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Duke team explains a longtime visual puzzler in new way
A team of neuroscientists at Duke University Medical Center has suggested an entirely new way to explain a puzzling visual phenomenon called the flash-lag effect. view more (2008-10-14)
International research centre moves a step closer
The University of Sunderland has received more than £500,000 to help create its International Photography Research Centre. view more (2004-09-27)
New software advances photo search and management in online systems
Searching for digital photographs could become easier with a Penn State-developed software system that not only automatically tags images as they are uploaded, but also improves those tags by "learning" from users' interactions with the system. view more (2007-10-16)
Memantine and Alzheimer's disease
In a study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers from the University of Aberdeen report that the drug memantine, used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and praised as "the first and only representative of a new class of Alzheimer drugs" works in fact similar to other existing compounds, and is... view more... (2008-01-11)
University Researchers to Watch Game Show - Who Wants to be a Millionaire? to discover what people feel about risk
Researchers at the Universities of Warwick and Keele are being supported by the Economic and Social Research Council to watch the popular game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The globally broadcast show is a treasure trove of data on how all sorts of people of different ages and genders and nationalities perceive and act on risk. One of the... view more... (2002-05-13)
Ancient Oak Trees Help Reduce Global Warming, MU Study Finds
The battle to reduce carbon emissions is at the heart of many eco-friendly efforts, and researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that nature has been lending a hand. Researchers at the Missouri Tree Ring Laboratory in the Department of Forestry discovered that trees submerged in freshwater aquatic systems store carbon for... view more... (2008-06-30)
False or pirated antimalarial drugs freely obtainable in Cameroon
Large-scale diffusion and sale of medicines that do not comply with regulations or are poor in quality, especially in African countries, stems from several factors. These include: the intensification of trade, a growing demand for medical treatments or vaccines, a proliferation of small pharmaceutical industries, and inadequate regulation of... view more... (2004-05-18)
DNA testing may unlock secrets of medieval manuscripts
Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated. view more (2009-01-12)
New CSA databases on STN International
Karlsruhe, July 2004 - At the end of June, FIZ Karlsruhe has made available on STN International, the world's premier online service for sci-tech information, seven new databases from the renowned database producer Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) With these new files, STN now offers a total of 26 CSA databases, and remains the largest... view more... (2004-07-19)
Agents Of Mass Destruction Found In USA (p 1575)
Recent news about US intentions to weaken a treaty for global tobacco control is discussed in this week's editorial. A letter given to WHO Director-General Gro Harlem Brundtland and UN officials last week detailed how the US could undermine the treaty by asking for a clause that would allow governments to opt out of any part of it that they find... view more... (2003-05-07)
Investing in poor people in less-favoured areas
Joint policy seminar of Wageningen University & IFPRI: In preparation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) , Wageningen University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI, Washington D.C.) celebrate a joint seminar to analyze the policy options for `investing in poor people in less-favoured areas`. In the... view more... (2002-07-10)
Trading on social responsibility
Two of the leading lights in the academic world of international management recently revealed their inner thoughts on a wide range of economics, business and social issues in the European Journal of International Management (EJIM) from Inderscience Publishers. view more (2008-03-10)
Believe your eyes but not your memory
Watching a horrific event, like a terrorist attack, leaves a lasting mark on the memory. But with a little wrong information some people can be misled into believing they have witnessed a major incident when it was actually impossible for them to have done so. view more (2004-04-16)
Widespread support for creation of Institute for Knowledge Transfer
A groundbreaking initiative that will establish the UK's knowledge transfer (KT) community as a recognised profession took a step closer to realisation today, with the announcement that a proposal has been made to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to form the Institute for Knowledge Transfer. view more (2004-11-29)
Quality in IT training
Learning at the workplace is the new method of advanced training in information technologies. In future, people with basic IT training and those who are changing careers will no longer have to go back to school to gain further qualifications as a network administrator, software developer or IT sales advisor. Instead, they will learn through... view more... (2003-01-23)
Newcastle University Professor to spearhead World Trade Center insurance investigation
A Professor from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne has been confirmed as the man who will advise Lloyds insurance company as they begin to assess insurance claims expected to exceed £1.5 billion dollars in the wake of the attack on New York's World Trade Center on 11 September. John Knapton, Professor of Structural Engineering in... view more... (2001-10-19)
For two primates, patience takes different forms, shaped by ecology
Across the animal kingdom, individuals face choices between patience and impulsivity. A classic case, confronted by all animals-humans included-is that between a small, immediate food reward and a delayed, but larger, reward. view more (2005-10-25)
Europe, the bright spark in converting sunlight into electricity: First ever calibration laboratory accreditation.
Solar Photovoltaic Systems converting sunlight into electricity are a key technology in reaching Europe's objectives of safe, secure and sustainable energy supply. World-wide production of solar electricity has continued to increase by more than 30% per year, reaching 1000 megawatts (enough to meet the domestic needs of 660.000 European citizens)... view more... (2004-09-09)
Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
The signature of climate change over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia. view more (2007-05-31)
Chemistry sets for grownups
The best thing about chemistry class in school was always the experiments. It stank, it smoked and best of all things exploded. The students were highly delighted when the teacher's own experiments ran out of control. But large-scale chemical accidents are no laughing matter. A reactor containing tons of chemicals can be a real danger. In... view more... (2003-09-18)
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