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…
Cold plasma freshens up french fries
Bad smells from deep-fat frying in restaurants and take-away food venues could soon be eradicated thanks to experiments funded by ESA on the International Space Station. Cooking food such as French fries in hot fat…
Obtaining kenaf fibres with ease
Researchers of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have succeeded in developing Eco-Zyme, an enzyme that is extracted from locally isolated microbes to help in the process of kenaf retting in order to obtain kenaf fibres. [caption…
Mercury contamination found in Everglades dolphins
[caption id="attachment_10718" align="alignnone" width="620"] Credit: Florida International University[/caption] MIAMI — Bottlenose dolphins in the Florida Coastal Everglades have higher concentrations of mercury than any other populations in the world. FIU scientists examined dolphins from the…
UW–Madison researchers study plant aging, gain insights into…
[caption id="attachment_10715" align="alignright" width="300"] An epigenetic protein called HDAC jumpstarts the process of aging, which is responsible for the many-colored leaves of the fall season, according to new research from UW–Madison. PHOTO: BRYCE RICHTER[/caption] MADISON,…