Posts Tagged ‘NSF’

Washington, April 8 (ANI): Scientists have completed the first study of microbes that live within the plumbing of deep-sea mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Mexico, where conditions may resemble those in extraterrestrial environments and early Earth. The study, which was partially funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), was conducted in an ... Full story

Ludhiana, April 7 (ANI): Established in 1978 as a small enterprise by Mrs. Bector, a housewife and passionate food enthusiast, the Cremica Group is today a widely diversified food products company engaged in food retailing and food services industry. Mrs Bector's Cremica, a ... Full story

Washington, March 26 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that studying tornado-like rotation in volcanoes can help them to better predict the effects of volcanic eruptions. The research is based on a 200-year-old report by a sea captain and photographs of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten. Scientists involved in the research ... Full story

Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Almost a third of Americans are unable to get a good night sleep amid the ongoing economic downturn, which can have an adverse impact on health and safety, say researchers. The study conducted by National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has found striking disparities in the sleep patterns, health ... Full story

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Researchers have tested a new method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films, which may dramatically improve microelectronic storage capabilities such as those in computer memory sticks, generating up to 10 times more storage space. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and their colleagues at the University of California Berkeley designed the method. They report how how they designed a ... Full story

Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Scientists have found fossils from a 60-million-year-old South American snake, which is the largest snake on record, and would have outsized even present day anacondas, making them seem like garter snakes in comparison. Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis by its discoverers, the size of the snake's vertebrae suggest it weighed 1,140 kilograms (2,500 pounds) and measured 13 meters (42.7 feet) nose to tail tip. "At ... Full story