Category: The Netherlands
With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ethanol, less acetate and elimination of the major by-product glycerol' This week the invention was published in the scientific journal Applied and Environmental Microbiolog
Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. One of the most studied objects in the southern sky, by 1847 the unique appearance of this galaxy had already caught the attention of the famous British astronomer John Herschel, who catalogued the southern skies and made a comprehensive list of nebulae.
Consumers will work harder on a task if they're expecting to have to do something difficult at a later time, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
"One of the major problems in modern astrophysics is the fact that we still do not know exactly what kinds of stellar system explode as a Type Ia supernova," says Patrick Woudt, from the University of Cape Town and lead author of the paper reporting the results.
Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change.
Reston, Va. -- SNM applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009.
PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.
New York, NY, November 5, 2009 -- Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S.
"Matter is not distributed uniformly in the Universe," says Masayuki Tanaka from ESO, who led the new study.
Inflammatory response of brain cells -- as indicated by a molecular imaging technique -- could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in
Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky.
Vertebrates have in common a skeleton made of segments, the vertebrae.
October 15, 2009 - (BRONX, NY) - The fact that they eat a lot -- and often -- may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
