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Environmental Conservation

Connecting Inland and Marine Research Across Europe

“For more than 100 years, inland water and marine research have largely developed in parallel to each other. Now it's time to reunite both”, says IGB…

Materials Sciences

Nanotube Film Boosts Longevity of Challenger Solar Cells

Five years ago, the world started to talk about third-generation solar cells that challenged the traditional silicon cells with a cheaper and simpler…

Physics & Astronomy

New Hubble Mosaic Reveals Orion Nebula’s Hidden Wonders

In the search for rogue planets and failed stars astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have created a new mosaic image of the Orion Nebula….

Information Technology

Molecular Motor-Powered Biocomputers: A New Era in Security

Crashing computers or smartphones and software security holes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords could be prevented if it were possible to…

Corporate News

For the health pioneers – vitaliberty introduces FiTS

Intelligent data analysis to help people change their fitness habits

Materials Sciences

Silk sensor could speed development of new infrastructure, aerospace & consumer materials

What's needed are new lightweight, energy-saving composites that won't crack or break even after prolonged exposure to environmental or structural stress. To…

Life & Chemistry

Why Female Mosquitoes Rely on Dual Odor Sensors

If you could peer into the mind of a female mosquito, you would find that her world is dominated by smell rather than sight or sound.

Earth Sciences

Research proposes new theories about nature of Earth's iron

New research challenges the prevailing theory that the unique nature of Earth's iron was the result of how its core was formed billions of years ago.

Health & Medicine

New study finds potential breakthrough in determining who's at risk for heart attacks

The notion that soft plaque is more likely to rupture and cause heart attacks than hard calcium deposits in coronary arteries may be wrong, according to the…

Life & Chemistry

Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Lasting Relief for Severe Depression

The study was published in the journal Brain Stimulation on 1 March 2017.

Event News

Call for Abstracts: International Land Use Symposium 2017

ILUS 2017 will examine new concepts in overlapping fields of studies which focus on the question how recent developments in spatial analysis and modelling can…

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Waste Management: How Animal Cells Combat Threats

Animal cells have developed different strategies to degrade unwanted particles. In this way they eliminate invading pathogens, as well as dead cells or cell…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Gene Locks: Innovations in Genetic Transmission

In animals and plants, the genomic DNA in the cell nucleus is wrapped around small proteins known as histones. Jürg Müller, Leader of the Biology of Chromatin…

Trade Fair News

Open Ecosystem for Smart Assistance Systems Unveiled at CeBIT

Under the banner of “d!conomy – no limits,” CeBIT 2017 will focus not only on the digital transformation of industry, administration and society, but also on…

Trade Fair News

ACHEMA 2018: Discover Innovations in Chemical and Pharma

Suppliers will show the latest innovations in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food processing industries in 11 exhibition groups: from laboratory equipment to…

Materials Sciences

Next-Gen Steel: Tackling Hydrogen Embrittlement Challenges

The work could overcome the problem of hydrogen alloy embrittlement that has led to catastrophic failures in major engineering and building projects.

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