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Power and Electrical Engineering

DOE Unveils Roadmap for Cleaner Cellulosic Ethanol Fuels

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released an ambitious new research agenda for the development of cellulosic ethanol as an alternative to gasoline….

Life & Chemistry

Genes in Males and Females: UCLA Study Reveals Surprising Differences

UCLA researchers report that thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females – something never detected to this degree. Published…

Physics & Astronomy

New THz Beamline Aims to Advance Skin Cancer Research

Physicists will construct an ultra-high intensity THz beamline and attempt to destroy skin cancer cells specially grown in a new tissue culture facility. The…

Life & Chemistry

Chemistry Research Paves Way for Faster Computers

Experts have been working for many years to understand how to work with electronic material produced on an increasingly small scale. In the emerging field of…

Environmental Conservation

Rare Shellfish Discovery Shocks Norwegian Scientists

The two Norwegian scientists could hardly believe their eyes on a dive on the far west of the coast of Spitzbergen in autumn 2004.Right in front of NTNU…

Health & Medicine

Earplugs Evolved: Military Tech Tackles Snoring Issues

Scientists and doctors in Trondheim have recently adopted a technology that was originally developed for military use: an earplug that acts both as hearing…

Health & Medicine

Improving Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Italy

Methadone at appropriate doses has been demonstrated to be the most effective means for retaining patients in treatment and suppressing heroin use. The study…

Life & Chemistry

Genedata Joins HepatoSys to Advance Systems Biology Research

The HepatoSys multidisciplinary network will investigate signaling pathways, gene regulation mechanisms, cell signaling dynamics and metabolic activity in…

Life & Chemistry

World-First Stem Cell Breakthrough Aids Male Infertility

The experiment was carried out using mice and produced seven babies, six of which lived to adulthood.The breakthrough, reported today, Monday July 10, in the…

Interdisciplinary Research

Nanobiotechnology Enhances Frozen Food Supply Chain Efficiency

Ian Bruce, Professor of Nanobiotechnology and leader of the research group, said: ‘New materials and chemistry being developed at the University of Kent will…

Environmental Conservation

New Collaboration Enhances International Wildlife Trade

The international trade in wildlife is worth millions of dollars annually, and the use of wild species is an imperative for many people, particularly the rural…

Life & Chemistry

PowderMed Launches Clinical Trial for DNA-Based H5N1 Vaccine

This new vaccine is based upon PowderMed’s proprietary system for delivering DNA vaccines – it is a needle-free injection device that fires gold particles…

Environmental Conservation

Pupils Use Mobile Tech to Monitor Pollution on School Routes

The project is part of a three-year, £3.6 million research programme looking into how new technologies can help people take a more active interest in their…

Information Technology

New DIADEM Firewall Enhances Security for Broadband Services

The IST-funded DIADEM Firewall project has developed a novel and comprehensive security solution for secure broadband services, focusing on denial of service…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Health Check Innovations for Deep-Sea Pipelines

Four mid-Norwegian industrial companies – SICOM, Force Technology, CorrOcean and Thermotite – have decided on making a joint effort. SINTEF is part of their…

Social Sciences

New Study Reveals Challenges for Part-Time Working Women

Headline findings from the study, conducted by experts at Sheffield Hallam University are:over half of women working part time are working below their…

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