Carbon Nanotubes Accelerate Removal of Dye Pollutant from Water
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers succeeded in removing 93.8% of dye pollutant substances from polluted water by using carbon nanotubes and visible light. ( 13:01:47 - 2010/09/02)

New Pump Created for Microneedle Drug-Delivery Patch
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists developed a new type of pump for drug-delivery patches that might use arrays of "microneedles" to deliver a wider range of medications than now possible with conventional patches. ( 12:36:31 - 2010/09/02)

New Study Shows Increased Risk of Death in Men with Insomnia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Findings of a new study revealed an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short sleep duration. ( 12:24:13 - 2010/09/02)

Study Finds New Connection between Yoga, Mood
TEHRAN (FNA)- A new study conducted by scientists found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety. ( 12:32:33 - 2010/09/01)

Cinnamon Extracts May Reduce Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease
TEHRAN (FNA)- Findings of a new study revealed that a water soluble extract of cinnamon, which contains antioxidative compounds, could help reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease. ( 12:11:08 - 2010/09/01)

Scientists Develop New High-Speed Filter to Purify Water
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily be implemented to purify water in the developing world by dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes. ( 12:07:46 - 2010/09/01)

Scientists Take New Step in Producing Biofuel from Non-Edible Sources
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists announced that they have taken a promising step in attaining efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability as the three goals of the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae. ( 17:22:19 - 2010/08/31)

Acidifying Oceans Spell Bleak Marine Biological Future by End of Century
TEHRAN (FNA)- Research results by a unique 'natural laboratory' in the Mediterranean Sea working on the effects of rising carbon dioxide levels on life in the oceans, showed a bleak future for marine life as ocean acidity rises, and suggested that similar lowering of ocean pH levels may have been responsible for massive extinctions in the past. ( 14:04:10 - 2010/08/31)

Core Knowledge of Tree Fruit Expands with Apple Genome Sequencing
TEHRAN (FNA)- An international team of scientists from Italy, France, New Zealand, Belgium and the US released a draft sequence of the domestic apple genome. ( 11:35:31 - 2010/08/30)

Nanosensors Raise Hope for Elimination of Toxic Gases from City Air
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran University researchers produced new nanosensors capable of removing some poisonous gases like NO2 to a large extent from the polluted city zones. ( 16:49:38 - 2010/08/29)

Liver Cells Created from Patients' Skin Cells
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists showed that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders after creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin. ( 11:47:17 - 2010/08/29)

Nanoengineered Powders Utilized to Commercialize Fuel Cells
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researcher together with colleagues from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden and University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway synthesized nanoengineered BaSrCoFeOx (BSCF) to be used in cathode of solid oxide fuel cells, smoothening the way of its commercialization. ( 16:43:21 - 2010/08/28)

Scientists Crack Wheat's Genetic Code to Aid Global Food Shortage
TEHRAN (FNA)- A team of researchers publicly released the first sequence coverage of the wheat genome, which is seen as a step towards a fully annotated genome and makes a significant contribution to efforts to support global food security. ( 11:35:31 - 2010/08/28)

Second-hand Smoke May Provoke Inflammatory Response in Lungs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Results of a new study on how second-hand smoke can affect the lungs of rats showed that it triggers a complex inflammatory response in lungs. ( 14:49:26 - 2010/08/27)