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Environmental Conservation

Elevated CO2 Alters Soil Microbe Diversity for Better Growth

These changes could increase the availability of essential soil nutrients, thereby supporting increased plant growth and the plants' ability to “lock up,” or…

Transportation and Logistics

Mathematicians Unravel Traffic Jam Mysteries

Many traffic jams leave drivers baffled as they finally reach the end of a tail-back to find no visible cause for their delay. Now, a team of mathematicians…

Life & Chemistry

Fragile X Syndrome Corrected in Mice: A Promising Breakthrough

They said their achievement offers the potential for treatment of the disorder, the most common form of inherited mental retardation and a leading identified…

Studies and Analyses

Walking and Moderate Exercise Linked to Dementia Prevention

The four-year study involved 749 men and women in Italy who were over age 65 and did not have memory problems at the beginning of the study. Researchers…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones

The new version, developed through research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, produces 10 times the amount of…

Physics & Astronomy

2-D Invisibility Cloak Developed by Maryland Researchers

A research team at Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering comprised of Professor Christopher Davis, Research Scientist Igor Smolyaninov, and graduate…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Princeton Engineers Unveil Carbon-Based Electronics Breakthrough

Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, Princeton engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces,…

Physics & Astronomy

Deep Impact extended mission heads for comet<br>Hartley 2

The EPOXI mission is actually two new missions in one. During the first six months of the journey to Hartley 2, the Extrasolar Planet Observations and…

Health & Medicine

Researchers Train Immune System to Target Cancer Cells

An international team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body’s own cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that…

Studies and Analyses

Yale Launches Groundbreaking VIRGO Study on Young Women’s Heart Health

“This is the first study to focus on this high risk—and highly unstudied—group.” said Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Judith Lichtman,…

Health & Medicine

Simple Strategy Could Cut Deadly XDR TB Infections in Half

Dubbed “Ebola With Wings” for its ability to spread and kill rapidly, XDR TB has been reported in 37 countries and has been identified in all regions of the…

Health & Medicine

Mental Health Impact on Amputation Risk in Diabetic Veterans

“Our findings suggest that foot care programs need to assess individuals for mental health functioning as a risk factor and to develop appropriate…

Environmental Conservation

REACH regulation – a challenge and an opportunity for the chemical industry

In Energy & Enviro Finland, issue 19 December 2007, the Finnish REACH experts present their views how to respond to the challenges and to turn them into…

Physics & Astronomy

2009: Celebrating 400 Years of Astronomy Innovation

The year 2009 is chosen to commemorate the 400 years since renowned scientist Galileo Galilei pointed a telescope towards the sky. This led him to discover,…

Science Education

Uppsala University Joins Major European Growth Initiative

“It´s fantastic to get this opportunity”, beams Håkan Engqvist at UU Innovation, who will be coordinating the project.The pilot projects can provide useful…

Health & Medicine

If you don&#039;t want to fall ill this Christmas, then share a festive kiss but don&#039;t shake hands

We've all heard people say 'I won't kiss you, I've got a cold'. But a report just published warns that we may be far more at risk of passing on an infection by…

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