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Cooling milk using sun energy
The company Tarre of Navarre, Basque Country, in collaboration with the Public University of Navarre has built a prototype for cooling milk. This cooling and maintenance system takes the energy directly from a photovoltaic system and so there is no need to use batteries. The prototype integrates... view more (2002-12-03)

Sufficient evidence for reducing sugar intake to tackle obesity? (p 1068)
A Viewpoint article in this week's issue of THE LANCET considers the evidence behind a recent WHO/UN report to restrict consumption of free (added) sugars to counteract obesity and concludes: 'when considered in aggregate they [available studies] provide considerable evidence to suggest that... view more (2004-03-24)

European Latsis Prize 2002
The European Latsis Prize 2002 will be awarded to Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Head of the Neurocognitive Development Unit at the Institute of Child Health, University College London, for her outstanding contribution to the understanding of cognitive and language development in children with... view more (2002-11-21)

Varnish measures pressure and vibrations
Despite the use of computer simulation, wind tunnel testing is still required to measure pressure changes and airflow speeds on the surfaces of new aircraft and automobile prototypes. Such testing is now done less with smoke visualization and threads but more frequently with high-tech sensors which... view more (2003-02-20)

Professor Bertil Andersson proposed as next ESF Secretary General
Professor Bertil Andersson (born 1948), Professor in Biochemistry and President of Linköping University, Sweden, is set to become the next Secretary General of the European Science Foundation. The ESF Governing Council has recommended the election of Professor Andersson at the next General... view more (2003-05-13)

Nanotechnology innovation may revolutionize gene detection in a single cell
Scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have developed the world's first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures.   view more (2008-01-11)

Smoking: Air quality survey shows little progress
PUBS and bars are failing to protect staff and non-smokers from the dangers of tobacco smoke, according to a new study of indoor air quality by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University. Jo Carrington, a PhD researcher, studied the effectiveness of health and safety measures in 60 watering... view more (2002-04-30)

ESA at the 7th International Exhibition of Architecture - Venice Biennale
ESA Press Release Nr. 38-2000 - Paris, 9 June 2000 The European Space Agency will be at the 7th International Exhibition of Architecture taking place in Venice from 18 June to 29 October as part of the Biennale. The Exhibition will open for a press preview on 15 and 16 June and the formal... view more (2000-06-11)

Warm winter also in the Arctic
Central Europe is not the only place where the past, warm winter has caused record temperatures. Unusually mild temperatures also prevented ice formation in the Arctic, specifically in the region around Spitsbergen.   view more (2007-03-30)

The Endangered Orangutan and Tiger: PLoS Biology Press Release
Tracking orangutans from the sky From the hundreds of thousands of orangutans that once ranged throughout southeast Asia, only two orangutan species now inhabit just two countries: Indonesia and Malaysia. The Sumatran orangutan is listed as critically endangered, the Bornean, endangered. In a new... view more (2004-11-30)

New magnetic herding technique proposed to manipulate the very small
Engineers have introduced a new magnetic shepherding approach for deftly moving or positioning the kinds of tiny floating objects found within organisms, in order to advance potential applications in fields ranging from medicine to nanotechnology.   view more (2005-06-21)

The lung of the fuel cell
However environment-friendly fuel cells may be, like any other energy source their success on the market depends not only on their area of application but also, more particularly, on their price. A number of technological hurdles will have to be overcome before the various systems can be... view more (2003-04-04)

Genome of saltwater creature could aid understanding of gene grouping
The genetic code of a simple saltwater creature could help researchers learn more about how groups of genes function in humans and other species.   view more (2008-08-21)

Complete text of all IUCr journals back to 1948 now online!
The International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) is excited to announce the availability of 50+ years of groundbreaking crystallographic research on your desktop! The complete text of all IUCr journals - back to 1948 - is now online. The IUCr is enabling unprecedented access to its complete... view more (2002-02-03)

Research Fortnight 27 February issue: stories on research in Wales, the Institute for Animal Health, EPSRC training funds, French involvement in Diamond and the new medical schools
Union warns of exodus of academics from Wales Restructuring research in Wales could result in nearly two thirds of research active staff leaving the country to find work elsewhere, according to the Association of University Teachers. Welsh academics are concerned that proposals put forward by a... view more (2002-02-27)

Tissue rigidity promotes tumor progression
Most investigations into cancer have focused on chemical signals, but a new research study provides rare insight into how mechanical force can regulate cellular behavior.   view more (2005-09-20)

Breast cancer : Discovery of a new tumor marker
At the Curie Institute in Paris, CNRS researchers have discovered a new proliferation marker : the CAF-1 complex. Since deregulated cell proliferation is one of the most characteristic features of tumor cells, this discovery represents a breakthrough in the cancer field. The researchers from the... view more (2004-03-30)

Study gives clues about how deadly bacterium gains foothold
How a potentially deadly bacterium that could be used as a bioterrorist tool eludes being killed by the human immune system is now better understood.   view more (2006-12-20)

DNA constraints control structure of attached macromolecules
A new method for manipulating macromolecules has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The technique uses double-stranded DNA to direct the behavior of other molecules.   view more (2005-06-29)

Study gives clues about how deadly bacterium gains foothold
How a potentially deadly bacterium that could be used as a bioterrorist tool eludes being killed by the human immune system is now better understood, University of Iowa researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.   view more (2006-12-19)

Plutoid chosen as name for Solar System objects like Pluto
Almost two years after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto.   view more (2008-06-12)

A balancing act between the sexes
Recent research at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) reveals new insights into how cells achieve equality between the sexes.   view more (2006-03-17)

Robotic whiskers can sense three-dimensional environment
Many mammals use their whiskers to explore their environment and to construct a three-dimensional image of their world. Rodents, for example, use their whiskers to determine the size, shape and texture of objects, and seals use their whiskers to track the fluid wakes of their prey.   view more (2006-10-09)

STEREO spacecraft arrives at NASA Goddard for final testing
The two Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft arrive at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. on Nov. 9 for major testing as they near completion.   view more (2005-11-10)

Unravelling the North West's Viking past
The blood of the Vikings is still coursing through the veins of men living in the North West of England - according to a new study which has been just published.   view more (2008-02-11)
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