Data fly like bees to blossoms
The future belongs to mobile data processing. But the bandwidth offered by Bluetooth & Co exceeds what many devices need and power consumption is also too high. A CMOS production line has been set up in Duisburg for the sparing wireless standard ZigBee. One characteristic of brave new electronic world is the increasing use of wireless... view more... (2004-03-18)
Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains
University of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. view more (2009-06-10)
Vive the vole!
The gathering of data for research involving an animal usually involves invasive procedures or death for the experimental animals. But critical data may now be collected through a nonlethal procedure, according to a new paper for the forthcoming issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. view more (2008-04-01)
Linking With The Future
Exploring and using space is the biggest adventure facing mankind. Finding innovative ways for ESA to continue doing this is the role of the Advanced Concepts Team (ACT) at ESA's European Space Technology Research Centre (ESTEC). It is their job to look into the future and identify ideas which could enable missions that currently sound like... view more... (2004-07-08)
Medical breakthrough for organ transplants and cardiovascular diseases by Flemish researchers
When a blood vessel clogs up, a localized deficiency of oxygen results, causing the surrounding tissue to die. However, working with mice, VIB scientists connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have been able to prevent muscular tissue with severe hypoxia from dying. view more (2008-01-07)
Networking around the clock
A Brandeis University study published in Cell this week shows for the first time experimentally that the circadian cells in fruit flies function as a network that enables the insects to adapt their behavior according to seasonal changes. view more (2007-04-09)
Eighteen Bear Cubs Leave For Adult Life
This year the brown bear population inhabiting the forests in the vicinity of the town of Tver has been increased by eighteen more bears. The bear population grows up annually thanks to the effort undertaken by Valentin Pazhetnov, Doctor of Biology, and his family. Since 1990 they have been returning back to the natural environment the bears... view more... (2002-09-23)
Artemis finally reaches operational orbit
ESA PR 07-2003. Artemis has finally reached geostationary orbit, some 36 000 km above the Earth, at 21.5°E. This announcement would, if all had gone to plan, been made just a few days after lift-off on 12 July 2001. Now, eighteen months and some serious brainstorming further on, the most advanced ESA telecommunications satellite ever... view more... (2003-01-31)
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