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Chimpanzees with real personality
Just as the issue brews up again of whether and when we should grant our closest cousins - the chimpanzees - 'human' rights, there is now quantifiable proof that individual chimpanzees have different personalities. What's more, the most important underlying dimensions of chimpanzee personality emerge as very similar to some of the 'Big Five'... view more... (1999-03-26)
MicroRNA in human saliva may help diagnose oral cancer
Researchers continue to add to the diagnostic alphabet of saliva by identifying the presence of at least 50 microRNAs that could aid in the detection of oral cancer, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. view more (2009-08-26)
Poverty and sorcery in urban Haiti
A new ethnographic study in the field of social anthropology examines conceptions of witchcraft and sorcery in urban Haiti. The study from Göteborg University, Sweden, is based on more than thirteen months of field work and approaches sorcery as an idiom for coping with misfortune and insecurity. Conceptions of sorcery and witchcraft are... view more... (2002-11-18)
Sandia experimental package of piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment
For the past three years a Sandia research team headed by Mat Celina has been investigating the performance of various piezoelectric polymer films that might one day serve as ultra-light mirrors in space telescopes. view more (2006-08-10)
Meteorites delivered the 'seeds' of Earth's left-hand life
Flash back three or four billion years - Earth is a hot, dry and lifeless place. All is still. Without warning, a meteor slams into the desert plains at over ten thousand miles per hour. With it, this violent collision may have planted the chemical seeds of life on Earth. view more (2008-04-07)
Bacterial spread all down to chance: some strains 'just the lucky ones'
Scientists have discovered that factors such as human immunity and drug resistance are less important to the success of bacterial spread than previously thought. view more (2005-02-03)
Who's slowing you down?
You may not be aware of it - they might not be aware of it, but the people in your work environment might be slowing you down. view more (2008-02-21)
MSU research: Small classes have long-term benefit for all students
Providing small classes for at least several consecutive grades starting in early elementary school gives students the best chance to succeed in later grades, according to groundbreaking new research from a Michigan State University scholar. view more (2009-10-12)
Sunderland wins national AI award
A team of scientists from the University of Sunderland have won a major national award for their breakthrough in artificial intelligence. The team beat off stiff competition from the UK and abroad to win the British Computer Society's (BSC) Machine Intelligence Award, which recognises substantial developments in computational intelligence. The... view more... (2004-01-15)
Video game Everquest 2 provides new way to study human behavior, says U of Minnesota researcher
Can researchers study the populations of online video games, like Everquest 2, just as they study traditional communities like Miami, Pittsburgh or Minneapolis? view more (2009-03-02)
When proteins, antibodies and other biological molecules kiss, a new kind of biosensor can tell
When biological molecules kiss, a new kind of biosensor can tell. A new and deceptively simple technique has been developed by chemists at Vanderbilt University that can measure the interactions between free-floating, unlabeled biological molecules including proteins, sugars, antibodies, DNA and RNA. view more (2007-09-21)
Planet finders use much faster instrument to discover distant planet
Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a very young star nearly 100 light years away using a relatively small, publicly accessible telescope turbocharged with a new planet-finding instrument. view more (2006-01-12)
Going 3D with DMAC
The DMAC (Dimensional Metrology Awareness Club) Form Metrology Special Interest Group is concerned with the global characterisation of 3D surfaces using contacting and non-contacting techniques. DMAC, which is run by the NPL (National Physical Laboratory), on behalf of the DTI, has over 65 member organisations. The activities of this group are key... view more... (2003-07-18)
Engineer designs micro-endoscope to seek out early signs of cancer
Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients' bodies. Now, a University of Florida engineering researcher is designing ones capable of a full inspection. view more (2009-11-20)
University of Toronto chemists uncover green catalysts
A University of Toronto research team from the Department of Chemistry has discovered useful "green" catalysts made from iron that might replace the much more expensive and toxic platinum metals typically used in industrial chemical processes to produce drugs, fragrances and flavours. view more (2009-04-14)
Earthshine reflects Earth's oceans and continents from the dark side of the Moon
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine. view more (2009-04-08)
Rare head and neck cancer linked to HPV, study finds
An increase in cases of a rare type of head and neck cancer appears to be linked to HPV, or human papillomavirus, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. view more (2009-10-08)
Patterns on tropical marine mollusk shell mirror gene expression patterns
Scientists have identified a group of genes that control the formation of shapes and colour patterns on the shell of the tropical marine mollusc referred to as 'abalone'. view more (2006-11-22)
Scientists at VTT and the University of Florida take immunotechnology to a new level
Scientists at VTT and the University of Florida take immunotechnology to a new level Mimicking the cell walls transport system by biocoated nanotubes opens novel possibilities for numerous applications Living cells transport selectively molecules in and out through their cell walls. This process is remarkably accurate and efficient. In... view more... (2002-07-04)
Novel nano-etched cavity makes leds 7 times brighter
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) more than seven times brighter by etching nanoscale grooves in a surrounding cavity to guide scattered light in one direction. view more (2006-07-24)
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