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Power and Electrical Engineering

Solar Impulse: European Commission’s New Symbol for Innovation

The Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for Transport, Mr Jacques Barrot, publicly announced the European Commission’s patronage of…

Trade Fair News

DuPont Fusabond® N525 Enhances HFFR Cable Performance

Making its debut at Wire 2008, Fusabond® N525 is the latest offering for the HFFR compound market. “Poor flexibility is a common drawback with HFFR cables. By…

Event News

Airport IT Innovations Spotlighted at Berlin Conference

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, airport operators have invested substantial amounts on development, but the multi-billion-euros investments primarily flow…

Physics & Astronomy

New Rocky Planet Discovered in Leo Constellation by CSIC Team

The team of astronomers from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) working with Dr Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, a visiting astrophysicist at UCL, made the discovery…

Interdisciplinary Research

Infrared Remote Sensing: Measuring Flame Temperatures Efficiently

In airplane engines or in some industrial combustion chambers, combustion reactions take place in extreme conditions of heat and pressure, making these…

Environmental Conservation

Flying off course – Why migratory birds from Asia land in Europe

The scientists assessed several thousand reports of Asian birds from the leaf-warbler and thrush families that had strayed to Europe. They discovered that the…

Environmental Conservation

IPCC’s work vital to world peace, reinforces need to improve weather and climate observations

Prof. Hong Yan praised the IPCC’s latest body of work on the impacts of climate change on water, saying it reinforced the need for countries, particularly in…

Social Sciences

Rise In Institutionalised Children Linked To ‘Madonna-Style’ Adoption

Researchers found that EU countries with the highest rates of children living in institutions also had high proportions of international adoptions. This did…

Health & Medicine

Kidney Cancer Deaths Decline in Europe: Country Variations Revealed

The review is based on official death records collated by the World Health Organization from 1984 to 2004.Male deaths from kidney cancer showed an overall…

Life & Chemistry

Diaphanous Gene: Key Regulator in Embryo Formation Unveiled

A gene called Diaphanous (or Dia) has just been uncovered as a major regulator during embryo formation. The research now published in the journal Development…

Studies and Analyses

Back Pain Linked to Genetics: Insights from Twin Spine Study

The findings of the Twin Spine Study, an ongoing research program started in 1991, have led to a dramatic paradigm shift in the way disc degeneration is…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals 16-Year Survival of Parkinson’s Neuron Transplants

These are the main findings of a study on grafting of new neurons to the brain in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The study, headed by a team of researchers…

Transportation and Logistics

Exploring Driver Psychology: Insights from Swansea University

This is one of the findings of Gabrielle Jerzembek, of the Department of Psychology and the School of Medicine at Swansea University and Dr Gerhard Manogg of…

Science Education

New Study Aims to Enhance Type 1 Diabetes Care in Wales

The research award, which has been made by the Welsh Assembly Government’s Welsh Office for Research and Development for Health and Social Care, will fund a…

Physics & Astronomy

Discover Mobile Terahertz Devices: Unlocking New Possibilities

Everybody knows microwaves – but what are terahertz waves? These higher-frequency waves are a real jack-of-all-trades. They can help to detect explosives or…

Machine Engineering

Precision Cuts Unveil True Value of Sparkling Jewels

Not until they are given the right cut do precious stones reveal their true value. And they only fetch the highest prices if the facets are even and exact….

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