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Next-Gen Antivirus System Enhances Cloud Security Solutions

Cloud computing refers to applications and services provided seamlessly on the Internet.Traditional antivirus software is installed on millions of individual…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Quantum Chaos: New Insights Into Magnetic Spins

The study demonstrated a fundamental new property – what appears to be chaotic behavior in a quantum system – in the magnetic “spins” within the nuclei or…

Life & Chemistry

"Edible Optics" Could Make Food Safer

Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein Substitutes Cancer Gene in Cell Reprogramming

A drug-like molecule called Wnt can be substituted for the cancer gene c-Myc, one of four genes added to adult cells to reprogram them to an…

Machine Engineering

Advanced Process Control System for Lab Efficiency

This process control system is based on the compact Box PC. It has a space-saving design and is thus especially well suited to experiments in laboratory…

Life & Chemistry

Fuel from Cellulose: A Path to Sustainable Energy Independence

Independence from fossil fuel exporting nations, a reduction in the release of greenhouse gases, conservation of dwindling resources: there are any number of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Scientists Combat Bluetongue Virus With Innovative Midge Traps

By combining ingenious ways to trap and monitor midges with cutting edge computer modelling and weather predictions the IAH team are gaining an understanding…

Life & Chemistry

Sheffield Spin-Out Innovates in Structural Biology for Disease

The research was carried out at the University of Sheffield in laboratories supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)….

Agricultural & Forestry Science

European Commission Forecasts 16% Surge in 2008 Cereals Harvest

This represents an increase of 16% on the 2007 harvest and 9% on the past five years' average production. This forecast, published today by the European…

Life & Chemistry

Explore Historical Microbiology Archives Online Today

To understand where science is heading, we sometimes need to look back to where it began. Now, the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) has made the archive…

Information Technology

Enhancing COMAR Database: A Global Collaboration Update

The database represents a cooperation of 19 national or international institutes and is hosted by the BAM. The database informs about worldwide available…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Potato Innovation: New Method Enhances Phytophthora Resistance

With this method, multiple resistance genes from different species of potatoes can be isolated and possibly used simultaneously. This offers the prospect of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

No evidence to support 'organic is best'

Many people pay more than a third more for organic food in the belief that it has more nutritional content than food grown with pesticides and chemicals. But…

Information Technology

Smart Sensors: Adapting Home and Workplace Environments

Sensors around your home and workplace will respond to workloads, weather and even your mood by adjusting heating, lighting, and sound levels. Diagnostic…

Communications Media

Beyond 3G: Exploring Future Ultra-Fast Mobile Networks

What started out as a luxury item for high-flying executives is now a fashion accessory for teenagers throughout Europe, and increasingly, in the rest of the…

Transportation and Logistics

Commission Decision on ITS Radio Frequency Enhances Vehicle Communication

This will enable vehicles to communicate and interact with each other and with the road infrastructure via one single radio frequency. These so-called…

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