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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Chickens dieting to help Delaware’s waterways

Millions of chickens in Delaware–one of the nation's top poultry producers–have been on a diet to reduce their impact on the environment and improve the…

Information Technology

Redefining Identity Protection: Simplifying Your Security

Trying to remember dozens of personal identification numbers (PIN), passwords and credit card numbers may not be necessary for much longer, thanks to a…

Automotive Engineering

Bendy Sensors for Hydrogen Vehicles Boosted by Nanotechnology

Recently, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have used their insights into nanomaterials to create bendy hydrogen…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Approach to Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes Therapy

The findings, which appear in the Online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) this week, offer a possible new prototype…

Studies and Analyses

Unlocking Microexpressions: The Subtle Art of Reading Faces

Though such “microexpressions” as a brief flash of fear are unlikely to be consciously noticed, they still get picked up by the brain and make their way…

Life & Chemistry

Circumstellar Space: A New Frontier for Chemical Reactions

Picture a cool place, teeming with a multitude of hot bodies twirling about in rapidly changing formations of singles and couples, partners and groups,…

Business and Finance

American Buffalo Slaughter: Trade’s Impact on History

While the 19th century is surely one of the most inspirational periods in American history, it also bears witness to a less flattering record with regard to…

Life & Chemistry

Nanoparticles Under Magnetic Force Enhance Gene Therapy Delivery

After binding DNA segments to tiny iron-containing spheres called nanoparticles, researchers have used magnetic fields to direct the nanoparticles into…

Life & Chemistry

Gold Nanoparticles: A Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Purdue University researchers have created gold nanoparticles that are capable of identifying marker proteins on breast cancer cells, making the tiny particles…

Life & Chemistry

Fish Eyes May Help Repair Human Retinal Damage

Retinal damage is responsible for the majority of cases of blindness. Diseases damaging the retina including macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetes are…

Information Technology

Testing the force of a shark's bite

The 2.4 metre long Great White shark was stored at the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence until researchers…

Life & Chemistry

Australia’s White Dorper Leads Flock Screening for Fragile Skin

The disease dermatosparaxis also exists in other breeds but White Dorper breeders are the first to opt for a mass flock screening program in Australia.”Their…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Measuring Eucalypt Nectar: Key to NSW Honey Production

State forests provide the major honey resource for the beekeeping industry in NSW.While Forests NSW has a number of management practices in place to retain…

Environmental Conservation

University Chemists Enhance Biodiesel Purification Process

A group of Chemists from the University of Leicester have developed a way of purifying biodiesel made from vegetable oils, which is cheap, simple and low in…

Life & Chemistry

Edinburgh Scientists Uncover Key to Stem Cell Specialization

These findings add to the growing body of knowledge that researchers all over the world are using to direct embryonic stem cells to become specific specialised…

Physics & Astronomy

Tuning Magnets: Exploring Hard and Soft Magnetic Properties

Magnets can be classified by their ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ magnetic properties. Hard magnets, sometimes called ‘permanent’ magnets, have fixed or ‘pinned’ domain…

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