Solar energy could be a central alternative to petroleum-based energy production. However, current solar-cell technology often does not produce the sa...
17 September 2010: Research at the University of Liverpool could lead to faster and more accurate diagnoses of liver damage. The team used paracetamol...
The lab of Kevin Foskett, PhD, the Isaac Ott Professor of Physiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has found a possible new ta...
Designers of robot pets are fighting a never-ending battle with consumers to provide entertaining and realistic gadgets（小配件，小工具） that respond to human...
Carbon nanotubes — those tiny particles poised（镇定的，平衡的） to revolutionize electronics, medicine, and other areas — are much bigger in the s...
Glaciers can help actively growing mountains become higher by protecting them from erosion, according to a University of Arizona-led research team. Th...
Atrial fibrillation（心房颤动） is a heart disorder that affects more than two million Americans, and is considered a key contributor to blood clots（血栓） and...
Scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) in San Antonio have found a gene that causes high levels of bad cholesterol（胆固醇）...
Want to know how a Japanese person is feeling? Pay attention to the tone of his voice, not his face. That's what other Japanese people would do, a...
The millions of middle-aged and older adults who suffer from insomnia have a new drug-free prescription（药方，指示） for a more restful night's sleep. R...