Scientists have developed a way to grow iron-oxidizing bacteria using electricity instead of iron, an…
Month: January 2013
Accessible tourism and dementia
New research discovers new ways of making tourist attractions dementia-friendly.
Eating bright-colored fruits and vegetables may prevent or delay amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
New research suggests that increased consumption of foods containing colorful carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lutein,…
Survival of the prettiest: Sexual selection can be inferred from the fossil record
Detecting sexual selection in the fossil record is not impossible. The term “sexual selection” refers…
Satellite visualization tool for high-resolution observation review (thor) accessible from any location with internet access
With minimal coding effort an Earth-observing satellite tool can be converted into a practical web-based…
Simulations’ Achille’s heel
What can go wrong when computer simulations are applied outside their original context. In a…
A step towards repairing the central nervous system
Despite recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of nerve injury, tissue-engineering solutions for repairing damage…
Interactive wobbleboard created to help rehabilitate patients
A physiotherapy lecturer has created a new interactive wobbleboard that will allow clinicians to better…
Next generation solar cells: Trapping sunlight with microbeads
In five to seven years, solar cells will have become much cheaper and only one-twentieth…
Streaming video over temporary networks
There are extra challenges when accidents occur in hard-to-reach locations such as in a tunnel…