THE University of Huddersfield’s Professor Paul Scott is one of a select group of UK scientists to have been awarded a prestigious Fellowship in Manufacturing by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). He will receive more than £900,000 to conduct a project that aims to ensure greater accuracy in the...

En el suroeste de la península de Cedros, una de las zonas más áridas de Trinidad y Tobago, Jenson Alexander cultiva un cacao usado desde hace muchos años por Cadbury, el gigante británico de la industria del chocolate. Esa aridez implica que con frecuencia el agricultor sufra incendios forestales,...

An end to mascara testing on animals could be in sight thanks to tiny organisms nicknamed "slipper" and "eyelash." Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/0...

New research shows that sweetpotato weevils are attracted to different colors, depending on whether they are indoors or outdoors. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/h...

Un investigador de la UPV/EHU ha investigado los efectos cuánticos derivados de mezclar bosones y fermiones a muy baja temperatura. El científico ha descubierto que los átomos de tipo bosón y los de tipo fermión pueden mezclarse. Fuente : http://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Los-atomos-de-t...

Adherence to dietary recommendations is weak among people suffering from metabolic syndrome or having increased risk for metabolic syndrome, according to the Nordic SYSDIET study. In most cases, the diet is too high in salt and saturated fat, and too low in dietary fibre and unsaturated fat; many don’t have enough vitamin D....

Researchers have obtained new products fermented with probiotic bacteria from grains and nuts - what is known as plant-based or vegetable “milks” - which are an alternative to conventional yogurts. The products are specially designed for people with allergies to cow's milk, lactose or gluten intolerance, as well as children and...

A protein that has been at the center of cancer drug design for the last 20 years should not be overlooked according to new research. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/D...

DNA carries out its activities “diluted” in the cell nucleus. In this state, it synthesizes proteins and, even though it looks like a messy tangle of thread, in actual fact its structure is governed by precise rules that are important for it to carry out its functions. Biologists have studied DNA by observing it experimentally...

It is widely believed that people are bad at naming odours. This has led researchers to suggest smell representations are simply not accessible to the language centers of the brain. But is this really so? New evidence for smell language has been found in the Malay Peninsula. Fuente :...

Keeping wild animals is an important component of the mission of zoos to educate the public and preserve endangered species. When animals die, tracking the potential cause becomes an investigation of pathogens from around the world. This is because zoo animals are not only potentially exposed to pathogens occurring where the...

Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy, according to new research. Low vitamin D status has been linked to reduced muscle strength in adults and children, but little is known about how variation in a mother's status during pregnancy affects...

Researchers analyzed the body orientation of 70 dogs of different breeds, while the dogs relieved themselves in the open country and without being on the leash. The statistical analyses of the more than 7,000 observations was initially frustrating. But then the researchers made a striking...

‌High performance computers and data centres that consume large amounts of power and generate high levels of heat are costly to the companies that run them – and to the environment. It is estimated that the IT industry is responsible for two per cent of worldwide carbon emissions. Now, a research team at the University of...

Las lenguas electrónicas pueden convertirse en un aliado del agricultor vitivinícola para conocer con detalle el grado de maduración de la uva y mejorar la competitividad del sector. Así se deriva de un estudio desarrollado por investigadores de la Universitat Politècnica de València, en...

Austauschstudierende aus dem Ausland können an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) im Wintersemester 2013/2014 erstmals ganz speziell auf sie zugeschnittene Kurse belegen, die ihnen helfen sollen, die ersten Hürden bei ihrem Studium an einer deutschen Universität besser zu meistern und die teils ungewohnten...

Sabina Shey Nkabiy sonríe de oreja a oreja. Esta agricultora de la Región Noroccidental de Camerún hasta hace poco debía recorrer 10 kilómetros diarios para cultivar, pero en la actualidad cosecha los alimentos para su familia  y para vender muy cerca de su vivienda. “Ahora puedo alimentar...

Más de 100 futbolistas de ambos sexos han sido monitorizados durante partidos de la UEFA Champions League para realizar una investigación en la que se ha comparado el rendimiento deportivo de jugadores y jugadoras de fútbol de élite. El estudio indica que no hubo diferencias en el número de...

Un equipo de investigadores leoneses ha realizado un estudio con familiares de celiacos para saber si podían mostrar síntomas aunque hubieran dado negativo en los análisis de sangre. Los científicos han aplicado pruebas más específicas con una muestra de 67 familiares de primer grado a los que se...

Una organización que reúne a unas 10.000 mujeres campesinas e indígenas de Chile lanza un instituto de agroecología para el campesinado femenino del sur americano. La Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Rurales e Indígenas (Anamuri) capacita desde hace años a miles de personas a través de la red...

Las acusaciones de fraude son una característica común en las elecciones de Pakistán, pero ahora la provincia de Jyber Pajtunjwa adoptó un sistema de votación biométrica que promete ser a prueba de irregularidades. El uso de máquinas biométricas en Jyber Pajtunjwa (ex Provincia de la Frontera...

Inequality in the way nations consume energy has been lessening in recent years. An underlying thermodynamic process seems to be at work. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/jqi...

Many people can recall reading at least one cherished story that they say changed their life. Now researchers at Emory University have detected what may be biological traces related to this feeling: Actual changes in the brain that linger, at least for a few days, after reading a novel.Their findings, that reading a novel may...

Researchers use brute force supercomputing to identify dozens of platinum-group alloys that were previously unknown to science but could prove beneficial in a wide range of applications. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/du-...

Researchers from the University of Bristol have observed mating for the first time in the microbes responsible for African sleeping sickness. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/uob...

Among Parkinson's disease patients, female, black, and Asian patients are substantially less likely to receive proven deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to improve tremors and motor symptoms, according to a new report by a Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania researcher who identified considerable...

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than 30 percent. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/ncs...

CRC-PRO, or Colorectal Cancer Predicted Risk Online, is designed to help both patients and physicians determine when screening for colorectal cancer is appropriate. Current guidelines recommend patients are screened at the age of 50. However, with this new tool, physicians will be better able to identify who is truly at risk...

A Duke scientist has reconstructed the most comprehensive family tree to date of the monkeys that arrived in South America 37 or more million years ago and their subsequent evolution. The research uncovered several patterns, suggesting, among other things, that sea level rise and the arrival of humans likely caused the...