News articles tagged with 'discharge'
Giant natural particle accelerator above thunderclouds
— 14 Apr 2010 09:22 | AstronomyA lightning researcher at the University of Bath has discovered that during thunderstorms, giant natural particle accelerators can form 40 km above the surface of the Earth. On Wednesday…
Safely transporting a preterm or low birth weight infant
— 27 Apr 2009 16:26 | HealthNew guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics should eliminate one of the many stresses of bringing a preterm or low birth weight infant home from the hospital…
Researchers design re-engineered hospital discharge program to reduce rehospitalisation
— 3 Feb 2009 09:58 | HealthResearchers from Boston Medical Centre (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have designed a process to minimise discharge failures. The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)…
How much water runs down the rivers
— 23 Oct 2008 13:22 | EnvironmentHumans are increasingly altering the amount of water that runs from the land to the sea or inland waters. Calculations with a global vegetation and hydrology model indicate that precipitation…
Unveiling the mechanisms of lightning varieties
— 1 Apr 2008 21:04 | EnvironmentThe mechanism behind different types of lightning may now be understood, thanks to a combination of direct observation and computer modelling reported by a team of researchers from…
The brain on the edge of chaos
— 18 Nov 2007 18:38 | BiologyResearchers in Goettingen have shown how avalanches of neuronal discharge occur in the brain. Many systems of nature automatically head for a critical state which can be characterised…
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