The findings, which appear in the March 27 issue of Nature, come as no surprise to Ariel Anbar, one of the authors of the study and an associate professor at…
The researchers report in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (now accessible online) that an increase in climate anomalies like El Nino could…
A deficiency of oxygen and the heavy metal molybdenum in the ancient deep ocean may have delayed the evolution of animal life on Earth by nearly two billion…
Lead researcher Professor Gordon Smith said:”There is an enormous amount of interest in anti-counterfeiting technology for plastic products. We at the…
According to a study in China & World Economy published by Wiley-Blackwell, there are growing concerns over a possible ‘hard-landing’ for the Chinese economy…
Now researchers from UCL publishing their work in the open access journal Neural Development have pinpointed for the first time the left/right differences in…
TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, kills over 2 million people each year. It is estimated that well over 2 million people are…
Parkinson’s disease is a common neurological disorder affecting about 1 million people in the USA. The disorder typically develops in later life resulting in…
Plasmodium falciparum malaria can progress to severe disease and death in a number of hours, so prompt treatment is crucial. As such, rectal artemisinins can…
The end of the silicon chipThe silicon chip, which has supplied several decades’ worth of remarkable increases in computing power and speed, looks unlikely to…
By analyzing the fundamental equations of body weight change, NIH investigators Carson Chow and Kevin Hall find that identical twins with identical lifestyles…
Physicists are also behind the development of Grid technology, now within the framework of the EU project KnowArc, with partners in seven countries. Lund…
Now, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a method for simultaneous structural and chemical characterization of samples at the femtogram…
Researchers have known for years that plants can produce a diverse array of substances as part of their natural response to environmental factors such as…
Language Technology ProductisationResearchers: Alvin W. Yeo, Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, Suhaila Saee, Chiew Kang Leng, Sharin Hazlin, Nurfauza Jali, Fatihah…
This provides an ideal opportunity for infrared heat, which can transfer a great deal of energy in a short time to precisely where it is required. The…