In nations where corruption is rife it seems that citizens these days find an escape…
Month: February 2014
Efficiently harnessing low frequency vibrations as infinite power source for miniature electronic devices
Researchers have conceptualized a novel strategy to efficiently harness low frequency vibrations as infinite power…
Shadowing in Sensor Images: NASA study points to ‘infrared-herring’ in apparent Amazon green-up
A new NASA study shows that the appearance of canopy greening is not caused by…
Cholesterol plays a critical role in hantavirus infection
Viruses mutate fast, which means they can quickly become resistant to anti-viral drugs. But viruses…
‘Steak-knife’ teeth reveal ecology of oldest land predators
The first top predators to walk on land were not afraid to bite off more…
Opening ‘the X-files’ helped researchers to understand why women and men differ in height
Given its unique nature, the X chromosome has often been neglected when performing large-scale genetic…
Fish biomass in the ocean may be 10 times higher than estimated: Stock of mesopelagic fish changes from 1,000 to 10,000 million tons
With a stock estimated at 1,000 million tons so far, mesopelagic fish dominate the total…
Click chemistry could provide total chemical DNA synthesis, study shows
An interdisciplinary study has shown for the first time that ‘click chemistry’ can be used…
Large thermoelectric power from a combination of magnets and superconductors
Thermoelectric devices can cool materials by passing currents, or convert temperature differences into electric power….
Dating refined for Atapuerca site where Homo antecessor appeared
One of the issues of the Atapuerca sites that generates the most scientific debate is…