Their survival might explain why tumors frequently recur or spread after treatment. Increasingly, researchers view the challenge of getting rid of these bad…
The journal Science has published a paper today that is the most comprehensive review to date of the effects rising ocean temperatures are having on the…
Swapping data between media like this would allow information to be captured and retained for very brief intervals. Data could be stored within pockets of…
THE SITUATION: The largest living structures on Earth and the millions of livelihoods which depend upon them are at risk, the most definitive review yet of the…
This may seem a trifling matter at first, but understanding the deposition of mud could significantly impact a number of public and private endeavors, from…
Without these critical molecules — known as TAM receptor tyrosine kinases — patrolling immune cells on the look-out for danger would never cease activating the…
New observations by NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicate the rings of Saturn, once thought to have formed during the age of the dinosaurs, instead may have been…
The material, described in the journal Advanced Materials, forms a new class of shape-memory polymers, which are materials that can be stretched to a new shape…
Scientists believe ultracold polar molecules will allow them to create exotic artificial crystals and stable quantum computers.”The neat thing about this…
Sweden has an excellent record in the medtech field: Gambro, Getinge and Elekta are prime examples of thriving companies that have been built up around Swedish…
Research into the behaviour patterns of sticklebacks highlights the fact they use prawns to determine the best place to be. Prawns, it seems however, don’t…
Whenever things are going well for a company or public institution, it is usually the chief executive or the general manager who enjoys the limelight. However…
China has the biggest cement industry in the world, but most of its production is based on outdated technology, and since its plants are coal-fired, emissions…
Dr. Michiel Willemse is leading the team developing the inkjet printing machine at TNO. He says, “The process is unique in its capability to print highly…
The RAS does however welcome the announcement by the Secretary of State at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, that he is…
The research activities of the CIEMAT are intimately related to the experimental program at the CERN (The European laboratory for Nuclear Research at Geneva in…