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Architecture & Construction

New i-Bridge Concept Completed in Just Two Weeks

A pilot study of the new bridge concept, the i-bridge, is included in Peter Harryson’s doctoral dissertation in concrete construction at Chalmers. The bridge…

Social Sciences

Impact of Alcohol Advertising on Adolescents: Key Findings

These are the findings of a team of University of Leicester experts who have been investigating the effect of alcohol advertising on young people, which also…

Studies and Analyses

Young Innovators Embrace Mobile Technology at Any Cost

Lynn Lim of the School of Business and Social Science at Roehampton University, London and Mei Wen Chou and T.C. Melewar of the Brunel Business School at…

Studies and Analyses

Teenagers Face Eating Issues, Anxiety Takes a Greater Toll

Thirteen per cent admitted eating problems in either the first or second survey and a further five per cent reported problems in both surveys.Students who had…

Business and Finance

If You Want a Good Reputation: Start building relationships

It seems that everyone wants to measure reputation. Countries, cities, companies, the public sector—you name it, they all want to measure their reputation. The…

Health & Medicine

Kidney Cell Suicide in Diabetes: Study Reveals Key Insights

A research group from the department of medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) has studied the causes and consequences of the cell suicide of…

Information Technology

W3C Launches Forum to Enhance eGovernment and Citizen Engagement

W3C launches a new forum for governments, citizens, researchers, and other stakeholders to investigate how best to use Web technology for good governance and…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Researchers look to cut Europe’s energy bill

And with oil prices soaring and gas supplies dwindling, alarm bells are ringing in Brussels, says Professor Nashwan Dawood, the University of Teesside’s Cecil…

Information Technology

University of Bristol Boosts HPC Access with UK National Grid

Demand for HPC resources at Bristol is booming and by joining the NGS, the university can provide its researchers with a direct route to freely available…

Innovative Products

Superman Bicycle: Enhancing Life for Spinal Injury Patients

Patients who are unable to walk after a spinal injury have a poorer quality of life and a shortened lifespan than their non-paralysed counterparts. Sitting…

Environmental Conservation

UN Conference Spotlights Earth Observation for Biodiversity

In recognition of the importance of biological diversity in sustaining the Earth's population of six billion, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)…

Health & Medicine

EDCTP Approves €80M Funding for HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Research

EDCTP is a partnership of 14 European Member States plus Norway, Switzerland and sub-Saharan countries. The Partnership aims to reduce the global burden of…

Medical Engineering

Enhancing Post-Traumatic Therapy with Innovative Writing Techniques

Penn considers therapy to be a process of social construction: the naming of events by several people, thus creating a reality. A therapeutic conversation is…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Satellite Tool Enhances Agricultural Land Use Monitoring

With the global population continuing to grow at a high pace, it is essential to optimize the use of water resources and to increase agricultural production in…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Harnessing Energy: Electricity from Exhaust Pipes

In an age of dwindling natural resources, energy-saving is the order of the day. However, many technical processes use less than one-third of the energy they…

Automotive Engineering

New Magnetic Sensor Offers Unmatched Precision Without Interference

Sensors accurately register the slightest temperature fluctuations, the tiniest changes to a magnetic field, or barely perceptible air currents. In some cases,…

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