Researchers have found strong evidence of a relationship between surgical readmission rates and quality of…
Month: September 2013
Shifting employee bonuses from self to others increases satisfaction and productivity at work
Providing employees with a bonus to spend on charities or co-workers may increase job satisfaction…
What’s that smell? Ten basic odor categories sniffed out with math
Taste can be classified into five flavors that we sense, but how many odors can…
Study suggests overfishing of sharks is harming coral reefs
A team of scientists from Canada and Australia have discovered that the decline in shark…
Colonoscopy screening every ten years could prevent 40% of colorectal cancers
According to a large, long-term study, 40% of all colorectal cancers might be prevented if…
Coma: researchers observe never-before-detected brain activity
Researchers have found brain activity beyond a flat line EEG, which they have called Nu-complexes…
Crystal quantum memories for quantum communication
Research into the strange phenomenon known as quantum entanglement – once described as ‘spooky’ by…
Robot inspects pipes in petrochemical platforms
A new RoboPipe has been developed. It is a robot capable of inspecting the pipes…
Contaminants may cause birds to sing a different tune
In some environments songbirds exhibit inconsistency in their songs which may be caused by non-lethal…
Tiny bottles and melting corks: Temperature regulates a new delivery system for drugs and fragrances
Microscopic, bottle-like structures with corks that melt at precisely-controlled temperatures could potentially release drugs inside…