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Scientists Verify Predictive Model for Winter Weather
Scientists have verified the accuracy of a model that uses October snow cover in Siberia to predict upcoming winter temperatures and snowfall for the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.   view more (2007-08-21)

Talking to smart homes to improve quality of life
Telling your house to turn on the lights or record a TV programme may be the ultimate high-tech luxury, but for elderly and disabled people voice-operated smart homes could dramatically improve quality of life. INSPIRE has successfully tested such a system.   view more (2005-01-11)

University of Ulster in £1.5m boost for NI software industry
The University launched a £1.5m initiative which will power Northern Ireland's role as a global player in software development. The University's Centre for Software Process Technologies (CSPT), based at the Jordanstown campus, will work with the 120 software companies in the province to... view more (2003-03-04)

NASA spacecraft make new discoveries about Northern Lights
A fleet of NASA spacecraft, launched less than eight months ago, has made three important discoveries about spectacular eruptions of Northern Lights called "substorms" and the source of their power.   view more (2007-12-12)

Northern Ireland Universities Reach Out Helping Hand To Community Groups
Northern Ireland's two universities have launched a new service which will help community organisations and other bodies access the most up-to-date social and political information. The University of Ulster and Queen's University have created a new Survey Analysis Unit as part of their existing... view more (2003-06-10)

Ice Age survivors in Iceland
Many scientists believe that the ice ages exterminated all life on land and in freshwater in large parts of the Northern Hemisphere, especially on ocean islands such as Iceland.   view more (2007-07-20)

Pollen proves beneficial for northern lakes
Mention the word pollen to most people and it triggers thoughts of their battle against allergic reactions. However, a University of Alberta researcher has found an important spin-off for this fine yellow dust-like powder.   view more (2006-06-13)

Chandra looks back at the Earth
In an unusual observation, a team of scientists has scanned the northern polar region of Earth with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.   view more (2005-12-30)

The Sound Of Silence From Ulster's Classical Composers
Northern Ireland's classical composers - unlike virtually every other section of the arts community here - have avoided the Troubles of the last 30 years as a source of inspiration for their work, according to research from the University of Ulster. Hilary Bracefield, senior lecturer at the... view more (2002-12-11)

Adolescents on adult psychiatric wards
Teenage admissions to adult psychiatric wards in Northern Ireland have increased significantly over recent years despite demands for alternative forms of appropriate care for youngsters with psychiatric and psychological problems.   view more (1999-03-26)

Smoking, but not using "snus", increases risk of diabetes
A collaborative study involving Sunderby Hospital, Lule'å, and Ume'å University in Sweden confirms that men who smoke run a substantial risk of developing diabetes. On the other hand, no parameters indicate that using snus (moist snuff) increases this risk. The study, carried out... view more (2004-08-06)

Unexpected cooling effect in Saturn's upper atmosphere
UK researchers from University College London (UCL), along with colleagues from Boston University, have found that the hotter than expected temperature of Saturn's upper atmosphere - and that of the other giant planets - is not due to the same mechanism that heats the atmosphere around the Earth's... view more (2007-01-29)

Medieval diaries aid scientists ascertain increase in hot spots due to global warming
The study finds that the number of 'hot spots' has increased dramatically in the Northern Hemisphere in the last century compared to the past 1200 years Ĵ®C adding to the growing evidence of wide-scale global warming.   view more (2006-02-10)

Impact of global warming on weather patterns underestimated
The impact of global warming on European weather patterns has been underestimated, according to a new report published in Nature this week.   view more (2005-09-22)

University of Ulster to Reveal Health of Northern Ireland`s Lakes and Rivers
Assessing the health of our rivers and lakes will be easier and much more accurate from now on - thanks to University of Ulster researchers. Dr Brian Rippey, from the Universities' School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, has come up with a new method of finding out what state Northern... view more (2002-04-25)

Are Ice Age relics the next casualty of climate change?
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently launched a four-year study to determine if climate change is affecting populations of a quintessential Arctic denizen: the rare musk ox.   view more (2008-04-25)

Smokers invite to test vaccine against nicotine addiction
UCSF's Habit Abatement Clinic is testing a vaccine that enlists help from the immune system to keep nicotine away from the brain. The vaccine is designed to help smokers quit and to limit the urge to start smoking again.   view more (2006-06-12)

The Mediterranean connection: ecological effects of El Ni'ħo in the Northern hemisphere
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the El Ni'ħo/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) are being increasingly acknowledged as major climatic sources of ecological variability. However, studies linking ecological processes to those oscillations have been conducted in geographic regions close to their... view more (2004-06-10)

Iowa State University researcher identifies eye disease in canines
Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of veterinary medicine at Iowa State University, has identified and named an eye disease not previously known. The disease, Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells and, in some cases, blindness in canines.   view more (2008-03-05)

Lupus more severe in patients with Southern European ancestry
ystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with a higher percentage of ancestry from southern Europe have more severe disease manifestations, according to new research presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, France.   view more (2008-06-12)

Research Probes Soy - Prostate Cancer Link
Researchers at the University of Ulster and Belfast City Hospital are set to launch a groundbreaking study that could offer a new insight into the prevention of prostate cancer. The study will focus on a significant link between low levels of serious prostate cancer and the presence of soy... view more (2002-07-30)

Nerve prosthesis developed in Ume'å
The first clinical study ever with a new type of nerve prosthesis has been launched at Northern Sweden University Hospital. It is being carried out by a research team from Ume'å University under the leadership of Professors Jan-Olof Kellerth and Mikael Wiberg. The team, at the Department of... view more (2003-11-11)

Optical wireless and broadband over power lines: High speed, secure Wi-Fi alternative
Penn State engineers have shown that a white-LED system for lighting and high data-rate indoor wireless communications, coupled with broadband over either medium- or low-voltage power line grids (BPL), can offer transmission capacities that exceed DSL or cable and are more secure than RF.   view more (2006-01-12)

Mixed Marriages in NI more acceptable, more popular, University of Ulster Survey finds
Mixed marriages between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland are becoming more acceptable - and more popular, according to new research from the University of Ulster. The findings of the survey, part of the Life and Times series, were presented at an international workshop in Belfast this... view more (2001-11-30)

Satellite data reveals extreme summer snowmelt in northern Greenland, CCNY professor says
The northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days.   view more (2008-10-09)
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