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Universities of Science and Technology

November 20, 2009

Yujiang-Wu's picture

Most people believe that university is the cradle of science and technology. A lot of new universities have names like:
"University of Science and Technology"

When East meets West: Why consumers turn to alternative medicine

November 17, 2009

Alternative health remedies are increasingly important in the health care marketplace. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores how consumers choose among the many available remedies.

EIT waves and coronal magnetic field diagnosis

November 17, 2009

Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University in Nanjing, China -- Solar coronal seismology based on magnetic field-line stretching model of "EIT waves" is proposed, which is demonstrated to be potentially able to probe the mysterious magnetic field in the solar corona.

Accidental discovery produces durable new blue pigment for multiple applications

November 16, 2009

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan cultures and more -- the creation of a near-perfect blue pigment.

Novel mouse gene reduces major pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

November 11, 2009

A new study reveals that a previously undiscovered mouse gene reduces the two major pathological perturbations commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Workplace BPA exposure increases risk of male sexual dysfunction

November 11, 2009

November 11, 2009 (Oakland, Calif.) -- High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in

Report on US-China collaboration on carbon capture and sequestration

November 4, 2009

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Julio Friedmann, in collaboration with the Center for American Progress, the Asia Society Center and with partner Monitor Group, today released the report,

Study sheds light on evolution of human complexity

November 3, 2009

A painstaking analysis of thousands of genes and the proteins they encode shows that human beings are biologically complex, at least in part, because of the way humans evolved to cope with redundancie

Tap wealth of local products emerging to fight 'neglected' diseases of poor: study

November 3, 2009

Research firms in developing countries have a medicine cabinet full of affordable and innovative drugs, diagnostics and vaccines on shelves or in development to address "neglected tropical diseases

Flipping a photonic shock wave

November 2, 2009

A team of physicists has directly observed a reverse shock wave of light in a specially tailored structure known as a left-handed metamaterial.

The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria

November 2, 2009

For thousands of years an undesirable and persistent companion has been travelling with man wherever he goes.

A special issue on the International Workshop of the 2008 Solar Total Eclipse

October 30, 2009

On August 1, 2008 a total solar eclipse was visible within a narrow corridor that traversed from North America to China.

Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis

October 30, 2009

Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundw

2-pronged protein attack could be source of SARS virulence

October 29, 2009

GALVESTON, Texas -- Ever since the previously unknown SARS virus emerged from southern China in 2003, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston virologists have focused on finding the sourc



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