Results of a nationwide telephone survey have shown that the rate of peanut allergies in…
Month: May 2010
New water-splitting catalyst: Researchers expand list of potential electrode materials that could be used to store energy
Researchers have found yet another formulation, based on inexpensive and widely available materials, that can…
Cigarette butts ‘block corrosion’
Scientists in China say they have found a novel use for discarded cigarette butts
Android Devices May Control Some GM Car Functions
There’s never a dull minute at Google headquarters, it seems. In between developing and improving…
Music aids Alzheimer’s patients in remembering new information
Researchers have shown that patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are better able to remember new…
New fingermark analysis technique can give extra suspect details
A new technique to analyse fingermarks from crime scenes has the potential to give crucial…
Mirror neuron system functions normally in individuals with autism
Neuroscientists have found that the mirror neuron system, which is thought to play a central…
New project aims for fusion ignition: Ignitor reactor could be world’s first to reach major milestone
Russia and Italy have entered into an agreement to build a new fusion reactor outside…
Response to vaccines could depend on your sex, researchers find
Biological differences between the sexes could be a significant predictor of responses to vaccines, according…
What makes world’s strongest animal — the tiny copepod — so successful?
The world’s strongest animal, the copepod, is barely one millimeter long. It is also the…