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Siemens to Supply Electric Locomotives for Pennsylvania

The contract includes the supply of spare parts and operation and maintenance training. An option to deliver up to an additional five locomotives is also part…

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MagnetWeft – Magnetic Weft Insertion in weaving machines

The object of the invention was hence to develop a weaving method of weft insertion that combines the advantages of the common methods whilst avoiding their deficits. This will be achieved with a magnetic projectile which is used for the guided transport of the yarn. The projectile is moved through the open shed by magnets, which are mounted on a belt. The belt is located outside of the shed. Multiple projectiles can be used simultaneously to ensure a high efficiency of the weft insertion.
The magnetic weft insertion represents an energy-efficient alternative to the standard weft insertion methods. The fact that production velocities of yarns with challenging processing characteristics can be similar to the ones of standard yarns is certainly an advantage. In magnetic weft insertion no source of compressed air is necessary, a reduction of energy consumption of about 60 % compared to a conventional air jet weaving machine is to be achieved.

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Humanized Anti-CCR2 Antibody: A New Approach for MS and RA

Scientists of the University of Göttingen and of the University of Regensburg developed in collaboration a proprietary anti-CCR2 antibodies for the therapy of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and potentially Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).The lead candidate Doc-2 has been humanized in collaboration with the MRC Technologies. It targets the CCR2 receptor and modulates the autoimmune process through depletion of CCR2+ monocytes.

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Functional surface modification inspired by the mussel adhesive protein – the most stable adhesive in nature

Permanent and stable surface coatings are suitable to be achieved on medically relevant metals (e.g. titanium) and glass via trimeric catechol derivatives. Furthermore, various active agent molecules such as PEG, antibiotics, enzymes and other biomolecules may be coupled to natural molecules by means of simple chemical reactions (?click reactions?). The new tripodal ligands offer considerable advantages in comparison to the state of the art monovalent metal binders currently used.

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Overlap Fix – High performance textile structures for composites through open reed weaving

Inventors of the RWTH Aachen University filed a patent relating the production of the multiaxial enforcement fabrics for textile composites with ORW (Open Reed Weave). To avoid load path interruptions in composites with textile enforcement, an overlapping of two yarn systems in the textile, by means of a special weaving pattern, leads to continuous load path in bias direction, reaching a “Triaxial” fabric, which is the main approach of the investigation. The Angle of additional reinforcement direction is adjustable and the calculated necessary overlapping is 16.28 mm length.
The system´s capability was verified by conducting three-point bending tests. These are performed varying the overlapping length, testing carbon and glass fibers and using reference samples as follows: [0/90°] fabrics and [0/90/45°] fabrics with continuous reinforcement. The results were successful in all cases. PROvendis offers licenses for interested enterprises on behalf of the University of Aachen.

Physics & Astronomy

Plasma Turbulence Innovations: New Insights for Fusion Science

For more than 60 years, fusion scientists have tried to use “magnetic bottles” of various shapes and sizes to confine extremely hot plasmas, with the goal of…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists Discover Plasma Stabilization Mechanism in Tokamaks

A team of physicists led by Stephen Jardin of the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has discovered a mechanism that…

Physics & Astronomy

Magnetic Violins: A New Approach to Sound Innovation

The swirling plasma in donut-shaped fusion facilities called tokamaks are subject to intense heat bursts that can damage the vessel's walls. Halting or…

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Enhance Automation with Logo! 8 and KNX Integration

The latest Logo! 8 logic module series can be integrated in KNX installations
The Logo! communication module CMK2000 connects Logo! 8 to KNX
For automation…

Physics & Astronomy

New Superconducting Materials Pave Way for Fusion Innovation

In fusion reactor designs, superconductors (which suffer no resistive power loss) are used to generate the magnetic fields that confine the 100 million degree…

Physics & Astronomy

Mars' moon Phobos is slowly falling apart

Orbiting a mere 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above the surface of Mars, Phobos is closer to its planet than any other moon in the solar system. Mars' gravity…

Physics & Astronomy

Mercury Experiences Meteoroid Shower from Comet Encke

The findings are to be presented at the annual Meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society at National Harbor, Maryland,…

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Ultra-Fast 100% Examination Revealed Under Microscope

 

Health & Medicine

Gut Microbiota’s Role in Dietary Treatment Effectiveness

Dietary interventions can be used to improve the metabolism of humans, and they also have a major impact on the gut microbiota. Previous studies at the…

Earth Sciences

Idea of slow climate change in the earth’s past misleading

In order to predict how today’s ecosystems will react to increasing temperatures over the course of global warming, palaeobiologists study how climate change…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Test Centre for Support Structures: Masts and Foundations Tested

Test Centre for Support Structures tests masts and foundations

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