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Environmental Conservation

Firewood Sparks Spread of Emerald Ash Borer Pests

Appleby said that even though the pest has been in the news since it was first identified in ash trees near Detroit in 2002, there are still people who are…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Fatigue: Key Differences Explained by Expert

Dr. Karin Olson, a U of A professor from the Faculty of Nursing, argues that there are differences between tiredness, fatigue and exhaustion and that…

Life & Chemistry

Penguins’ Huddling and Metabolism Adaptations for Cold Survival

A team of scientists that had already shown that emperor penguins who are free ranging in their colony spend about 50 percent of their time in dense huddles…

Information Technology

Flexible Sensor System Enhances Global Safety via Mobile Networks

Usable worldwide, this GSM/GPRS solution consists of the Ay terminal as the basis communication device and AyPilot.com portal, a web interface which can be…

Power and Electrical Engineering

West Midlands’ New Hydrogen Energy Initiative Secures Funding

The project, which has just received funding of £6.3 million from Regional Development Agency Advantage West Midlands, will develop the use of hydrogen energy…

Life & Chemistry

Hebrew University Launches Global Converging Sciences Center

The university is the first in the world to establish a center that will include cooperative research groups in the exact, biomedical sciences, as well as in…

Health & Medicine

New National Center for Molecular Medicine Opens in Sweden

An international panel of experts rewieved the applications, winnowing the applications down to Lund and Umeå as the top two candidates. After a complementary…

Information Technology

Fraunhofer IPMS Unveils High-Speed IrDA Protocol in SSOP28 Package

Furthermore, there are also other applications requesting wireless high speed data links like data logging and monitoring systems in industries and medical…

Health & Medicine

New Method Enhances Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Every year 2800 Norwegian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Some 800 of them die. The sooner the cancer is detected, the better the chances of survival. A new method makes it possible to detect the most aggressive types far earlier than previously. At the same time, women with a ’mild’ type could be notified quickly that they are out of danger and not have to carry their fears for months without reason….

Environmental Conservation

Satellite Data Powers UN Climate Change Insights

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) developed the report, ‘Climate Change 2007’, over six years with a panel of 2 500 scientific expert…

Life & Chemistry

New Structural Biology Facility Uses Synchrotron Radiation

The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has awarded 8.8 Million Euro to the Hamburg Outstation of the European Molecular Biology…

Environmental Conservation

Uncovering Microorganisms: The Hidden Life Around Us

Microorganisms make up more than a third of the Earth’s biomass. They are found in water, on land and even in our bodies, recycling nutrients, influencing the…

Life & Chemistry

Cloning Seaside Scents: Novel Bacteria from North Norfolk

The age-old mystery was unlocked thanks to some novel bacteria plucked from the North Norfolk coast.Prof Andrew Johnston and his team at UEA isolated this…

Technology Offerings

New RSV Vaccine Uses Adenoviral Vectors for Prevention

Vaccine based on adenoviral vectors to prevent infection with the respiratory syncytial virusFurther Information: PDF rubitec – Gesellschaft für Innovation und…

Life & Chemistry

'Electric' fish shed light on ways the brain directs movement

Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple…

Studies and Analyses

Rats Reveal Pollution’s Link to Heart Disease Risk

The University of Rochester research helps to explain a disturbing trend noted by epidemiologists: that on smoggy days in urban areas, hospitals report a sharp…

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