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Medical Engineering

Innovative Infrared Emitters Transform Medical Technology

However, for some time, infrared emitters have been used directly used to heat tissue before liposuction and they help to remove wrinkles. Infrared emitters…

Studies and Analyses

Climate Change Linked to Wars and Population Decline

Climate change may be one of the most significant threats facing humankind. A new study shows that long-term climate change may ultimately lead to wars and…

Materials Sciences

Carbon Nanotubes Enhance Actuator Properties for Micro Machines

Imagine machines smaller than microscopic in size working around us, in us and for us. Imagine them seeking out diseases, cleaning the environment and making…

Materials Sciences

Enhanced Wettability of Carbon Nanotubes Unlocks New Innovations

Carbon nanotubes have long been touted as the wonder material of the future but their wonder properties can also be their downfall. The non reactive nature of…

Materials Sciences

Innovative Material Creates Big Screen TVs and Flexible Electronics

There is nothing new about combining two materials to make a composite material with more desirable properties than the originals. Fibreglass has been a…

Materials Sciences

How to Create Bamboo-Structured Carbon Nanotubes

Nanotechnology is area if science that has recently captured the attention of people all around the world. At the heart of the nanotechnology revolution are…

Materials Sciences

Tiny Carbon Nanotube Wires: The Future of Computer Connectivity

Computers and electronic devices of the future will utilise technologies not currently available. An example of such a technology is the use of carbon…

Studies and Analyses

MoSIx Nanowires Set to Replace Carbon Nanotubes in Tech

Carbon nanotubes have long been touted as the wonder material of the future. Applications cited for carbon nanotubes range from super fast computers and ultra…

Life & Chemistry

Antidepressant Mianserin Extends Lifespan in C. Elegans Research

Buck and colleagues Michael Petrascheck and Xiaolan Ye report in the November 22, 2007, issue of the journal Nature, that the antidepressant drug mianserin can…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists unravel plants' natural defenses

Photosynthesis in plants relies upon the efficient collection of sunlight. This process can work even at low levels of sunlight, when plants are in the shade…

Life & Chemistry

Termite Gut Microbes Unlock New Enzymes for Biofuel Innovation

The genomic sequencing and analysis of the termite gut microbes by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), the California Institute of…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Discover White Dwarfs with Carbon Atmospheres

Astronomers have discovered white dwarf stars with pure carbon atmospheres. The discovery could offer a unique view into the hearts of dying stars.These stars…

Life & Chemistry

Salk Scientists Uncover Key Pathway for Nerve Cell Navigation

Newly launched nerve cells in a growing embryo must chart their course to distant destinations, and many of the means they use to navigate have yet to surface….

Physics & Astronomy

Mars Express – 5000 orbits and counting

During its mission to investigate martian mysteries, the orbiter has revolutionised our knowledge of Mars, probing every facet of the Red Planet in…

Earth Sciences

Bear Hunting Shaped Genetics More Than Ice Age Isolation

This is shown by an international research team led from Uppsala University in Sweden in the latest issue of Molecular Ecology. One possible interpretation is…

Social Sciences

The Woman's Place is Still in the Kitchen -Women perform two thirds of all domestic work in the world

Under the auspices of The International Social Survey Program (ISSP) around 18 000 couples from the age of 25 to 65 answered questions on how much time they…

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