven Dwarf Galaxies

The properties of dwarf galaxies have presented many challenges. «Ten years ago, my team at the University of Washington found that our cosmological model…

Health & Medicine

New Model Reduces Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in ICUs

Patients in intensive care units (ICU) are often administered antibiotics against ventilator-associated pneumonia, ‘to be on the safe side’. Dutch researcher…

Health & Medicine

New Heart Failure Therapy Optimizes Hormone Inhibition

Dutch researcher Luc Roumen has optimised compounds that inhibit the production of this hormone and looked at their optimum dosage. The compounds were…

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