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The search for ET just got easier
Astronomers using the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma have confirmed an effective way to search the atmospheres of planets for signs of life, vastly improving our chances of finding alien life outside our solar system. view more (2009-06-11)
From zzstructures to mSpaces: New ways to compare Web navigation tools
Surfing the Web could become a much more effective experience thanks to new approaches endorsed at this year's ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) Hypertext Conference. In its current state, the commonly used link in a Web page allows people to search the Web and to use hyperlinks to jump from one page to another. The down side is that when... view more... (2004-10-22)
Scientists step up search for BSE test
Research aimed at finding new diagnostic tests for BSE is gathering momentum at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER), where scientists have won a major research contract worth over £500,000 from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). `The new contract will help us expand our search for... view more... (2002-04-04)
Fuel cells gearing up to power auto industry
The average price for all types of gasoline is holding steady around $2.95 per gallon nationwide, but the pain at the pump might be short-lived as research from the University of Houston may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles. view more (2007-10-31)
Professional online searches for German Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)
FIZ Karlsruhe now offers a new database containing all German Supplementary Protection Certificates from 1992 onwards. In certain cases, patent protection for drugs or plant protection products can be prolonged by up to five years. In co-operation with the German Patent and Trademark Office, Munich, FIZ Karlsruhe has developed a special SPC... view more... (2005-04-25)
Origins of Life
Were the first macromolecules created on a primitive beach? view more (2002-06-19)
Felix Wankel Prize For The Protection Of Animals In Research 2002
The Felix-Wankel Prize for the Protection of Animals in Research is awarded for outstanding innovative research which results in experiments on or with living animals being replaced or limited. The prize has a value 26 000 EUR (approx. 50 000.- DM) and is awarded annually. On the occasion of Felix Wankel' s 100th birthday a special prize will be... view more... (2001-10-22)
Herbarium database provides global access for researchers
Already renowned as a leading centre for plant science research, the University of Reading's Herbarium is now a world resource for botanists after the launch of a new internet website featuring an ever-expanding database of specimens. The Herbarium, which was founded in 1900, contains 264,500 plant specimens from around the world, with a... view more... (2004-02-23)
Harvesting Arctic algae
Microorganisms living in the depths of the oceans under conditions unbearable for humans utilize hot springs to produce their energy and substances. Some bacteria and algae feel right at home in the boiling waters of a geyser and others in acid ponds or salt waters. Still others populate glaciers and snow fields. For many years, researchers have... view more... (2002-09-20)
A CAR THAT RUNS ON FRESH AIR - ALMOST!
Karl's car finished 38th in a field of 109 entrants - an impressive feat by any standards. 'I built the car over a year as an A level technology project,' says Karl. 'The project was sponsored by Marine Projects at Lee Mill in Plymouth and the team consisted of myself and a friend, Sam Starmore, who drove the car for me.' view more (1999-02-01)
iTunes allows radiologists to save, sort and search personal learning files
iTunes has the ability to manage and organize PDF files just as easy as music files, allowing radiologists to better organize their personal files of articles and images, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Renji Hospital and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine in Shanghai, China. view more (2008-07-21)
Deadly dose: Rensselaer heparin expert helps uncover source of lethal contamination
The mysterious death of patients around the world following a routine dosage of the common blood thinner, heparin, sent researchers on a frantic search to uncover what could make the standard drug so toxic. view more (2008-04-28)
It's our solar system Jim, but not as we know it
There are many more objects orbiting our sun than we once thought, and a new book from Cambridge University Press sets out to tell the story of their discovery. Beyond Pluto: Exploring the Outer Limits of the Solar System by John Davies traces the history of the search for objects at the periphery of the solar system. It is a tale of incredible... view more... (2001-07-25)
University of Hawai'i at Manoa professor co-authors child development study
Brandy Frazier, assistant professor of psychology at UH Manoa, recently published a paper in Child Development titled, "Preschoolers' Search for Explanatory Information Within Adult-Child Conversation." view more (2009-11-16)
Astronomers Expect To Be "Dazled" By Views Of Ancient Universe
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS NOTICE: ASTRONOMERS EXPECT TO BE "DAZLED" BY VIEWS OF ANCIENT UNIVERSE view more (2005-04-05)
Protein clue to tailor-made antibiotics
Scientists at the University of York have made a huge leap forward in the search for 'smarter' antibiotics. view more (2006-08-23)
Researchers develop method to rapidly ID optimal drug cocktails
UCLA researchers have developed a feedback control scheme that can search for the most effective drug combinations to treat a variety of conditions, including cancers and infections. The discovery could play a significant role in facilitating new clinical drug-cocktail trials. view more (2008-03-18)
Fuel From Natural Gas
The scientists from the Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, won Golden Medal and a bonus grant at the 49th World Exhibition of Invention, Research and Industrial Innovation ("Eureka") in Brussels for their work "Synthesis of dimethyl ether". The dateless dream of several generations of chemists has finally... view more... (2002-02-08)
With a supercomputer in your pocket
Draw a picture on the computer and it immediately shows up on the screen of a hand-held computer in Africa. The person with the palm computer can then use the tiny screen to access a supercomputer in France to perform advanced graphic calculations that a number of logged-on people can see simultaneously. This solution is called Verse, a new... view more... (2004-02-09)
A glimmer of hope in the struggle against neurodegenerative diseases: the virtues of proteins that can save dying neurons
Diseases characterized by neurodegeneration affect individuals over 50 years of age and they attack one particular class of neurons in the brain or spinal cord. The research interest of Professor Ann Kato and her team is principally focalized on ALS in which there is a progressive paralysis caused by the destruction of motor neurons which exist in... view more... (2002-01-25)
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