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NASA's IMERG measures flooding rainfall in Peru

GPM is the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, which is a satellite co-managed by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and is used in NASA's…

Life & Chemistry

HIV’s Tactic: How It Outsmarts Cellular Defenders Explained

Cyclophilin A is found in most tissues of the human body, where it plays a role in the inflammatory response, immunity and the folding and trafficking of other…

Information Technology

'Bending current' opens up the way for a new type of magnetic memory

Use your computer without the need to start it up: a new type of magnetic memory makes it possible. This 'MRAM' is faster, more efficient and robust than other…

Physics & Astronomy

Star Trek’s Vision Becomes Reality

„Beam me up, Scotty“ – even if Captain Kirk supposedly never said this exact phrase, it remains a popular catch-phrase to this day. Whenever the chief…

Studies and Analyses

Uncovering Hidden Motives Through Brain Connectivity Insights

To understand human behaviors, it is crucial to understand the motives behind them. So far, there was no direct way to identify motives. Simply observing…

Life & Chemistry

A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease, an increasing problem in today’s aging populations, is characterized by amyloid peptide plaques and tau protein aggregates in nerve cells….

Earth Sciences

Clean Energy’s Impact on Global Water Resources: New Insights

Climate mitigation efforts in the energy system could lead to increasing pressure on water resources, according to a new study published in the journal…

Technology Offerings

Identifying Physiologic States in Methanogenic Cultures

The core of this invention is a combination of analytical and experimental methods, which allow a fast, cheap and easy way to identify different observable physiologic states in a BMP process.

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Biosynthesis of NeuNAc from Chitin Using Trichoderma Enzymes

NeuNAc is used as a precursor for the production of neuraminidase inhibitors, which are used for the treatment of viral diseases. {e.g. drug Relenza). A new process was developed at the TU Vienna combining the advantage of a single-step process and using the cheap and renewable substrate chitin.

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Biodegradable Photopolymers for Tissue Engineering Innovations

A new generation of biocompatible and biodegradab le polymers for tissue engineering has been developed. The liquid precursors can be either cured in vivo or printed by additive manufacturing technology.

Technology Offerings

Active Ultrasound Sensor Enables Accurate 3D Reflection Localization

The ultrasound sensor enables 3D measurement (distance and bearing) of multiple reflection points in air. The compact design delivers objectindependent results with high accuracy. Applicability for complex environments is ensured by construction.

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Detecting Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Soluble AXL

sAXL (a soluble cleavage product of the receptor tyrosine kinase AXL)
represents a novel biomarker allowing the detection of very early stage
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Cosmic Secrets: Neutrinos from Distant Supernovae

Neutrinos are relics from supernovae, or exploding stars. They are so tiny and interact so weakly that every second, trillions of them manage to pass through…

Physics & Astronomy

New Model Enhances Space Weather Forecasting Accuracy

Researchers develop a successful and validated new model of coronal mass ejections to improve space weather forecasting.

Earth Sciences

Study Reveals Key Stress Factors of Japan’s Mega-Earthquake

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego researchers published new findings on the role geological rock formations offshore of Japan played in…

Earth Sciences

Extreme Tornado Outbreaks on the Rise, Study Reveals

Most death and destruction inflicted by tornadoes in North America occurs during outbreaks–large-scale weather events that can last one to three days and span…

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