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Oetzi's last days: Glacier man may have been attacked twice

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Another chapter in a murder case over 5000 years old. New investigations by an LMU research team working together with a Bolzano colleague reconstructed the chronology of the injuries that Oetzi, the glacier man preserved ...





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Evolution axe goes on display

Evolution axe goes on display

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A flint hand axe that helped reveal the very ancient age of humankind goes on display at the Natural History Museum October 2009.


Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties of ...


Will copper keep us safe from the superbugs?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection, published by Elsevier, suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.


Copper can help in the battle against influenza A H1N1, scientist says

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

A leading microbiologist from the University of Southampton has told a conference that his research has found copper is effective in inhibiting the influenza A H1N1 virus.


Additive copper-zinc interaction affects toxic response in soybean

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and guidelines ...


Nano-twinned copper: Chinese-Danish scientists develop super strong nanometals

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research shows that it is possible to produce copper about 4 times stronger than commercial material - and doing so while also having a ductile material. As the thermal and electrical conductivity are also good, the manufacturing ...


The fishermen were trawling for mussels but found a forehead bone instead, along with a hand-axe and flints

Fishing boat lands World's oldest underwater human bone

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 2

A fishing boat trawling for mussels off the Dutch coast has instead landed a 40,000 year-old human bone, German scientists said on Sunday after examining the find.


A penny for your prions: Researchers study link between copper, mad cow disease

A penny for your prions: Researchers study link between copper, mad cow disease

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a link between copper and the normal functioning of prion proteins, which are associated with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy ...


PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (32) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A PhD student from the London Centre for Nanotechnology has won a prize for solving a decade-long mystery central to understanding modern magnetic systems.


Trial raises doubts over alternative pain therapy for arthritis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic.



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