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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Control Tips for Mexican Bean Beetles: Open-Access Insights

“If you look through the literature on this pest, there are probably only 10 or so articles in the past 20 years, and nothing in terms of a profile-type…

Information Technology

NASA's ICESat-2 equipped with unique 3-D manufactured part

Slated for launch in 2018, NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) also will carry a 3-D printed part made of polyetherketoneketone (PEKK),…

Trade Fair News

MD&M West 2016: IVAM presents high-tech for medical devices in California

The joint booth of the IVAM Microtechnology Network is placed in hall E and will present technologies that constantly make medical technology products safer,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Boosting Efficiency: Soft Switching Inverters at EMV Conference

Professor Manfred W. Gekeler will present his S3L and SS3L inverters and comparative measurement results (EMC, efficiency) at the EMV Conference, Europe's…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Bedbug Control: Tackling the Tiny Pest

Sensitive people feel the urge to scratch at the mere thought of them: bedbugs. Only a few millimetres in size, the tiny insects have been on the rise…

Life & Chemistry

Closed-Loop Stimulation: Reducing Side Effects in Parkinson’s Care

Could potential side effects in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with stimulation be avoided with a closed-loop approach, which constantly adapts to the…

Life & Chemistry

Epigenetics Influences Brain Development in Mammals

In mammals, neurogenesis is mainly restricted to development. However, certain regions of the forebrain have the capability of generating new neurons also in…

Earth Sciences

Melting Ice Caps Linked to Increased Volcanic Eruptions

“It's been established that melting ice caps and volcanic activity are linked – but what we've found is that erosion also plays a key role in the cycle,” said…

Physics & Astronomy

New All-in-One Quantum State: Gas, Liquid, and Crystal

The world of quantum mechanics happens only in small scales around a few nanometers. In this nanoworld, particles can behave like waves, and vice versa and…

Health & Medicine

Scientists create imaging 'toolkit' to help identify new brain tumor drug targets

“Gliomas are highly malignant brain tumours with poor prognosis,” says Michael Breckwoldt, a physician-scientist and one of the lead authors of the paper from…

Machine Engineering

Affordable Simulation Solutions for SMEs in Production

The sheer complexity of today’s production systems makes “going with your gut” decision making a questionable approach at best. So as part of the EU-funded…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Cooling With Metal Muscles: The Future of Refrigeration

The approach taken by Professors Stefan Seelecke and Andreas Schütze from Saarland University focuses on systems that use shape memory materials, also known as…

Life & Chemistry

Scorpion Venom: A New Hope in Cancer Treatment Research

Researchers at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now examined a substance that is often used in…

Medical Engineering

Self-Learning Software Enhances Medical Diagnosis Accuracy

MRI, CT, pathology: doctors have to consider medical image data –increasing in both amount and complexity – to perform diagnoses and monitor therapy. The…

Earth Sciences

How Topography Influences Biodiversity in Mountain Ecosystems

Mountains are home to many living species, with biodiversity typically peaking at mid-altitudes. Scientists have long struggled to explain why this is the…

Event News

AKL’16: Experience Laser Technology Live in Europe´s Largest Laser Application Center!

Over 600 participants from Germany and abroad are expected at the eleventh International Laser Technology Congress AKL’16 in the Eurogress in Aachen, Germany….

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