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Fraunhofer HHI Wins AIS Award for 3D Human Body Tech

The 3D Human Body Reconstruction technology captures real persons with multiple cameras at the same time and creates naturally moving dynamic 3D models, which…

Environmental Conservation

Gran Chaco Biodiversity: Study Reveals Risks from Agriculture

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology shows that agricultural expansion and intensification lead to major biodiversity losses in the Gran…

Physics & Astronomy

Measuring Mechanical Properties of 2D Monolayer Materials

The measurements were performed using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The researchers have published their results in the specialist journal Nanoscale.

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Study Guides Producers on Growing Cellulosic Biofuel Crops

“Early yield estimates were based on data from small research plots, but they weren't realistic. Our main goal with this project was to determine whether these…

Health & Medicine

Unmasking Melanoma: New Approach Boosts Immune Response

System, which enables these deadly skin cancers to grow and spread.

Health & Medicine

Advancements in Gene Therapy for Glaucoma Treatment

Genes can't work until they enter a cell.

Health & Medicine

Genetic Breakthroughs Aid Early Type 1 Diabetes Risk Detection

The TEDDY study's international research team has identified the new gene regions in young people who have already developed type 1 diabetes or who have…

Health & Medicine

Gastric Bypass vs. Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Comparative Study

Morbid obesity and associated diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer are widespread in the western world. Surgical interventions are…

Materials Sciences

Unlocking Material Properties: Neutrons Break Bad Metals

The research, to be published in Science, shows how well scientists can predict the properties and functionality of materials, allowing us to explore their…

Materials Sciences

White Graphene Enhances Ceramics with Outstanding Properties

A little hBN in ceramics could give them outstanding properties, according to a Rice University scientist.

Power and Electrical Engineering

ISFH-CalTeC is “designated test centre” for the confirmation of solar cell world records

The Solar Cells Laboratory of the Calibration and Test Center (CalTeC) at the Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH) has been added to the list of…

Materials Sciences

New 3-D Printing Technique Creates High-Performance Composites

Nature has produced exquisite composite materials–wood, bone, teeth, and shells, for example–that combine light weight and density with desirable mechanical…

Health & Medicine

Accelerating T Cell Therapies with Immune-Mimicking Biomaterials

Immunologists and oncologists are harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancers and other diseases with adoptive cell transfer techniques. In a normal…

Life & Chemistry

New App Uses Acoustics to Estimate Marine Life Populations

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were part of an international team that for the first time used…

Life & Chemistry

Surprising New Source of Methane Discovered in Environment

An unexpected source of methane in the environment has been inadvertently discovered.

Architecture & Construction

Magnetic Liquids Boost Building Energy Efficiency

Climate protection and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions have been on top of global development agendas. Accordingly, research and development projects…

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