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Biomedical research continues to develop rapidly – resources to be pooled in MV

On Monday, October 8, 2018, scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Dummerstorf, Germany, invite to an international workshop on…

Health & Medicine

European Study on anesthesia drugs : Muscle relaxants increase risk of respiratory complications

Anesthetics make patients unconscious during an operation and prevent them from feeling pain. Muscles, however, are not paralyzed by these drugs and may still…

Medical Engineering

MoreGrasp: significant research results in the field of thought-controlled grasp neuroprosthetics

The beginning of the MoreGrasp project was marked by the idea of a groundbreaking further development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control….

Life & Chemistry

New soft coral species discovered in Panama

Scientists established the new species, Thesea dalioi, by comparing its physical traits, such as branch thickness and the bright red colony color, with the…

Information Technology

ORNL’s Eclipse Tech Simplifies Computational Science Workflows

Workflow management systems allow users to prepare, produce and analyze scientific processes to help simplify complex simulations. Known as the Eclipse…

Life & Chemistry

„Science“-Study: Proteins surf to mitochondria – Novel transport pathway discovered

Protein aggregation can be a critical problem leading to human pathologies such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

Materials Sciences

Magnetic Cooling Cycle: A Breakthrough in Temperature Control

The magnetic properties of metals can change when they are heated or cooled. “Iron, for example, is only ferromagnetic below 768 degrees Celsius; nickel's…

Power and Electrical Engineering

With Gallium Nitride for a Powerful 5G Cellular Network – EU project “5G GaN2” started

To date, primary humans communicate via the wireless radio network. In the cellular network of the fifth generation (5G), however, also cars, devices and…

Life & Chemistry

Study elucidates the mechanism underlying “Cocktail Effects” of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Endocrine disrupting chemicals, omnipresent in food, plastics, textiles, and cosmetics, might be involved in fertility disorders, which are on the rise in the…

Life & Chemistry

Neural Networks Identify Gas-Phase Molecules: 2018 R&D Finalist

This breakthrough work has been recognized as a finalist for a 2018 R&D 100 award. R&D 100 awards, called the “Oscars of Innovation,” are given out by R&D…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists Develop Model for Trapped Atoms and Ions

Atoms can be cooled down using a laser, but it's important to select proper frequency and direction. The same laser can create a so-called trap for cooled down…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists Control Baffling Current at Just 80 Microns

Should you care that scientists can control a baffling current? Their research results could someday affect your daily living.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Thin Insulating Layers for Sensors in Hydrogen Tech

Electric autmobiles have experienced a real boom in recent years. Due to an increasing change in thinking favoring environmentally friendlier behavior in…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomy Walks in Effelsberg: Sirius’s Journey to Chile

Planet trails (in German: “Planetenwege”) are a nice way to illustrate cosmic distances and sizes within our solar system. They usually consist of nine or ten…

Life & Chemistry

How ROS Influence Cisplatin Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

RUDN biochemists studied the mechanism of drug resistance development in ovarian cancer cells under treatment with cisplatin. The researchers found out that…

Materials Sciences

UTA Researcher Develops Hydrogels for Complex Movements

Living organisms expand and contract soft tissues to achieve complex, 3-D movements and functions, but replicating those movements with man-made materials has…

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