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Interdisciplinary Research

Strengthening Social Capital: Insights from SoCa Collaboration

The programme also elucidated and strengthened the concept of social capital and established an interdisciplinary research approach in the field. This is the…

Awards Funding

Prizewinning Mathematicians Honored With Von Kaven Award

Two outstanding young researchers have been selected to receive the von Kaven Prize in mathematics from the von Kaven Foundation, which is administered by the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Exploring Crop Genetic Resources in Global Farming Practices

It is also essential for the millions of people worldwide who depend on traditional small-scale farming for their livelihoods. As such, plant genetic diversity…

Materials Sciences

Innovative concentrated photovoltaic module has housing made of strong, robust DuPont™ Rynite® PET

The material was selected due to its exceptionally low warpage, high stiffness and excellent electrical insulating properties. One of the first commercial…

Health & Medicine

New Nanotech Paints for Hospitals Target Superbugs

The new paints contain tiny particles of titanium dioxide, which is the dazzling white compound often used as a brightener in commercial paints. It will also…

Health & Medicine

Bacteria's sticky glue is clue to vaccine

Around one third of all people and many animals carry Staphylococcus aureus, which simply lives on most of us as a biofilm fairly harmlessly. Occasionally it…

Health & Medicine

Light-Activated Treatments Target MRSA in Surgical Wounds

“We showed that 99% of the potentially dangerous Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in infected wounds can be killed using a green dye that gives off toxic…

Life & Chemistry

Titanium Work Surfaces May Reduce Food Poisoning Risks

In the food industry surfaces must be easy to clean. Wear of food contact surfaces through abrasion, cleaning and impact damage increases the surface roughness.

Life & Chemistry

Last Woolly Mammoths Had North American Roots, Study Finds

“Factories handling raw and processed meat products can become plagued by persistent harmful Listeria monocytogenes bacteria stuck to their work surfaces and…

Environmental Conservation

Oil-Eating Microbes Reveal Insights Into Ancient Energy Sources

These microbes can change the composition of oil and natural gas and can even control the release of some greenhouse gases. Understanding the role of microbes…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Oil Seed Rape: A Green Solution for Toxic Soil Cleanup

Using plants to help clean up heavily polluted soils has been successfully tested for many years and shown to be a cheap and environmentally friendly way to…

Life & Chemistry

Safe Shellfish Assurance: Innovations for Restaurant Diners

The Asian diet traditionally includes lots of raw fish and shellfish, and diners and restaurateurs are aware of the risks of food poisoning posed by…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Bacteria in Food Processing Surfaces

Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University have discovered that standard ultraviolet (UV) light and detection techniques may not show up the minute…

Event News

Solutions for tomorrow´s mobility – International Symposium „Networks for Mobility“

Solutions for our traffic problems and an environmentally friendly mobility can only be found in networks that integrate planning, technical, and socioeconomic…

Studies and Analyses

Credit and Gift Purchases Lead to Higher Spending Habits

These findings appear in the September issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, published by the American Psychological Association.The…

Environmental Conservation

Asian Vulture Recovery: Overcoming Barriers to Survival

Adding wild birds to the captive colonies, located in Pakistan and India, is crucial, but political and logistical barriers are hampering efforts, says lead…

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