The abstract expressionist paintings of Jackson Pollock reveal that the American artist was an intuitive…
Month: June 2011
Scientists develop sensitive skin for robots: Intelligent machines develop ‘self-awareness’
Robots will soon be able to feel heat or gentle touching on their surfaces. Researchers…
‘Sensing skin’ could monitor the health of concrete infrastructure continually and inexpensively
Civil engineers and physicists have designed a new method for the electronic, continual monitoring of…
Evolution of skin and ovarian cancer cells
Scientists have developed a way to uncover the evolution of human cancer cells, determining the…
Studying solar wind
Scientists have measured oxygen isotopes in solar wind, captured by NASA’s Genesis mission, to infer…
Natural gases as a therapy for heart disease?
An understanding of the interaction between hydrogen sulphide (the ‘rotten eggs’ gas) and nitric oxide,…
Farm animal disease to increase with climate change, scientists say
Scientists have shown that recent climate change could have caused a serious infectious disease in…
Many Americans approve of stem cell research for curing serious diseases
While research using human embryonic stem cells has roused political controversy for almost two decades,…
Workplace mental health disability leave recurs sooner than physical health leave, CAMH study shows
The recurrence of an employee’s medical leave of absence from work tends to happen much…
Mechanism by which chronic stress causes brain disease identified
Chronic stress has long been linked with neurodegeneration. Scientists at now think they may know…