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Microwaving trees speeds up coffee table production
A new process for drying wood could revolutionise the timber industry and lead to cheaper timber for customers. view more (2004-09-12)
What makes a killer?
Mind of a Murderer - The Mask of Sanity Tuesday 4th September, BBC 2 9.00pm A new three-part series exploring the inner workings of the minds of people who have killed starts on Tuesday 4 September on BBC 2. The first episode – The Mask of Sanity – looks at the mysterious and often misunderstood relationship between extreme violence... view more... (2001-09-03)
Psychology, Peace and Conflict
Peace psychology is being increasingly acknowledged as playing an important role in developing a wider understanding of issues such as conflict, political violence, terrorism and prejudice. Leading researchers in this area will present their work in a symposium today, Thursday 15 April 2004, at the British Psychological Society's Annual... view more... (2004-04-15)
Brief physician interventions have impact on problem drinking
Five minutes of straight talk between doctors and problem drinkers could help reduce the toll of alcohol-related injuries, violence and accidents. view more (2007-04-18)
Allergens and viruses act together to worsen asthma
Common allergens (such as dust mite and grass pollen) and viruses may act together to exacerbate asthma, concludes a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-03-27)
The First Domesticated Donkey Was Born in Africa
An international team of researchers, with the participation of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona professor, Jordi Jordana, has published in Science magazine the results of their investigation into the origins of the domesticated donkey. The authors have discovered by using genetic analysis that the domesticated donkey originated in... view more... (2004-06-23)
Unhappy families? New evidence on life satisfaction in Britain
How satisfied are we with the lives we lead? As part of Social Science week, ESRC's new publication Seven Ages of Man and Woman reports research evidence from a variety of sources rich in detail on the changing lives of Britons of all ages: "¢ Among thirty-somethings recorded in the 1970 Birth Cohort Study, women seem slightly more contented... view more... (2004-06-18)
'Recovery coaches' effective in reducing number of babies exposed to drugs
About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. view more (2009-01-06)
Binge drinking in childhood and adolescence
German adolescents are top at boozing! In the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Martin Stolle et al. of the German Center for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence in Hamburg report that the main change has been the increase in the number of intoxicated girls. view more (2009-05-22)
EU's EUR 2.5 million initiative boosts the participation of European regions in the knowledge economy
On August 1st, the European Commission will launch the "Regions of Knowledge" pilot action with a budget of EUR2.5 million for the first year. The initiative will support innovative projects involving regions in several Member States that demonstrate the central role of knowledge (know how, human resources, R&D and other... view more... (2003-08-05)
Carnegie Mellon researchers look at fossil fuel impacts
A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers report that the choices U.S. officials make today could limit how the nation's future energy needs are met and could cost consumers billions in idle power plants and associated infrastructure systems. view more (2007-08-23)
Multiracial youth more likely to engage in violent behavior, substance abuse
Multiracial adolescents in middle school are significantly more likely to engage in such problem behaviors as violence and substance use than single-race young people, according to a new study. view more (2006-05-02)
New study provides insight on energy development and sage-grouse habitat in the intermountain West
A study released October 14th in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. view more (2009-10-16)
'Grow your own electricity' says City University
A solid oxide fuel cell, placed in the domestic gas boiler, should generate electricity from the gas every time the boiler is activated. The electricity, if not used around the house, could then be sold back into the national grid - running the electricity meter backwards! view more (1998-11-10)
HUMAN RIGHTS - ANGOLA'S SUFFERING BEHIND A PRETENCE OF NORMALITY (p 2093)
The Angolan government must commit to rebuilding the country's health-care infrastructure for its population that has been war-torn for a quarter of a century and facing increasing medical needs, concludes a human rights article in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Nathan Ford and colleagues from Me'decins Sans Frontie'res (MSF) report on the... view more... (2000-12-13)
Let regional organizations prevent genocide
The conflict in Dafur shows that the UN cannot guarantee international peace and security all by itself. The UN Security Council is too splintered to take resolute action to resolve the crisis, and international law does not allow any effective diplomatic alternatives. Gustaf Lind maintains in his recently submitted dissertation at the... view more... (2004-10-21)
Compost heap bacteria could provide 10 percent of UK transport fuel needs
Bacteria found in compost heaps able to convert waste plant fibre into ethanol could eventually provide up 10% of the UK's transport fuel needs, scientists heard today (Tuesday 9 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. view more (2008-09-09)
Teenage fathers are more likely to have babies affected by birth problems
Teenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near to the time of delivery. view more (2008-02-07)
Evidence of earliest known domestic horses found in Kazakhstan
The earliest known domesticated horses were both ridden and milked according to a new report published in the March 6, 2009 edition of the journal Science. The findings by an international team of archaeologists could point to the very beginnings of horse domestication and help explain its early impacts on society. view more (2009-03-09)
Nanotechnology oversight: An agenda for the new administration
Few domestic policy areas that the new administration must address will have greater long-range consequences than nanotechnology - a new technology that has been compared with the industrial revolution in terms of its impact on society. view more (2008-07-09)
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