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Life & Chemistry

Chemical Engineers discover silver-lined solution <br>to E. Coli

The team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich have discovered that coating the film with a mix of silver and calcium phosphate nano-particles…

Studies and Analyses

School and diabetes – more understanding needed

The study, ‘Young people with type 1 diabetes: the influence of the school environment on self-care’ was carried out by clinical psychologist and D Clin Psych…

Earth Sciences

X-Rays and Diamonds Unlock Earth’s Inner Secrets

A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, working alongside colleagues at the STFC Daresbury Laboratory, have gained a deeper insight into how…

Earth Sciences

Hurricanes and Climate Change: New Insights from Research

In a study published in the July 2008 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Drs. David S. Nolan and Eric D. Rappin from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Alternative Energy Advances: WPI Unveils Heat-Soaking Innovation

Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has found a way to use that heat-soaking property for an alternative energy source. Through…

Environmental Conservation

Southern Ocean Seals Gather Key Climate Data Insights

According to a paper published today by a team of French, Australian, US and British scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…

Interdisciplinary Research

Robot With Biological Brain: New Insights Into Memory Storage

This cutting edge research is the first step to examine how memories manifest themselves in the brain, and how a brain stores specific pieces of data. The key…

Life & Chemistry

Sound Enhances Visual Perception in Monkeys: New Study Insights

A new study published in the online open access journal BMC Neuroscience, shows that, in monkeys, the region involved in hearing can directly improve…

Studies and Analyses

If a street tree falls… what does it take to make sound policy?

A paper written by an Indiana University professor and doctoral student, and presented at two international conferences, argues that thinking of street trees…

Health & Medicine

Childhood Dairy Intake Linked to Stronger Adolescent Bones

A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics investigates the effect of childhood dairy intake on adolescent bone health.Dr. Lynn Moore and…

Life & Chemistry

Why Chili Peppers Are Hot: New Research Insights

A plant creates fruit in order to entice animals to eat and disperse its seeds, so it doesn't make sense for that fruit to be painfully hot, said University of…

Life & Chemistry

Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Found in 1 in 200 Infants

Clinical analysis of blood samples from almost 3,000 infants born in north Cumbria, England, showed that at least 1 in 200 individuals in the general public…

Life & Chemistry

Natural Booster Kit Enhances Microalgal Production Quality

Researchers: Fatimah Md Yusoff, M. Shariff, Suhaila Mohamed, Hazel Matias- Peralta and P. KuppanA novel Algal Booster Kit consisting of nutrient-rich…

Machine Engineering

Future Trends Shaping Mechanical Engineering by 2028

According to the ASME report, 2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering, mechanical engineers will need to collaborate with partners worldwide in order to apply…

Materials Sciences

Aluminum Leaders Tackle Sustainability in New Webcast Series

Aluminum’s light weight can be used to make more fuel-efficient vehicles, and its high recycling rate makes it an environmentally appealing choice. But to be…

Environmental Conservation

Antarctic Climate Linked to Tropical Pacific Warming Trends

The findings show the connection of the world's coldest continent to global warming, as well as to periodic events such as El Niño.”As the tropics warm, so too…

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