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Physics & Astronomy

Space Exploration 3.0: New Era of Missions Begins

Nicolas Peter, a research fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), told the meeting in Vienna that the era of launching space missions to bolster…

Medical Engineering

Advancements in Artificial Organs: A Focus on Medical Tech

Medical technology has become an established high-profile discipline in the University of Bern's Strategy 2012. The importance and excellent international…

Event News

Sunderland Hosts Global Experts for Green Innovation Summit

The University of Sunderland will welcome VIPs and renowned Irish experts from the UK, Ireland the USA, Japan, Australia, Latvia, Malawi, Canada, Italy and…

Materials Sciences

Conductive Plastic: A New Solution to Corrosion Challenges

It poses great problems to our society, making it the subject of investigation for many research groups, which dedicate great efforts to find means to prevent…

Information Technology

University of Kent Spin-Out Finalist in Running the Gauntlet 2007

Organised by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), Running the Gauntlet is an investment competition and education programme for entrepreneurs and…

Health & Medicine

Emotional Intelligence’s Impact on Tobacco and Cannabis Use

The term Emotional Intelligence could be defined as the capacity to perceive, comprehend and regulate one's own emotions and those of others so as to be able…

Physics & Astronomy

Three New Planets Announced by UK's Planet Hunters

These extra-solar planets were seen to pass in front of, or transit, their host star. Studying such planets outside of our Solar System allows scientists to…

Health & Medicine

Obesity and Diabetes – Emerging Major Health Care Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Presently more than 16 million people are living with diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. A staggering number which is expected to rise to almost 43…

Materials Sciences

Thin films – November issue of Materials World magazine

This month’s issue focuses on thin films, and includes:•Functional films – A deposition technique developed by the Department of Materials at Imperial College…

Environmental Conservation

First-Ever Data Reveals Yangtze River Water Quality Insights

Hundreds of water and sediment samples collected at the end of 2006 have now been analysed by Eawag. The results are remarkable: although pollutant loads are…

Health & Medicine

Treat Rare Lung Disease to Reduce Stroke Risk, Experts Say

The research, published online in the journal Thorax, suggests that all patients with abnormal blood vessels in their lungs known as pulmonary arteriovenous…

Event News

Future of European Polar Research: Enhancing Coordination

'The Future of European Polar Research – Towards an enhanced coordination framework of programmes and infrastructures in the European Research Area'The…

Studies and Analyses

Novel Gene Alterations Discovered in Lung Cancer Study

An international team of scientists, supported in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…

Corporate News

Mindjet Integrates MindManager Pro 7 with NotesLinker Solution

Mindjet, a leading supplier of software solutions for information visualisation and management, and Spirit Education, a supplier of workplace and task-based IT…

Life & Chemistry

Hacking Immune System PIN Codes: New Method Revealed

Danish researchers have now developed a method, which can help expose a complicated but crucial part of the immune system's defence mechanisms. This method can…

Environmental Conservation

Green Roofs: Boost Energy Savings and Control Stormwater

An article in the November 2007 issue of BioScience describes the history and summarizes the benefits and challenges of green roofs—roofs with a vegetated…

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