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Life & Chemistry

Plants’ Light Perception: New Insights from German Research

Scientists from the Dept. of Plant Physiology in Giessen and the Dept. of Structural Biology in Marburg have made an important step towards understanding how…

Awards Funding

DuPont marks 70 years of Teflon® with call for entries to 2008 Plunkett Awards for sustainability and innovation

In common with previous editions, the 2008 DuPont Plunkett Awards will recognise innovation in products or applications incorporating DuPont fluoropolymers as…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Essential Field Guide for Effective Soil Management

A new book from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) offers professionals an invaluable tool for improved natural resource management. The book, Soil…

Environmental Conservation

Rare Okapi Thrives Amid Poaching Threat in Virunga National Park

The legs belong to an okapi—a rare forest giraffe—which apparently has survived in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, despite over a…

Life & Chemistry

Computational Biochemist Reveals Key Insights on Evolution

Such an understanding eventually could lead to the development of new and more effective antiparasitic drugs.Wei Yang is an assistant professor in FSU’s…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists' Analysis Leads to Discovery of New Particle

The heavy particle is scarce today, but scientists believe it was abundant soon after the Big Bang. “This discovery helps us understand how matter was formed…

Health & Medicine

New Tuberculosis Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials in Germany

It is based on a highly safe vaccine that was introduced in 1921. However, the vaccine has been genetically developed to an extent where it is significantly…

Event News

Boost Biosystems: Empowering Regional SMEs Through Innovation

“The project informed over 200 actors about biosystem potential in various regional events and assisted 45 SMEs in setting up EU FP7 proposals or…

Awards Funding

New national competitions will honour UK's bioscience innovators

The competitions, which will culminate in awards being made at an annual, prestige gala dinner in London, are being organised by the Biotechnology and…

Environmental Conservation

Breaking Barriers for Alternative Fuels in Europe

National and international political agendas have set clear priorities to reduce the use of energy in transport as well as their resulting emissions, and…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Planetary Nebulae: The Beauty of Stellar Death

Only a hot stellar core remains in the form of a white dwarf; the rest of the star is dispersed into the interstellar medium, enriching it with chemically…

Power and Electrical Engineering

ITER Technology Achieves Key Milestone in Fusion Innovation

“This is a breakthrough for the fusion community. We have successfully tested and demonstrated a key technology milestone which is integral to the success of…

Studies and Analyses

World's largest-ever study of Near-Death Experiences

The AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation) study is to be launched by the Human Consciousness Project of the University of Southampton – an international…

Life & Chemistry

Maths Improves Mayonnaise Production with Gas Bubble Insights

The subject of ‘gas bubbles in liquids’ has many applications in industry. Examples include separating oil from water in the oil industry, how ink drops behave…

Health & Medicine

Cryopreservation Techniques Aid Women and Endangered Species

The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered animal species by maintaining banks of…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Capture Brightest Explosion in Space History

Astronomers from around the world combined data from ground- and space-based telescopes to paint a detailed portrait of the brightest explosion ever seen. The…

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