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Life & Chemistry

MicroRNA-223: Key Player in Innate Immune Response

Relevance: This is the first microRNA shown to play a crucial role in the innate immune response. Absence of microRNA-223 increased the production,…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s MidSTAR-1: Key Innovations in Aerospace Technology

These technologies were collaboratively developed between NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on Eye Melanoma: HSP90 Research Breakthrough

Now, the PhD research project led by Dr. Dana Faingold may open the door for very promising new treatment options for this pathology. Her first article was…

Information Technology

Put Trust in Your Pocket: CSIRO’s Trust Extension Device

Known as a Trust Extension Device (TED), the TED consists of software loaded onto a portable device, such as a USB memory stick or a mobile phone. It is able…

Information Technology

Rice computer chip makes Technology Review's top 10

Rice University's technology for a “gambling” computer chip, which could boost battery life as much as tenfold on cell phones and laptops while slashing…

Information Technology

New Filter Enhances Fiber Optic Data Transmission Efficiency

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have come up with a potentially perfect way to sort and distribute the massive amounts of data…

Studies and Analyses

Next Generation Engineers: Insights from New Study Findings

A new study that examines the number of engineering graduates coming out of our nation’s engineering schools reveals a mixed picture of how prepared each state…

Environmental Conservation

LSU Researchers Question Gulf Fisheries Sustainability Analysis

Louisiana’s coastal fisheries produce approximately 25 percent of the total catch by weight in the lower 48 states (www.americaswetland.com). With such a…

Life & Chemistry

Research uncovers the social dynamics of yellow jackets

Michael Goodisman could be called the Maury Povich of the yellow jacket world. In his laboratory, Goodisman determines the paternity of yellow jackets to study…

Materials Sciences

Novel organic metal hybrids that will revolutionize materials science and chemical engineering

Europe is aiming to capitalise on core strengths in the field and build critical mass by combining the diverse range of skills required within a coherent…

Environmental Conservation

Unveiling the underwater ways of the white shark

Satellite tracking systems and acoustic sensors are giving researchers insights into the behavior and lifestyles of some very elusive animals in the ocean,…

Medical Engineering

Laser light may be able to detect diseases on the breath

A team of scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder,…

Environmental Conservation

Learning from cod collapse to save tuna

Continued mismanagement could force some tuna populations to quickly go the way of cod, a highly threatened fishery that once helped shape economies of whole…

Earth Sciences

Into the abyss: Deep-sixing carbon

At first blush, this might appear like science fiction, but it’s an idea that gets serious attention from Dr. David Keith, one of Canada’s foremost experts on…

Life & Chemistry

MGH study identifies enzyme that protects against intestinal bacterial toxin

A persistent mystery in human medicine is how the lining of the small intestine, through which nutrients are absorbed, also prevents intestinal bacteria and…

Environmental Conservation

UBC scientist invokes future generations to save tuna populations from collapse

“We must act as if future generations of people are alive and negotiating with us now on catch levels,” says Sumaila, who is presenting his findings with UBC…

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