Apr

10

Science Watch: The Hottest Research of 2005-06

April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Hottest Research of 2005-06. ‘Turning to its customary annual roundup of the hottest of recent research, Science Watch here presents the scientists who, as of late 2006, had published the greatest number of Hot Papers over the preceding two years. For the second year in a row, immunologist Shizuo Akira occupies the top tier, [...]

Apr

9

Women in Science: Closing the Gap

April 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Wanted: Women scientists. ‘It is a century since Marie Curie won two Nobel prizes, one for physics and the other for chemistry. How can more women be encouraged to work in science? A timely question in view of International Women’s Day on 8 March. Not that women are absent from science; they are well-represented in [...]

Apr

8

Essential Science Indicators Special Topics from Thomson Scientific

April 8, 2007 | 4 Comments

Essential Science Indicators (ESI) Special Topics. ‘The ESI Special Topics Web site is designed to complement Essential Science Indicators in providing citation analyses and commentary for selected scientific research areas that have experienced notable recent advances or are of special current interest. Each topic is prefaced with a description of its relation to the main [...]

Apr

1

Arsenic (and Manganese) Crisis in Cambodia

April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Another arsenic hot spot. ‘A brewing health crisis in Cambodia may be following the same pattern of arsenic poisoning that has devastated parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal (India). Poor surface-water quality recently led Cambodians to rely more heavily on shallow groundwater wells for drinking water, but recent reports indicate elevated levels of naturally occurring [...]

Mar

31

Less Than a Watt Campaign

March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Less Than a Watt. ‘Most of us believe that the little red standby light uses only a negligible amount of energy, but that’s far from the truth. In the UK, devices left in ‘sleep’ mode waste about two power stations worth of electricity each year and produce the same amount of carbon as 1.4 million [...]

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