Cleaner and greener cities with integrated transparent solar cells High power conversion of new solar cells that are thin, flexible, and transparent makes them ideal for a wealth of new applications Imagine buildings in which the windows ...

The potential of straw for the energy mix has been underestimated Study: Straw could supply energy to several millions of households in Germany This news release is available in German. Leipzig. Straw from agriculture could play an important ...

Scientists untangle nanotubes to release their potential in the electronics industry VIDEO: Researchers have demonstrated how to produce electronic inks for ...

Excessive alcohol consumption increases the progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of stroke A Finnish population-based study showed that binge drinking was associated with increased atherosclerotic progression in an 11-year follow-up of middle-aged men. ...

Solar panels can be used to provide heating and air conditioning This news release is available in Spanish. They may still be few, but a number of shopping centres and major stations, such as Atocha Train Station in Madrid, house trigeneration systems responsable for the ...

Seeing in the dark New research sheds light on how porpoises hear in one of the world's busiest rivers The Yangtze finless porpoise, which inhabits the high-traffic waters near the Three Gorges Dam in China, is highly endangered, with only about ...

Changing the common rule to increase minority voices in research ATLANTA -- An article to be published in the American Journal of Public Health recommends changing the federal regulations that govern oversight of human subjects research ("the Common Rule") ...

Do sunny climates reduce ADHD? Questions a new study in Biological Psychiatry Philadelphia, PA, October 21, 2013 – Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is the most common childhood psychiatric disorder. Scientists do not know what causes it, but genetics ...

Largest therapy trial worldwide: Psychotherapy treats anorexia effectively Continuous weight gain after application of three psychotherapy approaches/2 new special therapy methods most effective/Researchers from Tubingen and Heidelberg university hospital ...

Turfgrass tested in shallow green roof substrates Recommendations for Manilagrass planting, irrigation found in study ATHENS, GREECE -- Green roofs, rooftops covered with vegetation, provide multiple environmental and aesthetic benefits. These "living ...

Parents want e-mail consults with doctors, but don't want to pay for them Most parents want online options from kids' health care providers, but half say it should be free, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Most parents ...

New research informs California strawberry production practices Study of crop and soil nitrogen dynamics results in valuable recommendations for growers SALINAS, CA--In the coastal valleys of central California, where more than 80% of the United States' ...

Laser technology sorting method can improve Capsicum pepper seed quality Chlorophyll fluorescence proves effective, nondestructive technique to upgrade seed lots USAK, TURKEY -- The high cost of vegetable crop seeds--hybrids in particular--has led ...

UC research examines how white-collar criminals adjust to prison life White-collar criminals -- those convicted of fraud, embezzlement, tax violation, anti-trust and other business offenses -- have no more problems adjusting to prison than those in a general ...

Vetch cover crop, fertilizer practices recommended for organic zucchini Conservation tillage using roller-crimper and green manure improves zucchini yield, quality METAPONTO, ITALY--Cover crops may be in the hardest working plants in organic farming ...

Controlling the triggers of age-related inflammation could extend 'healthspan' Inflammation is the common denominator of many chronic age-related diseases such as arthritis, gout, Alzheimer's, and diabetes. But according to a Yale School of Medicine study, even in the absence ...

New native shrubs show promise for landscape, nursery industries Propagation study shows novel native species have potential as wholesale nursery additions STORRS, CT -- As consumer interest in native plants increases, nursery growers are challenged ...

Targeted culling of deer controls disease with little effect on hunting CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chronic wasting disease, the deer-equivalent of mad cow disease, has crept across the U.S. landscape from west to east. It appeared first in captive mule deer ...

Recommendations for clinical trial accrual published in Journal of Oncology Practice CLEVELAND: New recommendations for overcoming issues related to cancer clinical trial accrual have been published online in the Journal of Oncology Practice. ...

Cheap metals can be used to make products from petroleum The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a new process developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that base metals may be worth more ...

Sounding rocket to calibrate NASA's SDO instrument NASA will conduct a sounding rocket launch at 2 p.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico carrying an experiment to support the calibration of the EUV Variability ...

Bugs not gay, just confused Tel Aviv University research finds that homosexuality in insects and spiders is a case of mistaken identity Many species of insects and spiders engage in homosexual behavior, like courting, mounting, and trying to mate with ...

West African bats -- no safe haven for malaria parasites West African bats are hosts to a multitude of different haemosporidian parasites This news release is available in German. In Europe, bats are normally discussed in the context of endangered ...

For first time, drug developed based on zebrafish studies passes Phase I clinical trial Safely improves engraftment of umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants Boston, Mass., October 18, 2013 – Zebrafish research achieved a significant milestone ...

NASA animation shows birth of 13th Atlantic tropical depression The thirteenth tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean season formed today, Oct. 21 and NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured its development. NASA's GOES Project created an animation from the NOAA satellite ...