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Physics & Astronomy

Leicester-Mumbai Team Up on Cutting-Edge Space Camera Design

The delegates from the Tata Institute are in Leicester to discuss the final stages of the design and to bring the Leicester team up-to-date on the status of…

Physics & Astronomy

T-Ray Breakthrough Simplifies Disease Detection Methods

Researchers at the University of Bath, UK, and in Spain have said they have found a way to control the flow of terahertz radiation down a metal wire. Their…

Studies and Analyses

African Traditions Impact AIDS Prevention Attitudes

Older adults who believe in ritualized ancestral protection from disease have more negative attitudes toward condom use, which “could, therefore, be construed…

Health & Medicine

Backache Beaten by Good Vibrations…?

Dr Christopher McCarthy and his team at the University’s Centre for Rehabilitation Science need 30 volunteers aged 22-55 who have had sciatica for less than 12…

Business and Finance

DCU student start up company lists on LSE

zamano, now a leading provider of mobile data services, has raised €6m for 25% of its shares placed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM)…

Health & Medicine

Mechanical 'artificial hearts' can remove need for heart transplant by returning heart to normal

The mechanical devices, known as Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs), are currently used in patients with very severe heart failure whilst they await…

Information Technology

Student’s summer software success gets Big Blue buzzing

Robert Craig, a final year Computer Science student, played a key role in developing a piece of business software called ESP.The policy management tool is…

Environmental Conservation

Norway’s Key Role in International Polar Year Research Funding

The Research Council of Norway has now distributed NOK 288 million (approximately € 35 million) for the polar research period 2007-2010 (subject to the…

Transportation and Logistics

Drivers — have your say!

Their research, supported by the Department for Transport, will give them a unique insight into current road safety and identify areas where further studies or…

Social Sciences

Tactical Christmas Gifts: Insights from Human Behavior Study

Iver Mysterud is a doctor in human behavioural ecology at UiO and the lead author behind the study that is published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology.He…

Health & Medicine

Salt Intake Linked to Obesity: Key Findings from Finnish Experts

Professors, Dr. Heikki Karppanen of the University of Helsinki and Dr. Eero Mervaala of the University of Kuopio report that an average 30-35 % reduction in…

Life & Chemistry

Medicines from Rainforests: e-Therapeutics’ New Partnership

At a time when the number of new drugs in the world's development pipeline has dwindled, the British company e-Therapeutics has formed a partnership with…

Studies and Analyses

Mental Health’s Impact on the Knowledge Economy

In a knowledge economy, people work increasingly with their heads instead of their hands. This makes mental health a crucial component of economic growth….

Automotive Engineering

Innovations in Renewable Materials for Car Components

Leading journal Plastics, Rubbers and Composites has published a special issue from the AutoPolymers2005 workshop, and the results present developments in new…

Physics & Astronomy

AKARI’s view of Large Magellanic Cloud – star formation at work

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a neighbouring galaxy to the Milky Way, the galaxy to which our Solar System belongs. It is located extremely close by…

Studies and Analyses

Study Highlights Emotional Support Needs for Carers

Nurse researcher Alison Jarvis from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, explored the caring experiences of 172 carers. She discovered that dealing with the…

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