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[Date: 2010-02-18]

The Journal of Computer Security has launched a special issue highlighting the results of six projects funded under the 'Information society technologies' (IST) Thematic area of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The journal's editors called on the six projects to submit papers because they received exceptional reviews in the ICT [information and communication technology] Trust and Security EU calls.

[Date: 2010-02-18]

A new report highlights the impact of major political events such as wars and revolutions on countries' scientific output. The study is based on an analysis of the 'Web of Science' database of scientific publications over the past 30 years. It was written by Science-Metrix, a company specialising in the evaluation of research and development (R&D) support systems.

[Date: 2010-02-18]

There may be hope for young adults suffering from type 2 diabetes, according to new research. Writing in the journal Diabetes Care, the researchers from Ireland, Spain and Italy investigated how new mechanisms in muscle cells may elucidate severe insulin resistance in the body, and showed a reduced response to aerobic exercise in young obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

[Date: 2010-02-17]

A team of scientists working in Egypt has used state-of-the-art genetics techniques to reveal the parentage of the famous pharaoh Tutankhamun, the illnesses he suffered from and that he probably was not a victim of murder. The study's findings are published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

[Date: 2010-02-17]

A German team of scientists has developed a technique to treat nanoparticle surfaces. This treatment boosts the efficiency of organic solar cells. Presented in the journal Applied Physics Letters, the work shows how 2% efficiency was obtained by using so-called quantum dots made up of cadmium selenide.