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Echolocation device enables blind to 'visualise' environment
The idea was sparked by a chance conversation between a group of academics at the University - Deborah Withington, a neurophysiologist, Dean Waters, a biologist and bat expert, Brian Hoyle, an electronics expert and food scientist Malcolm Povey. view more (2000-02-01)
Social support improves mental health after a traumatic health care intervention
Support from hospital staff and family is an important factor in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder after a major intensive-care intervention. view more (2006-10-16)
Study shows big power of small RNAs, not just proteins, in halting cancer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) researchers led by Lin He, Xingyue He, and Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator (HHMI) Greg Hannon have identified a family of micro RNAs (miRNAs) that enable a critical tumor suppressor network, called the p53 pathway, to fight cancer growth. view more (2007-06-07)
High-temperature superconductors: magnetic glue may be the clue
Striking pictures of magnetic waves inside advanced ceramics may be the clue to understanding how they can transmit electricity without losing energy, according to results obtained by two teams of scientists using the UK's world-leading ISIS neutron source in Oxfordshire and published this week in the journal Nature. The ceramics, known as... view more... (2004-06-02)
Children Seize Sci-Zmic Opportunity to Judge Top Book Prize
The Aventis Prizes for Science Books have teamed up with Sci-Zmic - the new national network for science clubs - to find the winner of the Junior section of the 2002 Prizes. Children aged up to fourteen, from 30 science clubs around the UK, will take over from the five-strong adult judging panel chaired by Dr John Ashworth, former chairman of the... view more... (2002-05-17)
Breast cancer follow-ups "no longer guess-work" thanks to new physics research
As the number of breast cancer patients rises, and hospitals struggle to meet the growing cost of healthcare provision, new research by physicists could help divert funds into frontline treatment such as chemotherapy drugs and better imaging technology. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in England and Wales and one in nine women... view more... (2004-02-25)
14 Pilot projects to boost knowledge economy in European regions
The European Commission has selected 14 pilot projects, to be allocated a total of EUR2.5 million, to boost the regional dimension of the knowledge economy. The projects were selected from a call for proposals published on August 1st, 2003. The "Regions for Knowledge" initiative (KnowREG) was called for by the European Parliament in... view more... (2004-04-29)
Green IT not helping climate change
Richard Hawkins, Canada Research Chair in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, says there is no evidence that information technologies necessarily reduce our environmental footprint. view more (2009-02-25)
Environmentally friendly drilling with computers
A new doctoral dissertation from Lule'å University of Technology in Sweden deals with processes, systems, and problems in the use of a newly developed, environmentally friendly rock drilling method. The method, which is patented for the entire world, uses only water both to run the drill and to flush out the crushed rock. view more (2004-12-20)
From graphene to graphane, now the possibilities are endless
Ever since graphene was discovered in 2004, this one-atom thick, super strong, carbon-based electrical conductor has been billed as a "wonder material" that some physicists think could one day replace silicon in computer chips. view more (2009-07-31)
Study may aid efforts to prevent uncontrolled cell division in cancer
Researchers from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a remarkable property of the contractile ring, a structure required for cell division. view more (2009-05-29)
Argonne scientists pinpoint mechanism to increase magnetic response of ferromagnetic semiconductor
When squeezed, electrons increase their ability to move around. In compounds such as semiconductors and electrical insulators, such squeezing can dramatically change the electrical- and magnetic- properties. view more (2009-02-26)
Smoking linked with aging on skin that usually is not exposed to sunlight
In classic movies, cigarette smoking was used as shorthand to convey sultriness and beauty. In the real world, the connection between smoking and one's appearance - as many studies have shown - has more to do with premature signs of aging and less to do with glamour and refinement. view more (2007-03-20)
Erie County home to plant never before recorded in Pa.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) scientists have discovered a plant in Erie County that has never been recorded in Pennsylvania. view more (2009-09-28)
Pioneers in field of functional genomics work toward gene therapy for vision defects
"Primates and humans have three photoreceptors and can only see four basic colors, red, green, blue and yellow," says Jay Neitz, Ph.D. "Birds, fish and reptiles have four photoreceptors, allowing them to see things we cannot. They must see an entire dimension of color, including ultraviolet, infrared and all the combinations... view more... (2006-12-12)
UK study suggests statins may reduce diabetes risk
For the first time a statin drug has been shown to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a UK study published in the latest issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. A research team led by Allan Gaw, director of the Clinical Trials Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, analysed data from the West of Scotland Coronary... view more... (2001-01-22)
Data on Life Expectancy Show Many Countries Clustered in High Mortality Traps
Growing recognition of the importance of health as a contributing factor to economic development and societal change has prompted the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) to add a new subsection in Sustainable Health to its existing section on Sustainable Development. view more (2007-10-11)
Turning huge data volumes into images
The first thing that a CAT scan of the human heart produces is simply data. Together with graphics hardware, the image processing software then constructs a picture that can be displayed on the computer. It's only natural that medical personnel, and even materials researchers, desire the most detailed images possible. But this always means... view more... (2003-02-20)
Technology in ship's bridges can lead to accidents
Technological aids designed to prevent accidents at sea sometimes have the opposite effect as a contributory factor in collisions and groundings. In a new dissertation from Linköping University in Sweden it is proposed that cognitive and social aspects should be in focus in the design of conning bridges, rather than technology and components.... view more... (2004-12-13)
UTSA/UTHSCSA publish results on bio-threat agent
Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) have identified a cell type believed to play a role in controlling the early infectious process against Francisella tularensis, a respiratory pathogen and... view more... (2008-07-01)
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