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Architecture & Construction

SCHOTT to show restoration glasses that meet modern requirements at "Monumento"

The restoration of old monuments is a delicate task for a number of reasons. On the one hand, it is of high importance for the monument preservation…

Power and Electrical Engineering

SX 300 Wire Rope Sensor: Hydraulic Cylinder Measurement Demo

Using the SX 300 when measuring the travel of hydraulic cylinders in embankment dam lock gates is now  demonstrated in an application video.

Life & Chemistry

First 3D Vision of Cancer Protein Unveiled by Leicester Team

A team from the University of Leicester has for the first time published a detailed description of a protein linked to many types of cancer.

Materials Sciences

Graphene Coating Keeps Helicopter Wings Ice-Free

A thin coating of graphene nanoribbons in epoxy developed at Rice University has proven effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade.

Life & Chemistry

Crouching Protein: Discover Nature’s Microscopic Gymnast

Meet a microscopic gymnast.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Acoustic Tweezers: 3D Cell Movement and Structure Building

“In this application we use surface acoustic waves to create nodes where cells or microparticles are trapped,” said Tony Jun Huang, professor and The Huck…

Health & Medicine

Penn study solves mystery of cell powerhouse's balance of calcium

A decades-long mystery of how the cell's powerhouse, and its energy currency of calcium ion flow, is maintained under different physiological conditions has…

Environmental Conservation

Wildfire Smoke Boosts Ozone Levels: Key Findings from CSU Study

The influence of wildfire smoke on ozone levels during summer months in the United States is not well understood. CSU atmospheric science researchers took a…

Medical Engineering

New pen-sized microscope could ID cancer cells in doctor's offices and operating rooms

Once they open up a patient's skull, there's no time to send tissue samples to a pathology lab — where they are typically frozen, sliced, stained, mounted on…

Life & Chemistry

FSU Researcher Maps Active Oil Seeps in the Gulf

And more importantly, their data creates a map, showing where the active natural oil seeps are located.

Earth Sciences

NASA’s RapidScat Reveals Post-Blizzard Wind Patterns

The RapidScat instrument flies aboard the International Space Station and measures surface winds over the ocean. On Jan. 23 at 5 a.m. EST, RapidScat showed…

Event News

2016 Highlights: Automotive and Secure Systems Innovation

Out of a total of 829 paper submissions received, a large share (42%) is coming from authors in Europe, 29% of submissions are from Asia, 25% from North…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Compact Battery Concepts for Affordable Electric Vehicles

Driving enjoyment and electric drive – two terms that are no longer contradictory. Today, hardly any automobile manufacturer goes without an “e-car“ in its…

Physics & Astronomy

BL Lacertae – the hottest cosmic hearth

Simultaneously recorded signals from all participating radio telescopes were combined at the special correlator facility operated at the MPIfR in Bonn,…

Awards Funding

ERC Grant Funds Innovative Therapy for Burn Scars

For their novel therapy to prevent scar formation, Ursula Mirastschijski and her team use a substance produced in our lungs called lung surfactant. This…

Earth Sciences

Ocean Warming Underestimated: Key Insights on Climate Change

In principle, water in the oceans acts like a mercury thermometer: when the temperature goes up, the liquid expands and climbs up the little tube. Since the…

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