Archeologists at the vanguard of environmental research
The history of people and landscapes, whether natural or cultural, is fundamentally connected. Answering key historical questions about this relation will allow us to approach...
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New standards for better water quality in Europe
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann The European Water Framework Directive has been in force since 2000. Its purpose is to ensure that rivers, lakes, coastal...
PolyU & CASIL signed collaborative research framework agreement to advance aerospace engineering
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd. (CASIL), a public-listed subsidiary of China Aerospace...
New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash in plastics
PRESS RELEASE: New use for paper industry's sludge and fly ash in plastics VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examined, as part of the EU's...
Let it glow
Credit: Sarah Wong Chemical compounds that emit light are used in a variety of different materials, from glow-in-the-dark children's toys to LED lights to light-emitting...
Materials that emit rainbows
Credit: Youhei Takeda Mechanochromic luminescent (MCL) materials change their color in response to a change in their environment, like pressure and temperature. To date, most...
Pregnancy-specific β1-glycoproteins
Development of new strategies and novel drug design to treat trophoblastic diseases and to provide pregnancy success are of crucial importance in maintenance the female...
A sustained and controllable insulin release system
Credit: Dr. Hidetoshi Arima The prevalence of diabetes has grown around the world over the past three decades. In 2016, the World Health Organization estimated...
Getting rid of the last bits of sulfur in fuel
Credit: Polina Nesterova Scientists led by a team at Caltech have developed a new method for potentially removing nearly all sulfur compounds from gas and...
Sound-shaping super-material invented
Credit: Interact Lab, University of Sussex, copyright © 2017 A super-material that bends, shapes and focuses sound waves that pass through it has been invented...
Brain imaging headband measures how our minds align when we communicate
Credit: Drexel University Great ideas so often get lost in translation -- from the math teacher who can't get through to his students, to a...
Publicly funding essential medicines for all Canadians could save over $4 billion a year
Universal public coverage of 117 essential medicines could address the needs of most Canadians for pharmaceutical drugs, and possibly save more than $4 billion a...
Universal public coverage of essential medicines would improve access, save billions
Publicly funding essential medicines could cover the cost of nearly half of all prescriptions in Canada, removing financial barriers for Canadians while saving $3 billion...
Planned protection area would help basking sharks
A proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA) off Scotland's west coast would help basking sharks, researchers say. Scientists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural...
Public may be more accepting of advocacy by climate scientists than previously thought
Research published today in Environmental Communication suggests that scientists may have more freedom than previously thought to engage in certain forms of climate change advocacy...
