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Physics & Astronomy

Space Sentinels: new ‘tools’ in space to improve European environment and security policies

This will be provided in two stages: €419 million for Segment 1 and €205 million for Segment 2 of the GSC programme. Segment 2 will be submitted for…

Social Sciences

How Work-Life Balance Impacts Children’s Development

The work life regulates grown-ups' time in many ways, but we seldom hear how it affects their children. Brita Bungum of SINTEF Technology and Society recently…

Information Technology

Humanoid Robot Set to Develop Language at Hertfordshire University

Professor Chrystopher Nehaniv and Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Computer Science are working with an…

Science Education

University of Kent Boosts UK Biometric Training Consortium

The Department of Electronics at the University of Kent is acknowledged to be a world expert in biometrics and is currently working with leading industrial…

Health & Medicine

First Spanish Renal Bank Launches to Address Kidney Health

According to data from the Red de Investigación Renal (renal investigation network), over four million Spaniards suffer from some type of chronic renal…

Science Education

Team-Based E-Learning: Transforming Collaborative Learning

Whatever your favoured learning style, the listening and watching eventually comes to an end and it is time to “do”. Project work is one of the best ways to…

Physics & Astronomy

Engineering the world’s fastest swimsuit

Dr Herve Morvan, a lecturer in fluid mechanics in the School of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, is working as an advisor to the AQUALAB,…

Environmental Conservation

Hungry Sharks Walk for Food: New Study Insights Revealed

The results of the international study, published in the journal Nature today, shows that the animals’ behaviour seems to have evolved as a general ‘rule’ to…

Health & Medicine

Maternal Love: How a Mother’s Brain Responds to Her Infant

In humans, we are aware that the distinctive ability of mothers to recognize and respond to the smiles and cries of their babies plays an important role in the…

Environmental Conservation

Finland’s Path to a Sustainable Cleantech Future

In the energy sector, these factors, are pushing clean technology markets of biomass, biofuels, solar, wind and fuel cells in the extent that cleantech is seen…

Business and Finance

Stock exchange for ‘grid’ computing?

As you read this, millions of computers all over the world are sleeping peacefully after a busy day at work. Computing power is going to waste simply because…

Health & Medicine

New Link Between MEGF10 Gene and Schizophrenia Discovered

A prior genetic mapping study indicated that a particular gene, multiple epidermal growth factor-like domains 10 or MEGF10, may be associated with…

Studies and Analyses

Life Sciences: North West’s Largest Employer Revealed

The Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) study, called The Changing Professions in the North West of England, reveals the life sciences industries employed…

Studies and Analyses

Antipsychotic Treatment Options for Adolescents with Schizophrenia

“Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved the use of aripiprazole and risperidone for adolescents with schizophrenia, few…

Physics & Astronomy

Magnetic Atoms of Gold, Silver, and Copper Unveiled

According to the research, in which researchers from the UPV/EHU as well as teams from Australia and Japan have taken part, the magnetism appears reduce the…

Studies and Analyses

Young Scottish Men See 40% Drop in Suicide Rates

Dr Cameron Stark led the research team from the Department of Public Health, NHS Highland. The research team based the analysis on routinely collected…

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