New spin Seebeck thermoelectric device with higher conversion efficiency created

A thermoelectric (TE) device using cutting edge thermoelectric conversion technology has been created by a team comprising NEC Corporation,...

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Attitude makes a champion, study shows

On the path to greatness, why do some become champions while others fall short? Coaches, parents, and aspiring athletes have all sought to ...

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First happiness genes have been located

For the first time in history, researchers have isolated the parts of the human genome that could explain the differences in how humans exp...

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Pre-pregnancy obesity increases odds of having overweight children

A new Kaiser Permanente study, published in Pediatric Obesity , found that pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy ...

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Hearing aid use is associated with improved cognitive function in hearing-impaired elderly

A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that older adults who used a hearing aid performed signi...

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Do anorexia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigues share a common cause?

Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and anorexia nervosa may all have a common origin according to researchers. They specul...

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Videogames against malaria: Learn through playing

Shoot bubbles while helping research against malaria? It is possible with MalariaSpot Bubbles, an online game that launches on April 25, Wor...

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Origami for chemists: Folding molecules into screw-shaped structures

Artificial molecules are like sheets of paper. Chemists can fold them into specific shapes. Transferring the shape of one molecule to anoth...

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Videogame addiction linked to ADHD

Young and single men are at risk of being addicted to video games. The addiction indicates an escape from ADHD and psychiatric disorder. ...

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Do fish survive in streams in winter?

Most stream-resident fish stay throughout winter despite the ice. This has been shown by Christine Weber, previous researcher at Umeå Unive...

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Reliability of material simulations put to test

Researchers show that new generations of quantum mechanical simulation codes agree better than earlier generations'. The study appears i...

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New test for early detection of Lyme disease developed

As part of the EU "ID Lyme" project, the infection immunology working group at the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology at...

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How vibrio cholera is attracted by bile revealed

A group of researchers from Osaka University, Hosei University, and Nagoya University have revealed the molecular mechanism that Vibrio cho...

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Measuring river surface flow with image analysis

Fujita Ichiro, a Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering in Kobe University, has developed a piece of software that can measure the...

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A curious exodus from Europe for Mesozoic dinosaurs

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Researchers have used 'network theory' for the first time to visually depict the movement of...

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New study finds laundry detergent packets more dangerous than other types of detergent

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Exposure to laundry detergent packets is more dangerous to young children than exposure to other typ...

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Role of animals in mitigating climate change varies across tropical forests

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Large animals play a key role in mitigating climate change in tropical forests across the world by s...

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Americans believe civility is on the decline

A recent survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 74 percent of Americans think manners and behavio...

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Cell-penetrating peptide delivers drugs on a molecular level

A team of Kennesaw State University faculty and students have developed a novel cell-penetrating peptide technology that could result in new...

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Scientists discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River

[unable to retrieve full-text content] As large rivers empty into the world's oceans in areas known as plumes, they typically create ga...

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