The lab arm of the law

Article Abstract:

The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science at University College of London was created to apply new scientific discoveries to crime prevention, not just crime solving. The article describes several of the institute's current projects, among them the application of evolutionary theory to prediction of homicide rates.

Criminology, Crime prevention, University College of London

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Every last drop

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The UK-based energy company BP is investigating the chemistry that governs the reaction between water, oil and reservoir. According to the researchers, decreasing the salinity of the water could prevent oil drops form becoming trapped in the pores.

Engineering Services, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum refining, ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Engineering for Oil & Gas Fields, Engineering for Oil Refineries, British Petroleum Company PLC, Petroleum industry, Petroleum engineering

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The medals and the damage done

Article Abstract:

Athletes receive training for a great deal of hours in a day, seven days a week. This tires their bodies completely and they suffer from something known as unexplained underperformance syndrome (UPS).

Personnel administration, Health aspects, Training, Athletes, Sports sciences

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