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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Innovations in Aquaculture: Combating Koi Herpes Virus

Around half of all fish today come from aquaculture, since the overfishing of the oceans has caused this market to grow steadily. For fishery yield, the health…

Health & Medicine

Gentle Treatment Innovation for Microbial Keratitis Infections

Infections of the cornea are a major cause of loss of vision worldwide. The WHO estimates that one in every four losses of eyesight can be attributed to…

Life & Chemistry

Easy Graphene Biosensor Printing for Cell Culture Monitoring

Cell-based biosensors measure changes in cell cultures via electrical signals. This is done by means of electrodes which are mounted inside the Petri dish or…

Earth Sciences

How Complex Reef Structures Shield Coasts from Huge Waves

With its huge waves Tahiti has been attracting the world's best surfers since the 1960s. The famous “Teahupo' o”, which can reach up to nine metres in height,…

Materials Sciences

New Method for Combining Soft Materials in Innovation

Every complex human tool, from the first spear to latest smartphone, has contained multiple materials wedged, tied, screwed, glued or soldered together. But…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s ICESat-2 Laser Completes 2,000-Mile Journey

ICESat-2, or the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, is slated to launch in September to measure the height of Earth's surface, particularly the…

Physics & Astronomy

Mapping Lunar Mineralogy: Insights from South Pole-Aitken Basin

The study, by planetary scientists from Brown University, maps the mineralogy of the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, a gash in the lunar surface with a diameter…

Materials Sciences

Recycled Carbon Fiber Enhances Permeable Pavement Solutions

A Washington State University research team is solving a high-tech waste problem while addressing the environmental challenge of stormwater run-off.

Physics & Astronomy

Einstein@Home Unveils First Gamma-Ray Millisecond Pulsar

“We made these two new discoveries in our large-scale Einstein@Home gamma-ray pulsar survey. This feat was only possible by using novel and more efficient…

Life & Chemistry

How Aging Neurons Trigger a Domino Effect in the Brain

Some nerve cells (neurons) or neuron classes in the brain seem to age faster than others. For example, the loss of the sense of smell is one of the first…

Life & Chemistry

Why Bio-Plastic Bags Don’t Belong in Organic Waste Bins

Only very few know it and we all do it – bio-plastic bags have no place in organic waste collection bins. According to DIN standard EN 13432 biodegradability…

Trade Fair News

Lighter Construction: Innovations in Textile-Reinforced Structures

The symbiosis between technical textiles and lightweight construction creates completely new opportunities for product and technological development in many…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fraunhofer IPT and Conbility Advance Fiber Placement Systems

Conbility GmbH is looking to add two new systems to its product range using the PrePro technology developed by the Fraunhofer IPT as part of this collaborative…

Physics & Astronomy

First 3-D Imaging of Individual Quantum Dots Revealed

The findings, published in The Journal of Chemical Physics, brought together researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of Washington,…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Pleural Effusion in Cancer Patients

Malignant pulmonary effusion (MPE) frequently occurs in patients with metastatic breast or lung cancer. It involves a build-up of excess fluid in the pleural…

Information Technology

FoodInSpector: Inline Sensor Tech for Food Quality Control

Fraunhofer FHR and its partner Fraunhofer IOSB will present the “FoodInSpector” sensor system designed for the quality control of food. FoodInSpector uses…

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