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Agricultural & Forestry Science

EU Standards Transform Ugandan Fisheries Sector for Growth

Her dissertation titled: “Innovation Systems and Development: The Journey of a Beleaguered Nile Perch Fishery in Uganda,” documents the actions taken by a…

Information Technology

New Flame Measurement Technique Wins Global Innovation Award

Professor Yan and Dr Lu won their Power/Energy award for developing a new way of measuring the properties of flames in large industrial buildings, such as…

Information Technology

DNA Switch Links Living Organisms and Computers at Portsmouth

The new technology is called a ‘nanoactuator’ or a molecular dynamo. The device is invisible to the naked eye – about one thousandth of a strand of human hair.

Life & Chemistry

Honey Bee Biological Clock Shares Similarities With Humans

The research identified and characterized the key genes involved in the biological clock of bees. The findings of the research will be published on Oct. 26 in…

Life & Chemistry

'Fruit fly dating game' provides clues to our reproductive prowess

Queen's University researchers have discovered that seeking out the most attractive mate may be unhealthy for any offspring. Using a “virtual fruit fly dating…

Earth Sciences

San Jacinto Fault: New Findings Enhance Seismic Significance

A detailed study of sedimentary rocks exposed along a portion of southern California's San Jacinto fault zone shows the fault to be no older than 1.1 million…

Studies and Analyses

UGA Study Reveals Bird Species at Risk for Bird Flu Transmission

University of Georgia researchers have found that the common wood duck and laughing gull are very susceptible to highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses…

Physics & Astronomy

Fermilab Unveils Exotic Sigma-sub-b Particles Beyond Protons

“These particles, named Sigma-sub-b [¦²b], are like rare jewels that we mined out of our data,” said Jacobo Konigsberg, University of Florida, a spokesperson…

Physics & Astronomy

Undergraduate Discovers Unique Quark Combinations in Physics

For his work, Field received the Department of Physics and Astronomy Stoddard Prize for the best thesis of 2006. His supervisor, department chair Arie Bodek,…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s STEREO Satellites Set to Launch with UNH Sensors

STEREO is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on the evening of Wednesday, October 25 aboard a Delta II rocket. The launch window…

Studies and Analyses

Bargain or waste of money? Consumers don't always agree

This is even the case if those purchases might include shoes that cause blisters or clothes that no longer fit, said Erica Okada, an assistant professor of…

Health & Medicine

New Imaging Technique Reveals Brain Differences in Autism

The results of this latest study were published in the journal NeuroReport. The scientists used DTI — which tracks the movement of water through brain tissue —…

Studies and Analyses

Alcohol’s Role in Violent Crimes and Accidents: An Overlooked Issue

While alcohol is believed to play a role in about one-third of homicides and fatal motor vehicle accidents, media reports linked alcohol to specific accidents…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights Into Heart Patient Outcomes: Vital Condition Analysis

The study analyzed the results of eight major research trials involving nearly 20,000 patients who underwent interventional heart procedures, such as balloon…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Hormone Resistance in Pituitary Tumors and Cushing’s

Cushing disease is caused by pituitary tumors that produce excessive amounts of hormone because the tumor cells have become resistant to negative feedback…

Earth Sciences

Geologists Improve Rock Age Estimates to Study Climate Change

The finding means that scientists will have to re-examine studies of sedimentary rock deposited across North America during the Silurian period, from 416 to…

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