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Type of anesthetic will improve sleeping medication, probe mysteries of the snooze
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered sleep patterns in a type of anesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, non-groggy snooze.   view more (2008-04-17)

Scientist issues warning over UK's coastal development
A scientist at Royal Holloway, University of London has condemned some of the recent developments on the coastline of south-east England as inappropriate in terms of medium and long term coastal management, largely due to their location on a examples of unstable coastline. Dr Peter French, an... view more (2002-05-14)

Academy elects its youngest ever Fellows
The Royal Academy of Engineering elected its two youngest ever Fellows – both women – at its AGM last night (8 July 2002). Our youngest Fellow is optical communications expert Polina Bayvel, aged 36, Professor and Royal Society Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical &... view more (2002-07-09)

Screaming CMEs Warn of Radiation Storms
A CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) is a solar body slam to our high-tech civilization. CMEs begin when the sun launches a billion tons of electrically conducting gas (plasma) into space at millions of miles per hour.   view more (2007-05-29)

The socio-economic dimension of telecoms - Eurescom mess@ge 2/2004
Socio-economic questions have become ever more important for the telecoms industry. What difference do information and communication technologies make to our everyday life? What are the usage and adoption patterns of communications technologies? How is the telecommunications sector impacting the... view more (2004-07-05)

New hope for schizophrenia sufferers
Key research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) could lead to the first early diagnostic tool for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.   view more (2005-08-08)

Micro honeycomb materials enable new physics in aicraft sound reduction
Noise from commercial and military jet aircraft causes environmental problems for communities near airports, obliging airplanes to follow often complex noise-abatement procedures on takeoff and landing. It can also make aircraft interiors excessively loud.   view more (2008-09-30)

If your first cigarette gave you a buzz and you now smoke, a gene may be to blame
Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. For some, it brought a wave of nausea or a nasty coughing fit. For others, those first puffs also came with a rush of pleasure or "buzz."   view more (2008-08-11)

"Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye!"
Media Invitation Friday 19 December The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye!" An event to mark the separation of Beagle 2 from Mars Express On the morning of Friday 19th December Beagle 2 separates from Mars Express and begins... view more (2003-12-12)

UA Physicist Discovers Exotic Superconductivity
A University of Arizona physicist has discovered that powerful magnetic fields change the physical nature of superconductivity.   view more (2006-08-17)

Chance discovery: Alaska Range glacier surges
There is evidence that the McGinnis Glacier, a little-known tongue of ice in the central Alaska Range, has surged.   view more (2006-03-16)

NASA's Swift Sees Double Supernova in Galaxy
In just the past six weeks, two supernovae have flared up in an obscure galaxy in the constellation Hercules. Never before have astronomers observed two of these powerful stellar explosions occurring in the same galaxy so close together in time.   view more (2007-06-27)

British scientists create electron surf machine
By precisely controlling billions of individual electrons every second, they hope to develop new computing systems and increase the security of digital communication.   view more (2007-06-13)

A stress meter for fault zones
For the first time, scientists from Rice University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have measured - in the field rather than in the laboratory - how changes in stress in rocks affect changes in the... view more (2008-07-10)

Solution to "Legionella"
As a result of the joint working between teams of experts from the Iberia Ashland Chemical, S.A. company and the INASMET-Tecnalia Technological Centre, a solution has been found to prevent the serious disease caused by the bacteria known as "Legionella" and other similar disorders.   view more (2005-09-15)

Energy network launches international web survey
A European website designed to stimulate informed debate on future energy sources this week launches a multi-lingual survey to gauge public attitudes to, and knowledge of, crucial energy issues. The INTUSER website (www.intuser.net) is a new on-line forum for both the general public and energy... view more (2002-12-04)

Children's brain responses predict impact of sleep loss on attention
The brain responses of those children who don't get enough sleep can accurately predict the impact sleep loss has on their ability to pay attention during the course of a day.   view more (2007-06-12)

Self-moisturizing contact lenses, naturally
Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green.   view more (2008-07-09)

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is back in business
Just a couple of days after the orbiting observatory was brought back online, Hubble aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), at a particularly intriguing target, a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147.   view more (2008-10-31)

Prenatal alcohol exposure can alter circadian rhythms in offspring
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) suffer from a variety of behavioral alterations. For example, they may exhibit alterations in sleeping and eating patterns, which may indicate that their circadian systems - which control biological rhythms - have been affected by alcohol... view more (2006-04-24)

Solitons Seen in a Solid
Isolated vibrations within a three-dimensional solid have been observed for the first time by researchers in the U.S. and Germany. The work could help explain how metals such as uranium behave when bent, compressed or heated.   view more (2006-04-07)

Simulating cardiac arrest enables targeted treatment
Treating a victim of cardiac arrest demands a rapid response. A new computer simulation of the heart is enabling physicists to help doctors make the best clinical decisions.   view more (2002-01-17)

MIT physicists create new form of matter
MIT scientists have brought a supercool end to a heated race among physicists: They have become the first to create a new type of matter, a gas of atoms that shows high-temperature superfluidity.   view more (2005-06-22)

Breakthrough Chip Delivers Better Digital Pictures For Less Power
The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. Imaging chips revolutionized the photography industry, and now the chips themselves are being revolutionized.   view more (2005-12-08)

Platinum nanocrystals boost catalytic activity for fuel oxidation, hydrogen production
A research team composed of electrochemists and materials scientists from two continents has produced a new form of the industrially-important metal platinum: 24-facet nanocrystals whose catalytic activity per unit area can be as much as four times higher than existing commercial platinum catalysts.   view more (2007-05-04)
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