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Life & Chemistry

Measuring Chilli Sauce Heat with Nanotubes: A New Technique

Richard Compton and his team at Oxford University, UK, have developed a sensitive technique to measure the levels of capsaicinoids, the substances that make…

Event News

Marine Board's 1st Forum to discuss Marine Data Challenges

On the 15th of May, the Marine Board brings together representatives of major European marine organizations and projects to discuss the importance of marine…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Catalyst Boosts Fuel Efficiency at University of Basque Country

Over the past decades climate change and its consequences for life on our planet have given rise to a growing scientific interest in the development of…

Event News

ESA Seeks New European Astronauts for Space Missions

European astronauts are already working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), starting operations on the Columbus laboratory and benefiting from the…

Environmental Conservation

Wealthy Nations’ Indifference to Climate Change Concerns

Norway is one of the world’s richest countries – and the fifth worst in Europe for CO2 emissions in relation to its population. At the same time, Norwegians…

Physics & Astronomy

New Method for Simulating Supersonic Turbulence in Astrophysics

Turbulence is worth studying, because of the fundamental role that it plays in astrophysics. Turbulence is frequently modelled by Large Eddy Simulations (LES),…

Life & Chemistry

Cells Communicate to Activate Division Machinery: Key Insights

The signaling pathways involved in this process are also conserved in humans, and when altered in diverse tissues give rise to the appearance of different…

Corporate News

Efficient By-Product Extraction at Turkish Steel Plant

A project comprising the expansion and modernization of a coke-oven by-product plant, which Siemens Metals Technologies implemented for the Turkish steel…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Impact of Arable Land on Global Air Quality Revealed

Fallow agricultural land and steppe-formation processes are evidently capable of having a much greater effect on global air quality than was previously assumed.

Information Technology

GridTalk Enhances European Grid Computing Communication

In addition to a new mission dedicated to deciphering grid policy, GridTalk will contribute to the growth of rapidly expanding online newsletter International…

Life & Chemistry

Lab in a Drop: Transforming Chip-Based Diagnostics

Analysis and diagnosis in a chip format are coming of age, but their practical application has been limited because until now, the sample usually had to be…

Environmental Conservation

ESA Advances Ocean Carbon Cycle Research Through Phytoplankton Insights

The colour of oceanic seawater depends largely on the number of microscopic phytoplankton, marine plants that live in the well-lit surface layer. Just like…

Social Sciences

‘Deaf by God’ tried in Old Bailey records

The study, published in the latest issue of the journal Sign Language Studies, charts the history of signing and interpreting in court proceedings pulled from…

Life & Chemistry

Podospora Anserina Genome Unlocks Complex Carbon Breakdown

The study also shows that the Podospora genome contains a large, highly specialised set of genes potentially involved in the breakdown of complex carbon…

Environmental Conservation

Exploring Plant-Pollinator Relationships: New Insights Revealed

As well as helping explain the evolution of such intimate relationships between plants and pollinators, the study – one of the first of its kind and published…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Colon Cancer Development Mechanism

Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in Western countries: both men and women face a lifetime risk of nearly 6% for the development of invasive…

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