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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…

Information Technology

Computer Science Undergraduates Surge at Southampton University

This year, ECS welcomes 94 new computer science undergraduates which is 20 per cent higher than last year and its largest intake in five years.According to Dr…

Health & Medicine

Collaborative Solutions for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

SIDS is defined as “the sudden death of an infant under one year of age, which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance…

Health & Medicine

On the road to a new cancer therapy – starving the tumor

VIB scientists connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in collaboration with the Flemish biotech company ThromboGenics, have been studying the…

Life & Chemistry

New Designer Toxins Target Bt-Resistant Insect Pests

Figuring out how Bt toxins punch holes in the cells of an insect's gut was the key to designing the new toxins, according to a Mexico-U.S. research team.Some…

Studies and Analyses

Lewisham’s older population speaks out on urban development

‘Mobilizing Knowledge – Solving the Interaction Gap between Older People, Planners and General Citizens within the Thames Gateway’ is a project organised by…

Environmental Conservation

Black-Spot Map Aims to Protect Amphibians and Reptiles

The research, carried out by professors Juan Manuel Pleguezuelos Gómez and Jesús Caro (University of Granada) and Ricardo Reques (of the company Ornitour), has…

Information Technology

Bridging the Digital Divide: Insights from Dr. Kieron O’Hara

Dr Kieron O' Hara at the University's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) presented a paper entitled Digital Divides and Web Science at the Lisbon…

Physics & Astronomy

Xeus Space Mission Explores Universe’s Origins with New Insights

A University of Leicester astrophysicist is playing a pivotal role in a mission that seeks to study the origins of the universe.Professor Martin Turner of the…

Life & Chemistry

How a stressful life can contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease

According to the results now published, stress induces the production of amyloid beta (Aâ) peptide – the molecule associated with the neural plaques…

Transportation and Logistics

Study Reveals Key Factors in Crash Prevention Strategies

However, a new in-depth on-scene study in Sweden reveals that driver fatigue, slippery roads, and inexperience could be just as important and should be…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Bureaucracy threatens farmers’ green revolution

Biopesticides – Green pest control using natural predators such as insects, fungi and bacteria – are the subject of a conference for scientists and industry…

Physics & Astronomy

Fine-Tuning Lasers to Combat Blood-Borne Diseases

The research, published on Thursday November 1 in the Institute of Physics’ Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, discusses how pulses from an infrared laser…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Info Platform Empowers East African Farmers Today

The development comes as a result of an internet platform, www.infonet-biovision.org, launched today by icipe – African Insect Science for Food and Health and…

Information Technology

Hi-Tech Wizardry Transforms Music at Novars Research Centre

The £2.25 Million Novars Research Centre will also bring composers and traditional musicians into contact with the cutting edge technology. Some of the world’s…

Life & Chemistry

Gamma Interferon: A New Ally Against Fungal Infections

Fungal infections (mycoses) were once seen as exotic diseases, but this is changing rapidly. Although rarely life-threatening in healthy patients, fungal…

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