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Medical Engineering

Year-Round Proton Therapy Launches at PSI with New Cyclotron

A new proton accelerator, a superconducting cyclotron, has been put into operation for patient treatment. The accelerator is used in conjunction with a gantry,…

Information Technology

VoIP Technology Connects Students with Families Effortlessly

The University has installed new facilities which will provide students with cheap telephone calls to families and friends – and in some cases for free – using…

Studies and Analyses

HPV Link to Bladder Cancer: New Research Insights

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is considered the cause of one of the most important sexually transmitted diseases nowadays, and affects both men and women. HPV…

Social Sciences

Exploring Urban Safety: Key Threats and Planning Solutions

“The report highlights the key role urban planning and governance have to play in making our cities safe and secure for generations to come” states Ban…

Physics & Astronomy

World Leaders Must Stay Informed on Climate Change Insights

A new Institute of Physics’ (IOP) report, Climate change prediction: A robust or flawed process?, published today reveals that while there is general consensus…

Physics & Astronomy

Baby Booms and Birth Control: New Insights from Space Observations

Thanks to new observations from Dutch astronomer Mariska Kriek with the Gemini Telescope on Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, it is now known…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Proton Spin: Insights from the HERMES Experiment

The spin of a particle can most easily be compared to the rotating movement of a spinning top. In the HERMES experiment at the HERA particle accelerator in…

Health & Medicine

New Chemotherapy Boosts Survival for Childhood Brainstem Gliomas

Dr Jaume Mora told the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) in Barcelona today (Tuesday) that this was the first time that such a response had been achieved in…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists spot sneaky “neurodegenerative” iron at the European synchrotron

Researchers from CNRS at the University of Bordeaux (France), University of Sevilla (Spain), INSERM Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences (France) and ESRF have…

Studies and Analyses

Tough Microbe Deinococcus Thrives on Earth and Mars

The study headed by Michael J. Daly, Ph.D., associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU), Department of Pathology,…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Immune Modulation Stops Liver Failure in Animals

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have a developed a totally new approach to treating liver failure – manipulating the immune response. If the…

Studies and Analyses

Do migratory birds “see” the magnetic field?

Every year millions of migratory birds fly towards their wintering quarters and come back in next year´s spring to breed. Behavioral experiments have shown…

Environmental Conservation

Saltwater Crocodiles Navigate Home Across Northern Australia

Professor Craig Franklin, from the University's School of Integrative Biology, said one relocated crocodile swam around the northern tip of Australia to reach…

Physics & Astronomy

New Record Brightness Achieved with Quantum Dots Innovation

“We are using photonic crystals in a new way,” said Brian Cunningham, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and corresponding author of a paper…

Life & Chemistry

Splitting Water with Sunlight for Future Hydrogen Fuel

Hydrogen is one of the most important fuels of the future, and the sun will be one of our most important sources of energy. Why not combine the two to produce…

Physics & Astronomy

MIT Tether Technology Enhances Asteroid Mission Capabilities

The ability to visit asteroids could also be invaluable for testing equipment for a mission to Mars by humans. Further, knowing how to tether an asteroid could…

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