The "Parasols" in Seville feature components that are designed to be glued instead of bolted together. To prevent the adhesive from melting, it needs to withstand temperatures of up to 60 degrees. Researchers have optimized ...
Engineering
Jan 19, 2010
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Yasuní National Park, located in the core of the Ecuadorian Amazon, shatters a range of world biodiversity records -- from trees to amphibians to insects to mammals and an array of other plant and animal groups -- ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2010
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Consumers remember the sounds of numbers in prices and associate certain sounds with value, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2010
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Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Corporation will unveil a new class of materials called solder magnetic nanocomposites that could help streamline the process of computer electronic packaging. The milestone research will ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 19, 2010
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Dispelling the notion that urban "green" spaces help counteract greenhouse gas emissions, new research has found - in Southern California at least - that total emissions might be lower if lawns did not exist.
Environment
Jan 19, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from the University of Leicester has found that most men in Europe descend from the first farmers who migrated from the Near East 10,000 years ago. The findings are published January 19 in the ...
Evolution
Jan 19, 2010
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Those who value excellence and hard work generally do better than others on specific tasks when they are reminded of those values. But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report in a new study, the same individuals ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2010
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Are we overloaded and paralyzed by too many choices, or is it good to have so many options? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says the jury is still out on so-called "choice overload."
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2010
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The sediments of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation were deposited during the Late Jurassic between around 160 and 145 million years ago, the age of the reptiles. They are the main oil source rock in the North Sea. However, within ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2010
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The parasite that causes malignant malaria in humans has been detected in gorillas, along with two new species of malaria parasites, reports a study co-authored by UC Irvine biologist Francisco Ayala.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2010
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