Recent innovations in light emitting diodes (LEDs) have improved the energy efficiency of streetlights, but,…
Month: April 2013
Recipe for low-cost, biomass-derived catalyst for hydrogen production
Researchers have described details of a low-cost, stable, effective catalyst that could replace costly platinum…
Drug therapy offers high cure rate for 2 hepatitis C subtypes
A new drug is offering dramatic cure rates for hepatitis C patients with two subtypes…
Moms more likely than other employees to leave male-dominated jobs with long hours
As demands for long work hours continue to increase, a new study found that mothers…
Tinkerbella nana: A new representative from the world of fairyflies
A new genus and species of fairyfly, Tinkerbella nana (Mymaridae), is described from Costa Rica….
Important fertility mechanism discovered
Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have…
Cancer cells’ Achilles’ heel revealed
Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) have discovered why a particular…
New matter-antimatter difference observed in LHCb experiment at CERN
Researchers at CERN are reporting the first observation of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the decays of…
Microscopic dust particles found in underground railways may pose health risk
New research has found that working or traveling on an underground railway for a sustained…
Computer game could improve sight of visually impaired children
Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a…