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Environmental Conservation

IPCC Report: Integrating Climate and Human Behavior Models

This quest for adaptation strategies opens a new chapter in global environmental change research that requires not only continued development of sophisticated…

Information Technology

Sheffield Scientists Unveil Innovative Tech for Game Enthusiasts

Enterprising scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have been showing their softer side by using a complex mathematical model designed to simulate how…

Health & Medicine

New £4.5M NHS Centre Enhances Patient Safety in UK

The £4.5m Research Centre for NHS Patient Safety and Service Quality will be one of two such Centres in the UK, funded by the National Institute for Health…

Earth Sciences

Real-Time Snowmelt Monitoring in the Baltic Sea Region

Within the context of ESA’s Polar View programme, funded through the Earthwatch GMES Service Element (GSE), the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is using…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists Create Customized Nanostructures Using Single Atoms

The team lead by Stefan Foelsch used copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co) atoms to produce pairs or various chains of atoms on a substrate surface made of crystalline…

Business and Finance

Transforming Knowledge Transfer: A New Voice for UK & Ireland

Recent heavy investment in R&D and the need to create wealth from ideas has put the spotlight on this young profession. The Institute will offer professional…

Physics & Astronomy

Improving SME participation in Europe’s space business

“SMEs are very valuable contributors to the supply chain in the space environment,” said Eric Morel de Westgaver, head of ESA’s Procurement Department, in his…

Social Sciences

Kent Joins European Consortium for Sociological Research

The European Consortium for Sociological Research promotes sociological research in Europe by encouraging cooperation between research centres. Membership is…

Business and Finance

European Trade Fair Showcases 80 Innovative Student Companies

The event brought together 500 young entrepreneurs from 30 European countries, representing 80 student companies. The event was an opportunity for JA-YE…

Physics & Astronomy

X-ray satellites catch magnetar in gigantic stellar ‘hiccup’

When it comes to eerie astrophysical effects, the neutron stars commonly known as magnetars are hard to beat. The massive remnants of exploded stars, magnetars…

Health & Medicine

Report to World Health Organisation says world’s food is still far too salty

In his just published report to the WHO Forum on Reducing Salt Intake in Populations, he points that few countries are following the recommendation of the WHO…

Social Sciences

Modern Human Migration Trends in the Northern Polar Regions

In the past, such movements were usually triggered by the local conditions which their continued existence is affected by activities such as aggregation in…

Life & Chemistry

Modified Bone Marrow Cells Aid MS Recovery in Animal Study

Harald Neumann and colleagues from the University of Bonn modified myeloid precursor cells to express a protein (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid…

Social Sciences

New Research Reveals How Shoplifters Target Stores

The findings revealed today show that crooks target certain stores and use remarkably similar methods in order to shoplift.Report author Professor Martin Gill,…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Explores Evolution of Symbiosis in Nature

Such interdependent relationships are not unusual in the natural world. What is unusual, report Helen Dunbar, Nancy Moran, and colleagues in a new study…

Physics & Astronomy

MIT Breakthrough Reveals Quantum Behavior at Ultra-Low Temperatures

This study marks the coldest temperature ever reached by laser-cooling of an object of that size, and the technique holds promise that it will experimentally…

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