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…
Ugh, my stomach: Identifying amino acids that prevent…
Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by Clostridium perfringens, a pathogen widely found in soil and the intestinal tracts of animals. The pathogen multiplies in environments…
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria hold key to understanding…
Scientists unearth a clue to the molecular mechanisms involved in N2O reduction by deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the third most potent greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane. It can also…
ALMA Reveals the Birthplace of a Planetary System
The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) has successfully observed a site of planet formation by detecting a high concentration of dust grains, a planet-forming material, outside the orbits of just-formed planets. An international research team…
Discovery Channel to Launch Educational Series on Nuclear…
The Discovery Channel is to air a series of short films about nuclear science and technology, made together with the IAEA, as part of a new strategic partnership to educate the public on nuclear-based solutions…