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Life & Chemistry

KAIST Develops Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapy for Tumors

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)’s Department of Bio and Brain Engineering Professor Ji-Ho Park and his team successfully developed a…

Health & Medicine

Cell Division Breakthroughs: New Hope for Cancer Treatment

All organisms grow and develop through the regenerative ability of cell division. An indispensable ability for all living beings, it can be said that life is…

Materials Sciences

“Explosive” Atom Movement Is New Window Into Growing Metal Nanostructures

Tringides is talking about the unusual atom movement he saw when they dropped a few thousand lead atoms onto a flat, smooth lead-on-silicon surface, all at low…

Environmental Conservation

Endangered Tortoises Flourish on Invasive Plant Species

Most research on the role of introduced species of plants and animals stresses their negative ecological impacts. But are all introduced species bad actors?

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Hair Follicle Reveals Secrets of Stem Cell Life Cycle

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that replenish themselves and based on their tissue location can become specialized cells such as blood or skin cells.

Physics & Astronomy

Future Electronics: Exploring Carbon Nanotubes’ Potential

The exceptional properties of tiny molecular cylinders known as carbon nanotubes have tantalized researchers for years because of the possibility they could…

Trade Fair News

Meet the New Nanobox and Nanopanel PCs: Compact Powerhouses

Latest Intel dual and quad-core processors for extra high performance
Maintenance-free, rugged design for uninterrupted duty in an ambient temperature of up…

Trade Fair News

Perfect Fit Innovations for Artificial Hips at Medtec 2015

A painful hip that feels unstable and no longer has the same range of motion: For many patients, this means they need a prosthetic hip – something that happens…

Environmental Conservation

Nitrogen Deposition Threatens Plant Diversity in Switzerland

Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient that used to be available only in limited amounts. Many ecosystems rich in plant species are adapted to low nitrogen…

Studies and Analyses

Teenagers Face Dual Challenges: Mental Disorders and Illnesses

According to the WHO, chronic physical disease and mental disorders are challenging the health care systems and have advanced into the focus of public health…

Physics & Astronomy

Innovative Molecules Power New Organic Light Emitting Diodes

The research group headed by Dr. Denis Andrienko, project leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Theory department, director Prof. Kurt…

Earth Sciences

Microbes Unlock Hidden Gold Deposits in Earth’s Core

All the Earth’s gold deposits should actually be in the Earth’s core – buried deep out of mankind’s reach. After all, this metal has such a high density that…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers track protein 'hitchhiker' in fluorescent worms

Dividing cells–whether they're in an embryo or an adult–rely on the right processes happening at the right time to turn out healthy.

Earth Sciences

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone 22S 'come together right now'

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm 22S as…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Field Nb3Sn Magnet Milestone for Future LHC Upgrade

The advancements in niobium-3-tin, or Nb3Sn, magnet technology and the ongoing U.S. collaboration with CERN on the development of these and other Nb3Sn magnets…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Depression Haishen Moves Away from Fananu

Before Haishen weakened from tropical storm status, NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured a visible image showing the system over Micronesia.

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