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Power and Electrical Engineering

€10 Million Boost for Advanced Rotor Blade Testing

 

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Toxicology in flux – Fraunhofer ITEM is participating in the European research project “EU-ToxRisk”

The European Commission is funding this large-scale project “EU-ToxRisk” under its research and innovation funding scheme “Horizon 2020”. The aim is to…

Physics & Astronomy

Runaway Stars Create Infrared Waves in Space

When some swift, massive stars — moving at speeds faster than 50,000 miles an hour — plow through space, they can cause material to stack up in front of them…

Earth Sciences

NASA and NOAA Data Reveal Intensified North Atlantic System

NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted the development of the extra-tropical low pressure area on Sunday, January 10 at 1:50 p.m. EST.

Earth Sciences

Clouds Trapping Heat Accelerate Greenland Ice Sheet Melt

A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in that process than scientists previously believed.

Life & Chemistry

Gulf Current’s Impact on Florida Red Tide Blooms Unveiled

A new study found that a major ocean current in the Gulf of Mexico plays an important role in sustaining Florida red tide blooms. The University of Miami (UM)…

Health & Medicine

Lung Cell Discovery: PNECs as Immune Response Regulators

The cells, known as pulmonary neuroendocrine cells or PNECs, are implicated in a wide range of human lung diseases, including asthma, pulmonary hypertension,…

Physics & Astronomy

Top 5 Innovations from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab in 2015

1. Starting up the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U)

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Trash Bag: How Autophagy Enhances Recycling Efforts

Autophagy plays an important role in the cellular recycling process. It transports unwanted or damaged cytoplasmic material to the lysosomes, the cells’…

Materials Sciences

Gold’s Shockley States: Rethinking Surface State Concepts

These Shockley surface states can be reinterpreted as topologically derived surface states comparable with the robust surface state of a topological insulator,…

Technology Offerings

QLICK – Clip lock for assembly/disassembly of modular furniture systems without tools

The invention consists in a tool free connector unit for a modular furniture system, as shelves, space dividers, display furniture, and much more. The particular geometry of the three-piece system, including a clip-shaped closing element, ensures an outstanding stability, which is a critical aspect in many other screws-free systems already present on the market. The assembly and disassembly can be easily performed by anyone without specific competences and completely tools-free. Assembly and disassembly procedures do not damage the components which are designed to survive several relocations. A patent application has been filed in Germany and several prototypes of modular furniture including Qlick have been produced and successfully tested.
On behalf of the RWTH University, PROvendis is seeking a partner for licensing the technology.

Technology Offerings

Innovative Heat Exchanger: Optimal Cooling With Vibration Damping

Heat exchanger suitable for devices that also work under lowest temperature and that need a vibration protection with simultaneous optimal cooling.

Life & Chemistry

Two-in-One Packaging Boosts Drug Efficacy, Lowers Side Effects

Chemotherapy often comes with powerful side effects, and one of the reasons for this is that the drugs used to kill cancer cells can also damage other…

Life & Chemistry

Institut Pasteur Publishes First Complete Zika Virus Genome

Having confirmed the first cases of infection in Suriname then in French Guiana, the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana has sequenced the complete genome of the…

Materials Sciences

Self-Adaptive Material: Tough, Self-Healing Innovation at Rice

An adaptive material invented at Rice University combines self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties.

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Unique Weather System in Northern Atlantic

NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted the development of the extra-tropical low pressure area on Sunday, January 10 at 1:50 p.m. EST. The system was…

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