Today's aircraft are in use almost 24 hours a day. Functional reliability and operational safety are achieved by international maintenance standards for each…
The results were astounding: tumour aggressiveness seems to be determined from the very first tumour cells and the biological diversity observed in invasive…
Some of the greatest puzzles involve the interaction between molecules of water and other compounds as they come into proximity. These problems are not purely…
These researchers have analysed for the first time the CO2 level in carbonated semiarid systems. The interest of the work lies in the knowledge of the CO2…
LIREC aims to create a new generation of interactive, emotionally intelligent, companion technology, that is capable of long-term engagement with humans – in…
Psychologist Glen Spielmans of Metropolitan State University, St Paul, Minnesota, and colleagues analysed adverts aimed at medical professionals in four…
With a budget of 1.6 billion euros, the project is one of the largest combined research programmes in Europe. In six research areas technologies will be…
The researchers believe the discovery could theoretically help remotely monitor medical patients, evaluate athletic performance, diagnose disease and remotely…
Macroscopic objects follow the laws of classical physics, microscopic objects obey the laws of quantum mechanics. This is for sure. But at what point does a…
Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain. This is shown by a study of…
By using a popcorn-ball design — tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres — researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate…
New geological evidence indicates the Grand Canyon may be so old that dinosaurs once lumbered along its rim, according to a study by researchers from the…
In a pair of recent papers, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators provide a potential mechanism by which HDAC inhibitors specifically damage cancer…
The system, which relies on existing coastal Doppler radars, provides details on hurricane winds and central pressure every six minutes, indicating whether a…
They have found that phytochemical-rich foods, such as blueberries, are effective at reversing age-related deficits in memory, according to a study soon to be…
Using data from thousands of species of lemurs, frogs, geckos, butterflies, ants, and plants, scientists from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation…