Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Hydrogen & Cleans Wastewater
Using a new electrically-assisted microbial fuel cell (MFC) that does not require oxygen, researchers have developed the a process that…
Environmental Factors Damaging Men’s Reproductive Health
Two new studies appearing in the journal Human Reproduction seem to provide further evidence that environmental factors are adversely affecting…
Microorganisms Behind Schizophrenia And Alzheimer’s?
Conditions like heart disease, Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia could be caused by microorganisms, according to a report from the American Academy…
Antarctic Glaciers In Widespread Retreat
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducting a study of Antarctic glaciers have…
Bacteria May Protect Against HIV
Bacteria that appear to target and trap HIV may protect humans against infection, say researchers studying lactobacillus. Their findings were…
California Mulls Estrogen-Plastic Ban
Baby feeding bottles and other everday plastic items could be causing serious harm, says researcher Frederick vom Saal. He believes…
More Dirt On Antimicrobial Soaps
Virginia Tech researchers have found that the use of antimicrobial soaps and other cleaning products may be directly exposing consumers…
New Asteroid Threat Scale Launched
An MIT professor has worked with astronomers to revise the scale used to assess the threat of asteroids and comets…
Alpha Constant May Not Be Constant
Dr Michael Murphy of Cambridge University, speaking at the Physics 2005 conference, has suggested that the fine structure constant, one…
Airborne Nanobacteria Spread Disease, Create Rain
Nanobacteria in clouds could play a crucial role in the spread of disease and in the formation of rain drops,…
Light Therapy As Effective As Drugs
A study, appearing in the American Journal of Psychiatry, has found that light therapy effectively treats mood disorders, including seasonal…
First Synthesis of Ultracold Molecules Achieved
Research appearing in the journal Physical Review Lettersshows for the first time how ultra-cold matter can be arranged into complex…
New Type Of Superconductor Emerges
University of California scientists and researchers from Chonnam National University in South Korea have found that magnetic fluctuations appear to…