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European Science Commissioner Attends Global Earth Observation Summit

This Summit will review progress on the implementation of the 10-year plan to create a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), agreed at the GEO…

Life & Chemistry

New Grants Propel Early Researchers at University of Nottingham

A recently recruited scientist to The University of Nottingham has won a remarkable £870,000 of funding through two New Investigator Research schemes that help…

Environmental Conservation

Nitrogen Deposition Drop May Impact Kyoto Goals in Netherlands

Researcher Wieger Wamelink of Wageningen University showed in model calculations that the carbon sequestration for all forests in The Netherlands may drop to…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomaterials From Lactic Acid Transform Medical Applications

Polymeric biomaterials derived from lactic acid have extensive uses in medical applications, especially in the context of biodegradable sutures. They are…

Physics & Astronomy

Holiday Wishes from Hubble: Stunning Spiral Galaxy Image

In the new Hubble image we can also see a smattering of bright pink regions decorating the spiral arms. These are huge, relatively short-lived, clouds of…

Life & Chemistry

How our ancestors were like gorillas – fossils illustrate sex differences in growth and the costs of being a male

“It’s common knowledge that boys mature later than girls, but in humans the difference is actually much less marked than in some other primates. Male gorillas…

Physics & Astronomy

Dark energy – ten years on

This month in Physics World, Eric Linder and Saul Perlmutter, both at the University of California at Berkeley, reveal how little we know about dark energy and…

Environmental Conservation

Forests: Essential for EU’s 2020 Climate Goals

European Union countries likely require an old ally – Mother Nature and her forests – to meet an ambitious post-Kyoto goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions…

Life & Chemistry

Small RNA’s Dual Role in Bacterial Sugar Metabolism

This molecule is one of about 80 known small RNAs common to many bacteria. It got its name for its role in sugar metabolism (SgrS is an acronym for…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Computer Breakthrough: New Insights into Dark Matter

Quantum Computer Breakthrough Chao-Yang Lu, Daniel E. Browne, Tao Yang, and Jian-Wei Pan Physical Review Letters (forthcoming) and B. P. Lanyon, T. J….

Life & Chemistry

New Breakthrough in Crystal Structure Prediction Techniques

He collaborated with researchers Drs. Frank Leusen and John Kendrick from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation (IPI) at the University of Bradford, who…

Physics & Astronomy

NIST announces first observation of 'persistent flow' in a gas

This relatively long-lived flow, a hallmark of a special property known as “superfluidity,” might help bring to the surface some deep physics insights, and…

Earth Sciences

Exploring the Future of Nuclear Waste Storage Solutions

Millions of gallons of hazardous waste resulting from the nation’s nuclear weapons program lie in a remote location in southeastern Washington state called…

Life & Chemistry

Cancer-Resistant Mouse: Breakthrough in Par-4 Gene Research

The researchers discovered that the Par-4 gene kills cancer cells, but not normal cells. There are very few molecules that specifically fight against cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Automated System Quickly Identifies Mass Disaster Victims

“Families waiting to hear news regarding loved ones experience trauma while waiting for the identification process to resolve,” said Eiko Kosuge, D.D.S.,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Smart Storage: Advancing Battery Solutions for Clean Energy

CSIRO and Cleantech Ventures have invested in technology start-up Smart Storage Pty Ltd to develop and commercialise battery-based storage solutions.Director…

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