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Physics & Astronomy

Gas Emission Sources Around Herbig Ae/Be Stars Unveiled

An international team of astronomers led by E. Tatulli (Grenoble, France) and S. Kraus (Bonn, Germany) [1] used the unique capability of the VLT near-infrared…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanotechnology Enhances Fight Against Superbugs

The researchers, led by Dr Rachel McKendry and Professor Gabriel Aeppli, developed ultra-sensitive probes capable of providing new insight into how antibiotics…

Life & Chemistry

New Hair-Loss Gene Variant Discovered in Human Genome

During their study, the researchers investigated over 500,000 positions in the human genome, and found a gene variant which occurs clearly more frequently in…

Life & Chemistry

Starving Cells: How Stress Impacts Longevity and Aging

Cellular damage due to stress is an important factor in ageing processes. It is, thus, amazing that starving, which is a stress factor per se, decelerates…

Business and Finance

How Pricing Experts Shape Business Strategies Effectively

Business analyst Niklas Hallberg of Lund University in Sweden shows that individual associates, price experts, are a strong factor for accurate pricing. If…

Communications Media

Viewers Dislike Negative Campaign Ads, New Research Shows

The findings are based on research conducted by Angelini, in collaboration with Samuel Bradley, assistant professor of advertising at Texas Tech University,…

Physics & Astronomy

Spallation Neutron Source Sends First Neutrons to ‘Big Bang’ Beam Line

The Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam Line (FNPB) has opened its shutter to receive neutrons for the first time. Among the nuclear physics studies planned for…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Insights into Anencephaly: New Study Findings

The study appears in the October issue of the journal of Molecular Endocrinology.In the U.S., 1,000 to 2,000 children are born with anencephaly each year. Most…

Earth Sciences

Wildfires Breach Ozone Standards: NCAR’s California Study

The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), focused on California wildfires in 2007, finding that they repeatedly…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Freshwater Farm Ponds Transformed into Crab Farms

Crab lovers shouldn't worry, researchers say, because the pond-raised crabs look and taste just like their ocean-raised brethren.North Carolina's native blue…

Physics & Astronomy

Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Enhances Directional Gripping Power

Scientists have long been interested in the ability of gecko lizards to scurry up walls and cling to ceilings by their toes. The creatures owe this amazing…

Earth Sciences

Magma Reservoirs Influence Volcanic Eruption Patterns

Their model not only reaches some interesting conclusions, but also allows the researchers to make a prediction as to what the system will do over time.Glen…

Studies and Analyses

Scientists Confirm Second Case of Virgin Birth in Sharks

Lead author Dr. Demian Chapman, shark scientist with the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, Beth Firchau, Curator of Fishes…

Life & Chemistry

A New Explosive – Melt-castable nitrate ester with high explosive energy

A whole series of other nitrate esters have been subsequently put to use as explosives and fuels. A research team led by David E. Chavez at Los Alamos National…

Life & Chemistry

Chemical Genetics: Advancements in Drug Discovery and Life Science

This article reports on what is happening at the forefront of chemical genetics and chemical genomics, which are currently hot topics for both basic and…

Life & Chemistry

Copper Catalyst Recycles CO2 Into Useful Synthetic Chemicals

Versatile reaction could help greenhouse gas become a more useful synthetic chemicalRIKEN chemists have developed a catalyst that should allow carbon dioxide…

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