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Scientists create light from vacuum
— 18 Nov 2011 17:04 | PhysicsScientists at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in creating light from vacuum - observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago. The results were published in the…
World record for DNA analysis
— 8 Mar 2011 14:32 | BiologyUp to today, researchers have been limited to running just a few DNA samples at a time, at a cost of SEK 100,000 (c. USD 16,000) per run. Now researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology…
Fast laser could revolutionise data communications
— 5 Mar 2011 13:45 | TechnologyResearchers at Chalmers in Sweden have shown that a surface emitting laser - a cheaper and more energy-efficient type of laser for fibre optics than conventional lasers - can deliver…
Brazilian beef - greater impact on the environment than we realise
— 4 Mar 2011 15:03 | EnvironmentIncreased export of Brazilian beef indirectly leads to deforestation in the Amazon. New research from Chalmers and SIK that was recently published in Environmental Science and Technology…
Highly precise nanostructuring using ultrasound: New procedure to produce porous metals
— 4 Mar 2011 15:00 | TechnologyThey are corrosion resistant, mechanically strong and withstand exceedingly high temperatures. With such characteristics, porous metals are generating a growing interest in numerous…
New discovery about how flowering time of plants can be controlled
— 8 Dec 2010 18:20 | BiologyResearchers at Umea Plant Science Centre in Sweden discovered, in collaboration with the Syngenta company, a previously unknown gene in sugar beets that blocks flowering. The discovery…
Smoking during pregnancy may harm the child's motor control and coordination
— 22 Sep 2010 18:21 | HealthWomen who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of adversely affecting their children's coordination and physical control according to a new study from Oerebro University, Sweden, published…
Dancing robot swan triggers emotions
— 22 Sep 2010 10:07 | TechnologyThe Dying Swan is sometimes moving smoothly and gently, sometimes in a dramatic and fiery manner, as Tchaikovsky's majestic music from the ballet Swan Lake is playing. Yet this is no…
Why the craving for cocaine won't go away
— 17 Sep 2010 09:59 | HealthPeople who have used cocaine run a great risk of becoming addicted, even after long drug-free periods. Now researchers at Linkoeping University and their colleagues can point to a specific…
New yeasts to produce more flavoursome light beer
— 16 Jun 2010 13:17 | BiologyThe EU is investing EUR 3.4 million in a comprehensive research programme on yeast. The aim is to develop new products in the food industry, both in terms of new flavours and health-promoting…