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Earth Sciences

Curbing Short-Lived Pollutants Boosts Air Quality and Climate

In the EU, the reduction in life expectancy due to air pollution was 7.5 months in 2010, and legislation already in place to improve air quality aims to reduce…

Information Technology

Smart Data Solution Enhances Medical Workflow Efficiency

Based on this data, large hospitals, hospital networks, and diagnostic centers can get an overview of how many devices are being used. They can then deploy…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sewage Sludge Incineration Plant Powers Itself with Energy

Until now, the plant only generated low-pressure steam from the waste heat. The steam is used in various processes and, to a limited extent, for power…

Transportation and Logistics

Green Light for Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication Innovations

 

Automotive Engineering

Driving Innovation: Siemens Engineer Advances Digital Cars

Cornel Klein, a Siemens software engineer, steers a compact yellow van through a city. After a left turn, he stops at a traffic light before proceeding…

Health & Medicine

Predicting Upper Limb Spasticity in Stroke Patients

Spasticity and related complications are relatively common after stroke, leading to poorer joint range of motion, greater pain and less sensitivity in the arm…

Life & Chemistry

New Yeast Metabolism Discovery Enhances Evolutionary Edge

Yeast is being used by mankind for longer time than any other microorganism. Bread, beer, wine – all of these could not be produced without Saccharomyces…

Process Engineering

Water Pathways Boost Fuel Cell Efficiency, Say Researchers

Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have developed a coating technique in the laboratory that could raise the efficiency of fuel cells. Fuel…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Cutting Paper with Ultrasound: A New Era in Precision Processing

Processes for cutting stacked sheets of paper are incredibly advanced in technological terms. Having said that, quality defects are still occurring when…

Health & Medicine

Vaccine Development Targets Severe Viral Brain Infections

Humans carry a multitude of viruses and bacteria in their gut, on their skin and in other organs. Often, these are involved in important bodily functions….

Environmental Conservation

Blacklists Help Reduce Deforestation in the Amazon

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has declined recently. While in 2004, trees were still being felled on more than 27,000 square kilometers of land, the…

Technology Offerings

Human MSC Expansion: Standardized Off-the-Shelf Production

The new technology provides a method for production of a standardized ?off-the-shelf? composition comprising human MSC with reliable efficacy, built on a precisely controlled GMP compliant ex vivo expansion manufacturing process.

Technology Offerings

Antibodies against human CEACAM1 – Monoclonal antibody for the specific detection of the cancer-implicated adhesion-receptor-molecule CEACAM1

The present invention relates to an antibody that exhibit a high affinity and mono-specificity for the A1/B-domains of human CEACAM1. Thus, it is suitable to detect the membrane anchored, the cleaved soluble CEACAM1 and most of its derivatives. It is of use in several research applications, including ELISA, WB, IP, IHC, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. In addition, the monoclonal antibody (mAB) is suitable for use as a diagnostic tool for the detection of inflammatory disorders (e.g. sepsis, multiple sclerosis) as well as for solid tumors, and applies for therapy monitoring of the latter.
Cancer patient data have been generated that support the diagnostic potential. A German patent application has been filed. On behalf of the University of Duisburg-Essen, PROvendis offers access to the antibody for commercial use.

Earth Sciences

Exploring Rifting: Insights from New Geosphere Issue

Studies of a wide variety of extensional processes, ranging from plate thinning to magma intrusion, have helped scientists understand how continents are broken…

Physics & Astronomy

Dense Material Surrounds O-Type Star with Extreme Magnetosphere

Observations using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed that the unusually large magnetosphere around an O-type star called NGC 1624-2 contains a raging…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Carbon-Capturing Motors Tackle Rising CO2 Levels

The proof of concept study represents a promising route to mitigate the buildup of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas in the environment, said researchers….

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