Enormous amounts of energy are wasted in greenhouses where our food is grown as a result of the plants receiving too much and the wrong kind of light. This can also stress and damage the plants. Researchers at Chalmers University ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —University of Adelaide researchers are working to prevent the introduction into Australia of a potentially devastating new grapevine virus.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Yearly expeditions to explore the lava tubes on the famed archipelago will culminate in an international symposium to be held there next year.
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2013
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Organic semi-conductors could revolutionise electronics in various areas. Nowadays, components put out such high performances that they are used in small devices like mobile phones. With larger devices, however, the organic ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Instead of typing your password, in the future you may only have to think your password, according to School of Information researchers. A new study explores the feasibility of brainwave-based computer authentication ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —To ordinary folks, stars in the galaxy may seem like tiny specks of light. But to Penn State Brandywine Professor Timothy Lawlor and undergraduate researcher Nick Rufo, one of those bright balls of gas is actually ...
Astronomy
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —New Zealand's heavily endangered Hector's dolphin population could recover if protection measures were extended out to 100m deep throughout its habitat, according to a new University of Otago review.
Ecology
Apr 8, 2013
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Dangerous and aggressive dogs are increasingly used as a business asset for their owners, helping them with image branding, debt collection, security and income generation, research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A new essay takes a new look at the staying power of animated Disney films, as well as examines the long-held criticism that the films promote consumerism. The article by Eric Scott Jenkins, a University of ...
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In recent years, many popular cancer treatments have been using nano, that is, tiny particles of polymers or carbon-based materials to transport chemotherapy drugs to tumors in a way that specifically targets ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 8, 2013
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