Concrete shells are efficient structures, but not very resource efficient. The formwork for the construction of concrete domes alone requires a high amount of…
Matthias Mann, head of the department “Proteomics and Signal Transduction” at the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry has optimized, together with his…
“According to our calculations, a cold week with an average temperature below zero degree Celsius precedes the start of the flu epidemic” says Nicklas Sundell,…
Wolffia globosa, a tiny, rootless duckweed, or water lens, apparently has what it takes to achieve great things.
About 40% of natural grasslands worldwide have potential to support increased livestock grazing, according to a new study published in the journal Global…
The cells of the mouth, nose and intestinal mucosa produce large quantities of a chemical called sialic acid. Many bacteria possess a special transport system…
Many Gram-positive bacteria such as are significant pathogens of both animals and humans. Reliable detection of hemolytic activity is a cornerstone for diagnosis of the pathogenic properties of these bacteria.
Here an improved diagnostic test that enables reliable detection of pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria by enhancing hemolytic zones on blood agar plates is presented.
Drones have often been used in civilian applications for filming and photography. However, the use of these unmanned aerial devices for research purposes is…
We are still a far cry from a sustainable energy supply: in 2014, 71 percent of all privately-owned apartments and houses in Switzerland were heated with…
Initially, the ORNL team was studying methods to remove environmental contaminants such as sulfate, chromate or phosphate from water. To remove those…
From fighting the urge to hit someone to resisting the temptation to run off stage instead of giving that public speech, we are often confronted with…
Software developers register their software project on the platform, draft campaigns with questionnaires, select their target group, and ask end users for…
Can Bayram, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), and his team have created the GaN HEMT structure on a silicon platform because…
Sometimes proteins do a lot more than we expect. Dab2, for example, has long been linked to cancer. The molecule is associated with a chain of signaling…
The performance capacity of 12V on-board networks has finally reached its limits. The start of series production of vehicles with an additional 48V system…
“Traffic and weather, together on the hour!” blasts your local radio station, while your smartphone knows the weather halfway across the world. A network of…
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