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Physics & Astronomy

A&A special feature: XMM-Newton deciphers the magnetic physics around forming stars

The large molecular gas cloud in the constellation of Taurus is the nearest star formation region and a star formation test environment for expert theorists…

Studies and Analyses

£2 Million Study on Dwarfism: Advancements in Bone Research

Ten European and one Australian partner organisations, led by Dr Mike Briggs from The University of Manchester, will investigate some of the most common bone…

Health & Medicine

Papillomavirus Vaccine: A Key to Lowering Cervical Cancer Rates

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women worldwide, and is caused by infection with oncogenic (cancer causing) types of human…

Medical Engineering

Biodegradable Magnesium Stents Transform Coronary Care

But both the Article and an accompanying Comment warn longer term follow-up of the patients fitted with biodegradable stents is needed.Coronary stents improve…

Health & Medicine

Folic Acid Supplementation Linked to Lower Stroke Risk

But the authors and an accompanying comment caution that there remains controversy as to whether folic acid supplementation can lead to improved outcomes for…

Environmental Conservation

UCL's text messages help Londoners go green

London 21, a network of 1,500 grassroots community groups and individuals, is coordinating activity during the fortnight and aims to build on the success of…

Life & Chemistry

Flowering Switch: A New Way to Boost Global Food Production

The ability to produce more food in the same acreage is crucial to feeding an increasing world population at the same time as curbing deforestation and…

Life & Chemistry

Muscle Lactate: From Villain to Fitness Ally in Innovation

In the late 19th century, fermentation chemists realized that juice left to ferment without adequate oxygen resulted in acid products. Then, in the early 20th…

Technology Offerings

Minimizing Plant Damage: New Methods Against Verticillium Sp.

The present invention concerns products and methods to prevent or reduce plant damage caused by Verticillium sp. The crops are treated with a biological…

Technology Offerings

Unlocking Phyto-Manufacturing: Innovative Plant-Based Solutions

Phyto-manufacturing, also called molecular farming, is the process of producing useful substances by means of plants. Such substances include glucosinolates,…

Life & Chemistry

An 'elegant' idea proves its worth 25 years later

The effectiveness of sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate, two chemicals the body already makes to carry nitrogen for disposal in urine “just knocked my…

Physics & Astronomy

New Method Uses Triangulation to Study Dark Matter

For the first time, they were able to employ triangulation — a method rooted in ancient Greek geometry — to estimate the location of dark matter and…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanoscale Imaging Uncovers New Insights in Superconductors

Tiny, isolated patches of superconductivity exist within these substances at higher temperatures than previously were known, according to a paper by Princeton…

Physics & Astronomy

XO-3b: Supersized planet or oasis in the 'brown dwarf desert'?

The latest find from an international planet-hunting team of amateur and professional astronomers is one of the oddest extrasolar planets ever cataloged — a…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Signals Detected in Indian Ocean Measurements

“From ocean measurements and by analysing climate simulations we can see there are changes in features of the ocean that cannot be explained by natural…

Machine Engineering

SGT-400 Gas Turbine Fleet Surpasses 500,000 Operating Hours

Individual lead packages have completed more than 54.000 operating hours, equivalent to more than six years of continuous operation.More than 100 units have…

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