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Award for a Pioneer of Alzheimer’s Research

“John Hardy is a pioneer,“ says Prof. Pierluigi Nicotera, Chairman of the DZNE’s Executive Board. “To him we owe groundbreaking insights into the genetic…

Life & Chemistry

Death’s Head Hawkmoths: Unveiling Nature’s Unique Designs

Their arrival used to be perceived as a bad omen: Because of their scull-like markings on their backs the Death's head hawkmoths (Acherontia atropos) were…

Event News

Success 4.0: Are You Prepared for Future Business Challenges?

Management and organizational processes are changing rapidly. Generation Y, digitalization, Industry 4.0, and demographic change are exerting a fundamental…

Health & Medicine

Encoding Messages: Transposable Elements in Human Genome

The execution of this regulatory code is what allows for the creation of very different cell- and tissue-types from the same set of genetic instructions found…

Studies and Analyses

Researchers Calculate Realistic Ice Formation Speed

Researchers at Princeton University have for the first time directly calculated the rate at which water crystallizes into ice in a realistic computer model of…

Earth Sciences

NASA Observes Intense Rainfall in Super Typhoon Soudelor

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core observatory satellite flew almost directly over Super Typhoon Soudelor in the western Pacific Ocean on Aug. 3,…

Earth Sciences

NASA's RapidScat sees Hurricane Guillermo's strongest winds on western side

As Hurricane Guillermo continued moving toward the Hawaiian Islands, NASA's RapidScat instrument that flies aboard the International Space Station analyzed its…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

The Complexity of Horse Riding vs. Simulators Explained

Flight simulators for the training of air pilots are well known. But what about riding simulators? Although the first horse simulator was used at the French…

Power and Electrical Engineering

High-Voltage Power Electronics: Enhancing Network Expansion

This question was addressed by scientists at Rogers Germany GmbH, an insulating substrate manufacturer based in Eschenbach, Germany, and the Fraunhofer…

Physics & Astronomy

Manipulating Quantum States in Nano-Objects with Mechanical Systems

In previous publications, the research team led by Georg H. Endress Professor Patrick Maletinsky described how resonators made from single-crystalline diamonds…

Earth Sciences

CO2 Removal Alone Won’t Save Oceans From Business As Usual

A new study based on computer calculations now shows that this strategy would not work if applied too late. CDR cannot compensate for soaring business-as-usual…

Business and Finance

Deutsche Börse AG Sees Kassamarkt-Umsatz Hit €137.3 Billion

Davon entfielen 127,4 Mrd. Euro auf Xetra (Juli 2014: 91,3 Mrd. Euro). Der durchschnittliche Xetra-Tagesumsatz lag im Juli bei 5,5 Mrd. Euro (Juli 2014: 4,0…

Materials Sciences

“Seeing” molecular interactions could give boost to organic electronics

Organic materials are increasingly being applied in cutting-edge technologies. Organic semiconductors, for example, are being used to develop paper-thin,…

Information Technology

Trend-setting research project 5GNOW on the future of mobile communications rated “excellent”

Researchers of 5GNOW, a research project funded by the 7th Framework Pro-gramme for Research and Technological Development of the European Commis-sion, came…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Spies to Fight Cancer – Procedure for improving tumor diagnosis successfully tested

The human immune system forms antibodies that protect the body from pathogens. Antibodies can also, however, be produced in a laboratory to precisely bind to…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Platelets and Stroke Prevention Strategies

A stroke typically develops as follows: A blood vessel supplying the brain with vital oxygen and nutrients is blocked by a blood clot, resulting in nerve cell…

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