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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Self-Controlled Planes Innovate Plant Pathology and Engineering

David Schmale, assistant professor of plant pathology, physiology, and weed science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has not only linked…

Business and Finance

Highway System’s Impact on Urban Population Declines

Construction of the American highway system in the late 20th century played a key role in causing population declines in central cities, according to new…

Materials Sciences

Advancements in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Sealing Technology

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) have attracted major interest from research and development communities as an alternative source of power, with commercial trials…

Materials Sciences

High-Performance Spinel Refractory Cements from Affordable Materials

Spinel (MgAl2O4) containing high alumina refractory cements are in high demand by the glass, cement and metallurgy industries. Spinel-based cements improve…

Environmental Conservation

Boosting Forest Carbon Sequestration Through Human Activity

The findings create a more complex view of the carbon cycle in forests, where it was already known that logging or other stand-replacement events – whether…

Earth Sciences

Mars May Have Hosted Oceans, New Study Reveals

A paper in this week's issue of Nature by University of California, Berkeley, geophysicists demolishes one of the key arguments against the past presence of…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers clarify protein's role in multiple sclerosis

This protein – alphaB-crystallin – is not normally found in the brain, but develops in response to the injuries inflicted on nerve cells by multiple sclerosis….

Environmental Conservation

MCA Supports Closure of Arctic Waters for Conservation Efforts

The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) supports action today by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) to close all federal waters north of the…

Environmental Conservation

MCA Supports Council’s Move to Protect Northern Bering Sea Habitat

Action to close over 130,000 square miles of the Northern Bering Sea to bottomtrawling is an important step for the health of Alaska’s oceans and the seafoodindustry, MCA executive director David Benton said today. The North Pacific…

Information Technology

Evacuation Software Maps Optimal Routes for Millions of Vehicles

Suppose, for instance, that a disaster occurred in Southern California and suddenly 700,000 vehicles headed for the Arizona border” How would transportation…

Information Technology

NASA Satellites Capture China’s Yangtze River Dam Progress

NASA's Landsat satellites have provided detailed, vivid views of the dam since construction began in 1994. The Yangtze River is the third largest river in the…

Physics & Astronomy

Two Qubits in Action: Advancing Quantum Computer Innovation

Quantum computers have superior qualities in comparison to the type of computers currently in use. If they are realised, then quantum computers will be able to…

Studies and Analyses

Exploring Humor’s Role in Psychological Profiles

This study, directed by researchers Cristino Pérez Meléndez and Gualberto Buela Casal, is the first work in Spain stemming from Psychology aimed at measuring…

Health & Medicine

Belimumab Treatment Boosts Symptoms in 46% of Lupus Patients

Treatment with belimumab resulted in a sustained improvement of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) disease activity in 46% of patients at week 52,…

Information Technology

Silterra and IMEC Advance Joint Technology Development Project

The technology will be ready for production in the second half of 2008 or earlier and will, among other things, utilize low-K inter-metal dielectric and the…

Information Technology

IMEC Advances FinFET Technology for Next-Gen CMOS Scaling

FinFETs are a promising approach to address short-channel effects and leakage issues when scaling CMOS towards the 32nm node and beyond. Doping fluctuations in…

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