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Studies and Analyses

Tropical winter habitat drives natal dispersal of young migratory birds

By studying American redstarts, National Zoo scientists have shed light on the phenomenon that has important implications for rates of genetic differentiation….

Physics & Astronomy

Very Large Array Retooling for 21st-Century Science

The National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope now has half of its giant, 230-ton dish antennas converted to use new,…

Studies and Analyses

New Math Model Predicts Drug-Resistant HIV Surge in SF

A mathematical model shows that a new wave of drug-resistant HIV is rising among among men in San Francisco who have sex with men and that this trend will…

Health & Medicine

Improved Prognosis Models for Leukemia Patients Unveiled

A research team directed by Professor Göran Roos at the Department of Medical Bioscience, Pathology, is behind the study, which is now being published in the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agro.Connectrlp Launches Network for Smart Farming Solutions

The solution presented enables a farmer to create contract documents and transmit them to service providers and contract partners using the Internet….

Environmental Conservation

Clean Water Innovation Through Nanotechnology Advances

Peter Majewski and Chiu Ping Chan of the Ian Wark Research Institute, at the University of South Australia, explain that the availability of drinking quality…

Health & Medicine

University Researcher Unveils New Anti-Depressant Compounds

All told, the chemist of the School of Sciences synthesized 51 compounds whose biological characteristics were evaluated by two of the most prestigious groups…

Health & Medicine

New Thyroid Hormone Discovery Could Aid Pregnancy Health

Children born with thyroid hormone deficiencies (hypothyreosis) are in danger of mental and locomotor underdevelopment if they remain untreated. However,…

Life & Chemistry

First Chikungunya Animal Model Reveals Infection Insights

Using this mouse model, scientists of the Institut Pasteur and INSERM determined which tissues and cells are infected by the virus in both the mild and severe…

Information Technology

Next-Gen E-Learning: Promising Software Platforms Revealed

Recent trials of two new software platforms based on this new approach show substantial promise in overcoming one of the biggest problems that has dogged…

Awards Funding

Turing Award Honors Pioneers of Model Checking Innovation

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Joseph Sifakis, Edmund Clarke and Allen Emerson winners of its A.M. Turing Award 2007 for their…

Information Technology

Keep in touch … with ICT

There are any number of ways to keep track of developments in European ICT research, ranging from personal contacts through to the mass media. Somewhere in…

Life & Chemistry

‘Invisible’ bacteria dupe the human immune system

It is an ‘invisibility cloak’ which means that bacteria like Haemophilus influenzae, a common cause of ear infections in children, can move about the body…

Information Technology

Expanding Broadband Access: Bridging Europe’s Digital Divide

A champion technology needs a noble cause. In this case, the cause is better access for all Europeans to the benefits that ‘always-on’ fast internet can bring….

Science Education

An assessment system demonstrates the learning capacity and cognitive abilities of children with Down’s syndrome

This system makes it possible to assess abilities, attitudes and learning capacities of pre-school children when fulfilling different tasks. This project,…

Physics & Astronomy

February's red Moon: lunar eclipse on 21 February

Early that morning (the evening of the 20 February for observers in North and South America) will be this year’s first and only total eclipse of the Moon and…

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