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Physics & Astronomy

LANL/NIST team sends quantum encryption 'keys' over record distances

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…

Physics & Astronomy

Mars Express Thrives During Eclipse Season with Teamwork

This mode was developed through tight teamwork between ESOC mission controllers, principal investigators, industry and mission management. In the past weeks,…

Life & Chemistry

Elevated Testosterone: Impact on Nerve Cells and Behavior

Taking large doses of androgens, or steroids, is known to cause hyperexcitability, a highly aggressive nature, and suicidal tendencies. These behavioral…

Health & Medicine

Chronic Diseases: Leading Cause of Death in Rural India

Published this week in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the report raises significant concerns for hundreds of millions of individuals living in…

Earth Sciences

New scientific challenges and goals for ESA's Living Planet Programme

The Changing Earth: New Scientific Challenges for ESA's Living Planet Programme focuses on the most fundamental challenge facing humanity at the beginning of…

Social Sciences

Innovative Support Initiative for Older Adults in Rural Areas

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…

Health & Medicine

Role of Folate and Homocysteine in Alzheimer's Disease Examined

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…

Health & Medicine

Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Method Could Replace Eye Drops

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…

Environmental Conservation

Oxford’s £300K Project Uses Maths to Prevent Future Flooding

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…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights on Guadalquivir Sturgeons from Granada Researchers

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…

Information Technology

New Models Enhance Reliability of Virtual Organizations

A virtual organisation is one whose members are geographically apart (usually working via networked computer applications) while appearing to others to be a…

Information Technology

SmartTouch Project: Innovations Bringing Services Closer

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is managing a new international co-operative project SmartTouch targeted at finding new, versatile applications for…

Health & Medicine

Global Call to Address Maternal Deaths in Poor Countries

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…

Health & Medicine

IBS Linked to Higher Risk of Migraine and Depression

A study published today in BMC Gastroenterology shows that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are 60% more likely to suffer from depression, migraine…

Health & Medicine

Mesh Enhances Safety in Weight-Loss Surgery, Study Finds

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…

Physics & Astronomy

Polaritons Create Bose-Einstein Condensate for Quantum Insights

The creation of a polariton Bose-Einstein condensate in the solid state provides scientists with a unique opportunity to better understand and possibly exploit…

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