Beyond excellence
«Europe should do more and not only for ground-breaking research». Giorgio Parisi, theoretical physicist at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", winner of the Dirac...
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Yuan Chang and Patrick Moore win prize for the discovery of two cancer viruses
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Two Americans, Yuan Chang and Patrick S. Moore, will receive the 2017 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize today in Frankfurt's Paulskirche...
Scientists say they are a step closer to solving chronic bladder diseases
Using human cells, they have mapped how different proteins bind along the DNA to control which genes are active during barrier formation. The inside of...
Bowel cancer medication could help combat early-onset Parkinson’s disease
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson's disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new...
Discovery of surf breaks creates economic growth
University of Sydney research reveals high quality surf breaks boost economic growth in nearby areas - and by how much. Researchers analysed satellite images of...
Microbes measure ecological restoration success
Credit: Martin Breed, University of Adelaide The success of ecological restoration projects around the world could be boosted using a potential new tool that monitors...
The fashion industry gains new tools to reduce its environmental load
Credit: Sandra Roos The environmental impact of our clothing has now been mapped in the most comprehensive life cycle analysis performed to date. For the...
VTT has developed stand-up pouches from renewable raw materials and nanocellulose
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed lightweight 100% bio-based stand-up pouches with high technical performance. High performance in both oxygen, grease and...
Researchers to develop ‘wearable’ robotic tools for surgery
A collaborative team of researchers is to develop a wearable robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, also known as keyhole surgery, that will offer surgeons...
How cobras developed flesh-eating venom
Credit: Courtesy Associate Professor Fry. A University of Queensland-led international study has revealed how one of the world's most feared types of snakes -- cobras...
New platform for culturing stem cells
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS A team of researchers in Japan has developed a new platform for culturing human pluripotent stem cells that provides far more...
Digital PCR shows high reproducibility in international multicenter study
HERCULES, Calif. -- March 14, 2017 -- Twenty-one independent laboratories quantified a rare single nucleotide variant using digital PCR (dPCR) with high reproducibility between labs,...
Shaping the future
Credit: Dr. Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos While nanoparticles sound like a recent discovery, these tiny structures have been used for centuries. The famous Lycurgus cup, made by...
Thirsty mangroves cause unprecedented dieback
A James Cook University scientist has discovered why there was an unprecedented dieback of mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria in early 2016 - the...
Leap onto land saves fish from being eaten
Credit: Credit: Chris Fulton ANU Fish on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga have evolved the ability to survive out of water and leap about...
