Beta carotene slows decline in lung power associated with ageing
Beta carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, slows the decline in lung power associated with ageing, reveals research in Thorax. view more (2006-03-23)
Power emerges from consensus in monkey social networks
Research on communication typically focuses on how individuals use signals to influence the behavior of receivers, thus primarily focusing on pairs of individuals. view more (2006-09-05)
Smartphone app illuminates power consumption
A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan. view more (2009-11-23)
Maintaining aerobic fitness could delay biological aging by up to 12 years
Maintaining aerobic fitness through middle age and beyond can delay biological ageing by up to 12 years and prolong independence during old age, concludes an analysis published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. view more (2008-04-10)
HEALTH PROMOTION IS OVERLOOKING HOMELESS PEOPLE
Little attention has been paid to the health promotion needs of homeless people and yet they are more likely than others to seek medical attention once they have a disease rather than at a preventative stage, say Dr Robert Power and colleagues from a multitude of medical institutions and associations advocating action for homeless people, in this... view more... (1999-02-26)
Nuclear cannibals
Nuclear energy production must increase by more than 10 percent each year from 2010 to 2050 to meet all future energy demands and replace fossil fuels, but this is an unsustainable prospect. view more (2008-03-05)
Flighty yet mighty
Those heading to the moors on August 12 may not be aware they are pitting their guns against the most powerful muscles on the planet. Leeds researcher Dr Graham Askew has calculated the muscle power generated by game birds such as quail, pheasant and grouse when taking flight, and found it to be the highest measured in any animal. Game birds... view more... (2003-08-11)
A filter that enhances the power of communications satellites
Researchers at the Public University of Navarre are designing and developing a filter that enhances the power of communications satellites for the European Space Agency. The filter enables the reduction, by a factor of a million, interference produced by what is known as the "Field Emission Effect". view more (2005-02-03)
UK researchers find way to reduce power consumption of transistors in computer chips
University of Kentucky researchers have discovered a means of reducing gate leakage current of transistors in computer chips that will permit chip producers to continue developing more efficient and powerful chips with reduced power consumption. view more (2005-12-07)
NYU researchers explore how power influences interpretation
A newly completed New York University study of public reaction to the 9/11 attacks concludes that people in positions of power, from government officials to managers working on Wall Street to military personnel, tended to interpret the events in more abstract terms and with more certainty and positivity than ordinary individuals. view more (2009-08-10)
The power of the hidden Mafia
A disturbing and in-depth account of the power and influence of the Naples' Mafia is captured by Tom Behan in his new book, See Naples and Die, to be published in July 2002. Tom Behan, who is Senior Lecturer in Italian at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC), lived and worked in Naples, witnessing many of the events described in his book.... view more... (2002-05-16)
Portable power plants
Running a laptop or other electrical equipment causes a problem when there is no access to a mains supply: If the battery runs out, where can you recharge it? This is a particularly thorny issue if, for example, your work takes you out on the road or involves spending lots of time on construction sites. In the long run spare batteries do not... view more... (2003-04-04)
Fuel cells help make noisy, hot generators a thing of the past
Two core technologies developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - a fuel desulfurization system and a fuel reforming system - were instrumental in the demonstration of an electric power system operating on JP-8, a fuel commonly used in military operations. view more (2007-12-12)
A greener way to power cars
Cardiff University researchers are exploring how waste heat from car exhausts could provide a new greener power supply for vehicles. view more (2008-02-20)
A POX on syn
A way to convert natural gas into raw materials for the chemical industry and generate power as a by-product could lead to more environmental benign manufacturing processes. view more (2007-09-12)
Solar Energy: Electricity Out Of A Helicopter Turbine
The mountains of Armenia seem to have been created for electric power stations working on solar energy. The scientists at the Radio Physical Research Institute have chosen a ground on Aragats mountain, which is 40 km to the west of Yerevan and situated 1750m above sea level. Southern mountain Sun is a good source of cheap energy. It rises 73... view more... (2001-08-24)
Is it a bird? ... Is it a plane? ... No, it’s SID!
Skylines across Britain could change forever thanks to an ingenious device engineered by two schoolboys who won the prestigious title of Young Engineers for Britain 2001 in London, UK, this week. Brendan Quinn and Enda Young both aged 18, from St Partick’s College, Maghera in Northern Ireland beat 28 other finalists from all over the UK to... view more... (2001-09-18)
Using a catapult for rapid limb protraction
Alan Wilson, Johanna Watson and Glen Lichtwark have had their paper published by Nature. This paper shows that fast runners must be able to protract their limbs quickly in order to prepare for the next stance phase, which is particularly challenging for large animals as their limbs are long and their muscles contract slowly and have a low power... view more... (2003-01-06)
Cars and power
Cars promise autonomy as well as mobility for the 70 per cent of households in the UK which have access to one. This is the conclusion of psychologist Dr Steve Stradling from Napier University Transport Research Institute who presented his findings today, Friday 24 November, at The British Psychological Society Scottish Branch annual conference... view more... (2000-11-17)
Gold nanoparticles prove to be hot stuff
Gold nanoparticles are highly efficient and sensitive "handles" for biological molecules being manipulated and tracked by lasers, but they also can heat up fast-by tens of degrees in just a few nanoseconds-which could either damage the molecules or help study them. view more (2006-09-01)
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