As described in the September issue of New Journal of Physics,* the team generated and transmitted secret quantum keys over 184.6 kilometers (km) of…
This mode was developed through tight teamwork between ESOC mission controllers, principal investigators, industry and mission management. In the past weeks,…
Taking large doses of androgens, or steroids, is known to cause hyperexcitability, a highly aggressive nature, and suicidal tendencies. These behavioral…
Published this week in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the report raises significant concerns for hundreds of millions of individuals living in…
The Changing Earth: New Scientific Challenges for ESA's Living Planet Programme focuses on the most fundamental challenge facing humanity at the beginning of…
That’s one of the recommendations of an innovative initiative for developing support for older people in rural areas, funded by the Big Lottery Fund.The…
In a special issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease published this month, ten contributions from worldwide experts in the field examine possible linkages…
This new method, developed by a team of researchers led by biomaterials and drug delivery expert Dr John Tsibouklis at the University of Portsmouth, uses…
The new £300,000 research project at Oxford University is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. 'What we are doing is bringing together, for the…
That means that a sturgeon species which was thought up to now to be exclusive of the Adriatic Sea, lived for years in the Andalusian river. But the…
A virtual organisation is one whose members are geographically apart (usually working via networked computer applications) while appearing to others to be a…
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is managing a new international co-operative project SmartTouch targeted at finding new, versatile applications for…
The warning comes from a team writing in the Lancet as part of its Maternal Survival Series, which begins today. The authors call for action on the part of…
A study published today in BMC Gastroenterology shows that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are 60% more likely to suffer from depression, migraine…
A small, randomised clinical trial reported today in BJS studied 74 seriously obese patients who had a gastric bypass. Polypropylene mesh was used to help…
The creation of a polariton Bose-Einstein condensate in the solid state provides scientists with a unique opportunity to better understand and possibly exploit…