The pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 can spread, likely airborne, more than one tenth mile downwind…
Month: December 2014
Nano Filter cleans dirty industry
Prototypes of nano-cellulose based filters with high purification capacity towards environmentally hazardous contaminants from industrial…
System captures mercury from air in gold shops
Nearly 20 percent of the world’s gold supply is produced by workers in artisanal and…
Hunt for Big Bang particles offering clues to the origin of the universe
Billions upon billions of neutrinos speed harmlessly through everyone’s body every moment of the day,…
The business-minded veterinarian
The interaction between animals and humans secures the continuous demand for practicing veterinarians, and the…
Breakthrough in predictions of pressure-dependent combustion chemical reactions
A method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical reaction rates has been demonstrated by scientists for…
Stress May Increase Desire for Reward but Not Pleasure, Research Finds
Feeling stressed may prompt you to go to great lengths to satisfy an urge for…
Facebook popularity hampers fundraising efforts, study finds
People with fewer friends on Facebook raise more money for charity than those with lots…
Spanish TV during Franco educated children to be good citizens
Several children’s programs were aired during the Franco regime; however, they did not have their…
Using targeted brain stimulation to change attention patterns for anxious individuals
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a painless treatment strategy that uses weak electrical currents…