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ERES 2016: Insights from Europe’s Largest Real Estate Conference

The conference will feature constructive exchanges between researchers and practitioners on such wide-ranging topics as international real estate investment…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Method Cuts Wood Boiler Emissions by 90%

New method for wood chip and wood log boilers

Information Technology

Boosting Radiation Therapy Efficiency for Better Cancer Care

Radiation therapy is an established method of cancer treatment. The therapy consists of many treatment sessions and usually lasts for several weeks. During…

Physics & Astronomy

LISA Pathfinder: Advancing Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detection

Seismic, thermal, and other noise sources limit LIGO to higher-frequency gravitational waves around 100 cycles per second (hertz). But finding signals from…

Physics & Astronomy

Laboratory Breakthrough Enhances X-Ray Spectrometer Design

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute's Swiss Light Source in Villigen, Switzerland, have developed a new design for X-ray spectrometers that eschews a…

Materials Sciences

Tiny Diamonds Pave the Way for Nanotechnology Advances

Nanomaterials have the potential to improve many next-generation technologies. They promise to speed up computer chips, increase the resolution of medical…

Health & Medicine

Natural Killer Cells: Unveiling Their Memory Function

Pigmented cells of the skin are crucial as a protective shield against UV-radiation. An often-desired suntan can only form with the aid of the enzyme…

Life & Chemistry

Immunotherapy Harnesses Innate Immunity for Colorectal Cancer

Metastasized colorectal cancer is difficult to treat. Scientists at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and the Heidelberg University Hospital in…

Technology Offerings

Boosting Immune Cell Expansion for Enhanced Cell Therapy

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Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt am Main developed a new method to increase proliferation and viability of immune cells, e.g. natural killer (NK) cells, derived from patients or donors. The obtained NK cell preparations are currently tested preclinically for treatment of leukemia.

Materials Sciences

Ultrasonic Scattering Enhances Aluminium Melt Purity Analysis

 

Materials Sciences

RAWIS: Next-Gen Automated Inspection for Railway Wheels

Railway wheels are exposed to great dynamic stress. For this reason, they need to be subjected to non-destructive testing during the manufacturing process with…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Specialty Light Sources Reduce Odor in Sugar Beet Production

Sugar plays an integral role in a healthy balanced diet and an active lifestyle. During the manufacturing process sugar beets pass through many stages…

Materials Sciences

Acoustic Resonance Testing: Enhancing Nondestructive Inspections

Acoustic resonance testing (ART) is an integral nondestructive testing method that is used to inspect components and assemblies with regard to different…

Materials Sciences

High-Speed Micromagnetic Characterization of Ferromagnetic Materials

Iron and steel parts, as well as components used in machines, vehicles and plant engineering are often made of ferromagnetic materials. These components are…

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Körber Prize 2016: Hans Clevers’ Breakthrough in Organ Innovation

Hans Clevers is to receive the Körber European Science Prize 2016, which is endowed with 750,000 euros. The Dutch biologist and physician has developed a new…

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EELICON: Innovative Smart Shading System for Better Living

Under the coordination of Fraunhofer ISC thirteen international partners are collaborating in the EU-funded project EELICON to realize an innovative switchable…

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