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Earth Sciences

Methane in Groundwater Linked to Natural Sources in Texas

Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin have found that high levels of methane in well water from two counties near Fort Worth are probably from…

Earth Sciences

Arctic Data Boosts Japan Cold Wave Forecast Accuracy

In recent years, extreme winter weather events such as heavy snowfalls and severe winters have been occurring frequently in regions such as East Asia, North…

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Cebit 2017: Kaiserslautern Software Streamlines Customer Contacts

Whether telephone numbers or email addresses – customer contact details are extremely important for many companies. Keeping them up to date is often very…

Earth Sciences

Heatwaves Threaten US Desert Songbirds’ Survival

Projected increases in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves in the desert of the southwestern United States are putting songbirds at greater risk…

Life & Chemistry

P22 Virus Chemical Structure Resolved by Leading Scientists

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue University have completed…

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Key Enabling Technologies Spotlighted at Hannover Messe 2017

Within the new focus area MICRO-NANO-AREA, the IVAM Microtechnology Network and Deutsche Messe will pool the “Key Enabling Technologies” Micro- and…

Physics & Astronomy

New Technologies Advancing Astronomical Research Collaboration

Three working groups from Heidelberg, Cologne and Potsdam are involved in a joint project to develop a new technology for astronomical research. The…

Life & Chemistry

Discovery of Moss Cuticles’ Biochemical Pathway Explained

An international research team has discovered a biochemical pathway that is responsible for the development of moss cuticles. These waxy coverings of epidermal…

Life & Chemistry

Ultrafast Cancer Biomarker Detection with Innovative Nanodevice

Nagoya, Japan – Like DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a type of polymeric biomolecule essential for life, playing important roles in gene processing. Short…

Information Technology

DFKI and Hitachi Unveil AI for Worker Activity Recognition

Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, “DFKI“) and Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) today announced…

Materials Sciences

Polymer-Coated Silicon Nanosheets: A New Era in Nanoelectronics

Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of graphene. Albeit, the nanosheets are…

Life & Chemistry

New Method for Membrane Protein Crystallization Unveiled

For the first time, the scientists showed that membrane proteins trapped in synthetic patches of cell membrane called “nanodiscs” can be transferred into the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Capacitive Sensors KS: Accurate Measurements in Tough Conditions

As the target's material and surface have no influence on the measurement, the sensors are ideal for thickness, distance, or position determination. A typical…

Earth Sciences

Paleolake Deposits on Mars Resemble Indonesian Sediments

In their GSA Bulletin article published online last week, Timothy A. Goudge and colleagues detail the clay mineralogy of sediment from Lake Towuti, Indonesia,…

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New Systems for Process Efficiency at Interpack 2017

The Fraunhofer IVV Dresden will present two new systems for efficient process management at interpack 2017 from 4-10 May 2017 in Düsseldorf on the stand of the…

Materials Sciences

Turning Food Waste Into Sustainable Tires

Tomorrow's tires could come from the farm as much as the factory.

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