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Physics & Astronomy

New Evidence of Water’s Journey to Earth From Asteroid Debris

Water delivery via asteroids or comets is likely taking place in many other planetary systems, just as it happened on Earth, new research strongly suggests.

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Life & Chemistry

New Insecticide Target Protein Discovered by BASF and Göttingen

Scientists from BASF Crop Protection and the University of Göttingen in Germany have found a new insecticide target protein. The discovery marks the first…

Materials Sciences

Flexible Glass Boosts Innovation in Electronics Development

The three technology companies SCHOTT AG, tesa SE and VON ARDENNE GmbH have joined together in the consortial project KONFEKT to drive forward the development…

Life & Chemistry

Small Signaling Molecule Unlocks Bacterial Cell Division

The team of Prof. Urs Jenal at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has now identified the central switch for reproduction in bacteria. While cell cycle…

Health & Medicine

Cotton Fibres Replace Carbon Nanotubes in New Innovation

 

Agricultural & Forestry Science

The hairy past – Tail hair as an indicator of behaviour and ecology in horses

A common method for learning more about an animal’s ecology and behaviour is to analyse the chemical composition of its hair. This involves the analysis of…

Statistics

Higher Education Spending Reaches €46 Billion in 2013

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 2.9% more than in 2012 (Euro 45.0 billion).

Process Engineering

Enhancing Powder Quality with Virtual Granulation Simulations

Previously, it was unusual for granule and powder producers to use granulation simulations to improve their products. For new product development or process…

Life & Chemistry

New Innovations in Mattresses Combat House Dust Mites

On average a person spends 8 out of 24 hours asleep. Over a year, this is almost 3000 hours spent in bed, or rather, on a mattress. However, it's not just…

Life & Chemistry

Expedition Genomics Lab: Mobile Genetic Analysis Innovation

On May 4, 2015, the MUSE – Science Museum (Trento, Italy) and the University of Verona (IT) presented Expedition Genomics Lab, a technology innovation project…

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Energy Efficiency Activists Win Gothenburg Sustainability Award

“The Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development” is given each year to people or organisations for outstanding performance and achievements towards a…

Environmental Conservation

Sustainable Phosphorus Recovery: Innovative Wastewater Solutions

A new approach to wastewater treatment may be key in efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Moreover, it can be profitable.

Life & Chemistry

How Noise Affects Brain Information Processing

Cells that relay information from the ear to the brain can change in significant ways in response to the noise level in the environment.

Materials Sciences

Advancing Organic Transistors for Flexible Electronics

A revolution is coming in flexible electronic technologies as cheaper, more flexible, organic transistors come on the scene to replace expensive, rigid,…

Physics & Astronomy

U of T Astrophysicists Confirm Image of Forming Planets

The team, led by Daniel Tamayo from the Centre for Planetary Science at U of T Scarborough and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, found…

Health & Medicine

Stanford Discovers Brain Signals That Indicate Decision Changes

Researchers studying how the brain makes decisions have, for the first time, recorded the moment-by-moment fluctuations in brain signals that occur when a…

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