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Earth Sciences

Arctic Research Priorities Set for Next Decade

The leading international Arctic research organisations have set common scientific objectives for the coming decade. The indigenous peoples of the Arctic were…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Optimizing Blade Bearings for Future Wind Turbines

In wind turbines in the 7-10 MW range, the wind drives blades of up to 80 m in length. Blade bearings, the interface between the hub and the blades, are the…

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German Nanotechnology Innovations Showcased in Japan

At the German pavilion, organized by IVAM Microtechnology Network, exhibitors from Germany presented their innovations. Functional nano coatings, plasma…

Health & Medicine

NK Cells: New Insights on Immune System and Tumor Growth

Researchers from the Vetmeduni Vienna have now discovered that NK cells can switch and promote tumor growth, with STAT5 acting as the key regulator.

Event News

INTERNET RULES! – Call for Papers for the AoIR Internet conference is open

The 17th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, a transdisciplinary Internet conference ​will take place at Humboldt-Universität zu…

Physics & Astronomy

Forschungszentrum Jülich Plans Novel Neutron Source

Forschungszentrum Jülich has begun to develop a concept for cost-efficient neutron sources which could replace mid-sized facilities. The new sources will…

Life & Chemistry

Micromotors Employ Surface Variations for Smart Docking

Samuel Sánchez and Mykola Tasinkevych's ‘microswimmers’ are usually guided through fluids using specially engineered magnetic multilayer coatings, which…

Physics & Astronomy

First Detection of Super-Earth Atmosphere on 55 Cancri e

The international team, led by scientists from University College London (UCL) in the UK, took observations of the nearby exoplanet 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth…

Earth Sciences

How Smaller Faults Impact California’s Earthquake Risks

The study, published Feb. 15 in the journal Nature Geoscience, highlights the role of smaller faults in forecasting California's risk of large earthquakes.

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Tropical Cyclone Winston’s Impact on Tonga

On Feb.16 a gale warning was in effect for Niue. In Tonga, a storm warning was in effect for Vavau and a gale warning was in effect for Ha'apai, Niuafo'ou and…

Process Engineering

Fraunhofer LBF Explores Recycling of Halogen-Free Flame Retardants

The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF in Darmstadt/Germany has therefore launched a new research project on the…

Life & Chemistry

Balancing Chromosomes: Key to Healthy Cell Division

Before every cell division, the hereditary information, that is the chromosomes, are duplicated and distributed to the daughter cells so that each cell again…

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Fraunhofer HHI Showcases Innovations at MWC 2016, Barcelona

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Life & Chemistry

New Microbes Discovered Deep Within Earth’s Crust

Microorganisms that live below the surface of the earth remain one of the last great areas of exploration. Organisms that live there have not been grow in the…

Information Technology

Enhancing Simulation Speed with Innovative Conductor Techniques

In large-scale simulations that involve simultaneous computational tasks on distributed computers, the overall speed of the simulation is limited by the…

Materials Sciences

Twinkling Molecules: A*STAR’s Breakthrough with CO2

The power of carbon dioxide has been harnessed by Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) researchers to make two symmetrical…

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