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Health & Medicine

'On-off switch' brings researchers a step closer to potential HIV vaccine

By engineering an on/off switch into a weakened form of HIV, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have enhanced the safety and effectiveness of a…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s Laser Tech Boosts Orion’s Communication Speed

Imagine being able to watch 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) video as humans take their first steps on another planet. Or imagine astronauts picking up a cell…

Studies and Analyses

Reusable Carbon Nanotubes: The Future of Water Filtration

A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of…

Life & Chemistry

Unique genome architectures after fertilisation in single-cell embryos

Using a newly developed method researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA) have been able to shed light…

Physics & Astronomy

Atomic-Level Pinball: Unpacking Triiodide Anion Reactions

The photodissociation of triiodide anion ([I₃]⁻) is a classic textbook reaction that has been extensively studied both in solution and in gas phase. However,…

Studies and Analyses

Pan-European study on “Smart Engineering”

Smart engineering and networked systems revolutionize production industry. Machines learn how to intercommunicate and autonomously keep supplies coming, as…

Health & Medicine

New Study: Minimizing Hospital Time for Cardiac Patients

Spending less time in hospital, having to take less medication after surgery – both are concerns shared by most patients. In a study published this month, the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Programmable Electronic Properties in 2D Heterostructures

Vertical stacks of different two-dimensional (2D) crystals, such as graphene, boron nitride, etc., held together by weak van der Waals forces are commonly…

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Machine Vision Systems Expertise will be Exhibited by FISBA at Automate

FISBA offers complete customization when it comes to vision solutions. FISBA’s capabilities extend to telecentric configurations, especially for measurement…

Physics & Astronomy

Igniting a solar flare in the corona with lower-atmosphere kindling

Recent images captured by the university's 1.6-meter New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) have revealed the emergence of small-scale…

Health & Medicine

TSRI researchers develop new method to 'fingerprint' HIV

Now scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a method to analyze the glycan shield on HIV's protective outer glycoprotein, developed…

Materials Sciences

Researchers shoot for success with simulations of laser pulse-material interactions

With the advent of laser technology in the 1960s, materials scientists gained a new tool to both study and modify materials. Today, lasers allow researchers to…

Earth Sciences

As sea level rises, much of Honolulu and Waikiki vulnerable to groundwater inundation

Shellie Habel, lead author of the study and doctoral student in the UHM Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology…

Awards Funding

German Federal Government Promotes Health Care Research

In order to shape health care in Germany so that it is viable in the future, the Federal Government has launched the Innovation Fund. Each year from 2016 to…

Earth Sciences

Researchers discover dust plays prominent role in nutrients of mountain forest ecoystems

The study shows that dust also may be crucial in mountainous forest ecosystems, dominating nutrient budgets despite continuous replacement of depleted soils…

Health & Medicine

Periodic ventilation keeps more pollen out than tilted-open windows

According to the 2013 issue of the German Federal Health Gazette, around 15 to 20 percent of the population in Germany suffers from hay fever. Because…

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