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Life & Chemistry

Scientists Decode Genomes of Diverse TB Isolates

An international collaboration led by researchers in the US and South Africa today announced the first genome sequence of an extensively drug resistant (XDR)…

Information Technology

Lund University Game Teaches EU Water Conservation Strategies

The game is part of a collaborative project involving 26 universities within the framework of the EU program Matisse. At Lund University it is directed by the…

Materials Sciences

Researchers Uncover Surface Orbital Roughness in Manganites

As devices shrink, the proportion of surface area grows in comparison to the material's volume. Therefore, it's important to understand the characteristics of…

Studies and Analyses

Uluru Visitors Embrace Cultural Respect Over Climbing

A study in Geographical Research, published by Wiley-Blackwell, finds that both non-Aboriginal visitors and tour operators showed openness to the owners’ – the…

Life & Chemistry

Biosecurity Code of Conduct Unveiled by KNAW

It was drawn up by the Biosecurity Workgroup, which was inaugurated for this purpose by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The code was…

Interdisciplinary Research

COST Approves 25 New Actions for Innovative Research Networks

The 25 new networks approved by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) at its meeting in Vilnius on 15 and 16 November 2007 were the result of the 2nd…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Inactivation in Stem Cells: New Insights for Development

Developmental regulator genes are responsible for the activation of many ESC differentiation-pathways and, as such, they are a fundamental key to understand…

Environmental Conservation

European Commission’s Plan to Boost Energy Innovations

Achieving Europe's 2020 and 2050 targets on greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency will require action on energy efficiency,…

Information Technology

ESA and Inmarsat Launch Alphasat Satellite Partnership

The Alphasat programme is a major cooperation between the public and private sectors. With Alphasat, Inmarsat will be the first commercial customer for the…

Environmental Conservation

New Mathematical Model Predicts Air Quality in Europe

Founded in 1992, the GMSMA has built a complex air quality simulation system that is at the leading edge in meteorology, environmental physics and chemistry….

Earth Sciences

Using Tomography and Radar to Analyze Mining Mud

Added to other techniques in the arsenal of Geochemistry and mineralogy like chemical analysis and X-rays, and with the added advantage of them being cheap,…

Physics & Astronomy

3-D TV in the future made possible by artificial ‘wormholes’ International mathematicians create wormhole construction model

A wormhole is a concept used in the theory of relativity that describes shortcuts between two points running outside ordinary space. The term ‘wormhole’ comes…

Social Sciences

Prize Winning Research Gives Insight Into Children’s Perspective Of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

During his research Dr Asi Sharabi, a former Lieutenant in the Israeli Defence Forces, worked with Israeli children from three different social settings –…

Environmental Conservation

New Research: Using Sandstone to Store Carbon Safely

University of Leeds research shows that porous sandstone, drained of oil by the energy giants, could provide a safe reservoir for carbon dioxide. The study…

Physics & Astronomy

New Radiation Monitoring Device for Earth and Space

A new type of measuring device which can even register several types of radiation simultaneously, comes at the right time here. The physicist Dr. Marlies…

Earth Sciences

25 Years of Polar Research Aboard the Polarstern Vessel

7600 scientist from 36 nations have gained insights into the polar oceans aboard Polarstern, facilitating our current understanding of the earth as a system….

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