New research could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells. The size of light-absorbing particles…
Month: March 2011
How well do you know your friends?
How does your best friend feel when people act needy? Or, about people being dishonest?…
New colon cancer marker identified
A research team has identified an enzyme that could be used to diagnose colon cancer…
Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate
In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when…
Algae, bacteria hogged oxygen after ancient mass extinction, slowed marine life recovery
After the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history — 250 million years ago — algae…
Neuroscientists decode crucial component in brain signal processing
A team of Neuroscientists from NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and…
Asthma drug could help control or treat Alzheimer’s disease
A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of…
New secret to how smells are detected uncovered
Researchers seeking to unravel the most ancient of our senses have found a previously unknown…
Living at high altitude reduces risk of dying from heart disease: Low oxygen may spur genes to create blood vessels
Researchers have found that people living at higher altitudes have a lower chance of dying…
Large regional changes in farmland area predicted
The effects of climate change and population growth on agricultural land area vary from region…