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Earth Sciences

Satellites Transform Coral Reef Science with Global Monitoring

Satellites fill a void by providing a more complete view of remote reefs. The information is monitored globally through Coral Reef Watch, an online tool that…

Machine Engineering

ShortPulse: Boosting Efficiency with Picosecond Laser Technology

With the new neoMOS-2ps neoLASE introduces a new laser system with laser pulses in the lower picosecond range.

Life & Chemistry

New Model Uncovers HIV Latency in Brain Cells

“Chronic infection is caused by long-lived cells with resting viral genomes that are activated by different factors,” explained Prof. Dr. Ruth Brack-Werner of…

Earth Sciences

NOAA, partners predict an average 'dead zone' for Gulf of Mexico

Scientists are expecting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, also called the “dead zone,” will be approximately 5,483 square miles or about the size…

Life & Chemistry

How a Protein Modulates Gene Expression in Chromatin

Inside the cell, DNA is tightly coiled and packed with several proteins into a structure called “chromatin”, which allows DNA to fit in the cell while also…

Materials Sciences

Scientists Capture Shock Waves in Diamonds with X-Ray Pulses

Researchers have used ultra-short pulses of X-rays to film shock waves in diamonds. The study headed by DESY scientists opens up new possibilities for studying…

Physics & Astronomy

ALMA Measures Black Hole Mass with Unprecedented Precision

A research group led by Kyoko Onishi at the SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), including a researcher in the National Astronomical…

Life & Chemistry

First Complexation of CO Molecules to a Non-Metal Atom

Scientists of Professor Holger Braunschweig's team of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Würzburg have successfully bound two carbon…

Medical Engineering

Syngo.Via Update Enhances Oncology Treatment Decisions

Cancer treatment is complex. The widely varying progressions of this disease require comprehensive diagnostics, an early check of treatment, and the exchange…

Health & Medicine

Journal article details 'multiplicity of barriers' to clinical acceptance of medical laser innovations

The dynamic field of medical laser applications continually offers new systems and techniques enabling less invasive or more targeted treatments. But the path…

Awards Funding

The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics wins “Otto-Hahn-Triple”

This year, the Max Planck Society has awarded the Otto Hahn Medal 2014 to three young scientists who have completed their doctoral thesis at the Max Planck…

Information Technology

SEWA Project Unveils Methods for Automatic Behavior Analysis

The main aim of SEWA is to deploy and capitalise on existing state-of-the-art methodologies, models and algorithms for a machine analysis of facial, vocal and…

Trade Fair News

Boosting Productivity in Ultrafast Laser Systems

At the last UKP-Workshop: Ultrafast Laser Technology in Aachen from Fraunhofer ILT in April 2015, the participants agreed that an increase in productivity is…

Life & Chemistry

Global Standard Developed for Mycoplasma Testing

Mycoplasma is a genus of very small bacteria that lack a cell wall. Due to their very small size and their flexible shape, these pathogens are able to pass…

Physics & Astronomy

Observational Evidence of First Generation Stars Found

Astronomers have long theorised the existence of a first generation of stars — known as Population III stars — that were born out of the primordial material…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Preventing Fires in Next-Gen Lithium Batteries: New Study

The findings, published June 17 in Nature Communications, could help remove a major barrier to developing lithium-sulfur and lithium-air batteries, promising…

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