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Physics & Astronomy

Particle Accelerator Could Illuminate Alternate Dimensions

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Berkeley say that the telltale signatures left by a new class of…

Life & Chemistry

ASU Professor Unveils Secrets of Glassy Water Behavior

A less commonly known distinction of water, but one of great interest to physical chemists, is its odd behavior at its transition to the glassy phase. The…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Poxviruses and Immune Evasion Uncovered

Scientists at Saint Louis University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered important new information about a key protein that allows…

Earth Sciences

Rainfall Patterns Show Weekend Calm with Cleaner Air

The link between rainfall and the day of the week is evident in data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, known as TRMM.Midweek storms…

Life & Chemistry

How Serotonin Links to Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Serotonin appears to be one of the major players in mood and a variety of other disorders. But exactly how remains an open question. Imagine walking past a…

Physics & Astronomy

February 2008 Space Science Highlights: RAS PN 08/05 Digest

It has been written to assist the media in planning and researching future stories related to space science and astronomy, particularly those with UK…

Life & Chemistry

TU Delft Launches Bionanoscience Initiative With €10M Investment

It is expected to become one of the key scientific fields of the 21st century. Over the next decade, TU Delft is set to invest 10 million Euro derived from…

Physics & Astronomy

Herschel Space Observatory Launches Spacedust Survey in Orbit

The Herschel Space Observatory, launched by the European Space Agency this Summer, promises to take our knowledge of the far reaches of space to a new level….

Physics & Astronomy

Whale Listening: Innovations in FEM and CT Scanning

Advances in Finite Element Modeling (FEM), Computed tomography (CT) scanning, and computer processing have made it possible to simulate the environment and…

Physics & Astronomy

"Smart" holograms help patients help themselves

The new “smart” holograms, which can detect changes in, for example, blood-glucose levels, should make self-diagnosis much simpler, cheaper and more reliable,…

Communications Media

Next-Generation Hi-Fi: Elevate Your Music Experience Today

With the advent of compressed music files (MP3) and easily accessible internet file exchange and download services, consumers are increasingly turning to…

Environmental Conservation

Earthwatch Unveils Insights on Wetland Wildlife Threats

During the six year research programme, coordinated by Earthwatch scientists Drs. Chris Joyce and Niall Burnside (University of Brighton), and Elle Puurmann…

Environmental Conservation

Scientists Safeguard Europe’s Vital Peat Bogs for Biodiversity

Dubbed the ‘rainforests of Europe’ as they are so diverse in wildlife, peat bogs contain more than 20 per cent of the world’s carbon. However, western Europe…

Social Sciences

Labour Market Insights for People with Disabilities in EU25

The peculiarity of this analysis is that differently from other studies it is performed using the statistics of the employment status of people with…

Communications Media

Enhancing Digital Photos Using Particle Swarm Technology

Malik Braik and Alaa Sheta of the Department of Information Technology, at Al-Balqa Applied University, in Salt, Jordan, working with Aladdin Ayesh in the…

Health & Medicine

Targeting Gut Microbes: A New Frontier in Drug Development

Trillions of bugs known as gut microbes live symbiotically in the human gut. They play a key role in many of the processes that take place inside the body….

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