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Driving Under the Influence (of Stress): Regional Effects of 9/11 Attacks on Driving
The September 11 terrorist attacks had a profound impact on this country's psyche. Eight years after the attacks, we are still learning how those terrible events affected us. view more (2009-02-03)
Genographic scientists uncover new piece of Phoenician legacy
The Phoenicians gave the world the alphabet and a love of the color purple, and a research study published today by Genographic scientists in the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG-D-08-00725R2) shows that they left some people their genes as well. view more (2008-10-31)
Joint efforts in R&D of SiC RF transistors
Philips Semiconductors in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, have announced that they are joining efforts in R&D of SiC RF transistors. As a part of the agreement, Philips is sharing its SiC expertise and transfering dedicated processing equipment to Chalmers. The joint Philips-Chalmers... view more... (2001-11-21)
Barcoding endangered sea turtles
Conservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes. view more (2009-09-15)
U-M researchers discover new genes that fuse in cancer
Using new technologies that make it easier to sequence the human genome, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a series of genes that become fused when their chromosomes trade places with each other. view more (2009-01-12)
University helps reduce poverty through renewable energy
With the spotlight on World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the issue of fossil fuel use has become a pressing one. According to renewable energy specialists at Sheffield Hallam University, fossil fuels have only benefited the development of two thirds of the world’s population and the need to take advantage of already... view more... (2002-09-03)
Rich Terrorist, Poor Terrorist
New research suggests political freedom and geographic factors contribute significantly to causes of terrorism, challenging the common view that terrorism is rooted in poverty. view more (2008-03-27)
Shoulder injuries in US high school athletes occur more often in boys
Although shoulder injuries accounted for just 8 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes, shoulder injuries were relatively common in predominately male sports such as baseball (18 percent of all injuries), wrestling (18 percent) and football (12 percent). Moreover, boys experienced higher shoulder injury rates than girls,... view more... (2009-01-26)
Food Biotechnology: Real World Challenges
Genetically modified crops have been widely adopted by American farmers. In spite of their use in the United States, the European Union (EU) imposed a 6-year freeze (1998-2004) on growing and importing transgenic crops. view more (2008-04-09)
Daresbury's 4GLS project gets green light and international support
Daresbury's 4GLS (fourth generation light source) project has been given the green light to go ahead to the next stage of the government's gateway process following successful scientific peer review. In a further development, the US Jefferson Laboratory has demonstrated its strong support for the 4GLS project by making available key equipment.... view more... (2002-05-28)
Chemistry & Industry Press Release for Issue 24 - Cover Date 17 December
NEWS US Chemicals heading toward trade deficit (p783) The US is set to slide into its first trade deficit since the 1920s next year and the Republic of Ireland will run close to Canada in the race to be the largest exporter to the US in value terms. Cartels face EUR135M fines (p783) Citric acid producers Roche, Archer Daniels Midland,... view more... (2001-12-14)
Rainforest rehab in every sense
Sophisticated sensors that measure leaf wetness, soil moisture and temperature are helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in south-east Queensland. view more (2009-06-12)
Bioscience students win UK business prize
The team were chosen as winners of the 1999 Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Sceme (YES) Competition* following the two-day national final held at the Department of Trade and Industry in London, on 14 - 15 December 1999. view more (1999-12-23)
MIGRATING DOCTORS (pp 177, 245)
The increasing divide between less-developed and more-developed countries in the quality of health care is well recognised. In this week's LANCET, Peter E Bundred and colleagues, from Liverpool and Canada describe how the prospects of a better standard of life are attracting large numbers of doctors to more-developed countries and away from... view more... (2000-07-12)
Monkeypox mystery: New research may explain why 2003 outbreak in the US wasn't deadly
An outbreak of 72 cases of monkeypox in the United States during the summer of 2003 didn't produce a single fatality, even though the disease usually kills 10 percent of those infected. view more (2005-07-18)
The University of Liverpool welcomes boost to North West science
The University of Liverpool very much welcomes today’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry concerning the plans to invest significant sums in the North West Science Base. The proposal for a Centre for Accelerator Science and Imaging and Medicine (CASIM) heralds a revitalised future for Daresbury. Professor Peter... view more... (2001-03-02)
Silencing bacteria could stop infections and save lives, say scientists
Stopping bacteria from talking to each other could help prevent serious infections say scientists from Aberdeen, in new research presented today (Monday, 06 September 2004) at the Society for General Microbiology's 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin. view more (2004-08-23)
The Most Efficient Vector Graphics Compression Technique in the World Invented at the University of Joensuu
The digital world surrounding us is full of images. Many of them are very large and do not easily fit into small devices, such as smart mobile phones. Alexander Kolesnikov's thesis brings a revolutionary change to this. He has invented the most efficient vector graphics compression technique in the world that will make all maps, drawings and... view more... (2003-10-17)
Digging up evidence of 400-year-old global trade and wealth
French and Chinese blue glass, Dutch layered glass, Baltic amber: roughly 70,000 beads manufactured all over the world have been excavated at one of the Spanish empire's remotest outposts, the Santa Catalina de Guale Mission. view more (2009-04-10)
Young researchers come to Europe !
Young researchers from all over the world can get more than one million Euro if they have a bright idea and they want to come to Europe. Europe has entered the competition to hire the best young scientists in the world. The European Young Investigator award (EURYI) offers to 25 young and outstanding scientists from any country in the world, the... view more... (2003-09-15)
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