This could mean increased demand for electricity in the densely-populated state which may increase the risk of power shortages during heat waves, said…
The study, published in the July 11, 2008 issue of PLoS Genetics, highlights the importance of public health efforts to reduce the number of youth who begin…
Using the offered technology, the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of photoacoustic imaging using pulsed laser diodes can be significantly improved compared to…
It requires the brain to align the tactile sensation on the skin with spatial information about our surroundings and our posture. For the first time, a study…
This animation, comprised of images acquired by Envisat’s Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) between 30 May and 9 July 2008, shows the break-up event…
Dr Lee Hooper from the University of East Anglia (UEA) led a group of scientists who analysed 133 studies on the effects of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich food…
Researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have visualized them for the first time,…
The one-armed robot glides slowly to the kitchen table. With its three fingers, it carefully picks up the bottle of apple juice and puts it next to the glasses…
There are more than 450 automated production stations – from body-shell work to assembly – in Daimler’s C-class production plant in Bremen. In order to keep…
Envent Holding Philippines Incorporated announced today the signing of a Geothermal Service Contract for Biliran Island in Leyte, Philippines. Envent is a…
Brush your teeth twice a day! Any child knows these days that regular tooth care is the only way to banish the bacteria that cause caries. Yet sometimes that…
The research, published in the latest edition of the magazine Oecologia (Ecology), has made it possible to determine the relative importance of the area which…
Providing preventive treatment for malaria, given once per term, dramatically reduces rates of malaria infection and anaemia among schoolchildren, and…
Over 800 children completed the questionnaire, once at thirteen years old and then again at sixteen years old. They were asked to rate themselves on whether…
The white blood cells in our body combat foreign intruders, such as viruses and bacteria. However, in leukemia, the formation of white blood cells is…
Previous research as well as anecdotal evidence has tended to focus on the negative aspects of scientists’ media interaction, but today’s survey, based on the…
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