A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Mystery Molecule Is Key to Inhibiting Colon Cancer
Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that a protein called NLRC3 plays a central role in inhibiting colon cells from becoming cancerous. The study, led by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D., a member of…
Assessing Red Sea potential for alternative energy
Advanced numerical models are helping researchers identify potential sites to exploit offshore wind and wave energy in the Red Sea region. [caption id="attachment_10892" align="alignnone" width="619"] Occurrences of exploitable (a) wind speed and (b) significant wave…
Stork capture
[caption id="attachment_10889" align="alignnone" width="700"] ESA/NASA[/caption] NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured and berthed Japan’s HTV-6 supply craft on 14 December using the International Space Station’s 17 m-long Canadarm2 robotic arm. The…
Narcolepsy Drug Could Help Food Addicts Lose Weight
Overweight people could be given help with the discovery that a drug used for sleep disorder could also reduce the impulse for food. There are many factors that cause obesity but there is a growing…