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Bacterial Virus in Jerusalem Sewage Could Curb Root Canal Infections

Every year, drug-resistant infections kill more than 50,000 people across Europe and the United States, and hundreds of thousands more around the world….

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Cosmic Oceans: New Insights on Earth-Like Planets

Simulations by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University indicate that Earth-like planets are more likely to be found orbiting…

Life & Chemistry

New Catalytic System Enables Rapid Nanographene Sheet Production

The rapid and uniform construction of nanographene sheets has now become possible in a precisely controlled manner from a new catalytic system developed by a…

Physics & Astronomy

Laser “ruler” holds promise for hunting exoplanets

In a paper published today, 18 February, in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society’s New Journal of Physics, the team of researchers have…

Physics & Astronomy

New Materials Propel Spintronics for Faster Computing

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University is exploring new materials that could yield higher computational speeds…

Social Sciences

New insight into how brain performs 'mental time travel'

It is an extreme example of what neuroscientists term “mental time travel” – the recollection of memories so rich in detail regarding the time and place of an…

Physics & Astronomy

Laser 'ruler' holds promise for hunting exoplanets

In a paper published today, 18 February, in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society's New Journal of Physics, the team of researchers have…

Physics & Astronomy

Close Call: Dim Star Came Within 0.8 Light Years 70,000 Years Ago

A group of astronomers from the US, Europe, Chile and South Africa have determined that 70,000 years ago a recently discovered dim star is likely to have…

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Exploring Solar Energy: Insights from the Round Table Discussion

Silicon is the most important material for the production of solar electricity; it is the basic material that more than 90 percent of all solar cells worldwide…

Earth Sciences

Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil on Beach Microbial Communities

Once the lightest fractions of the oil had been consumed, the organisms that had been digesting those compounds declined, replaced by others able to chew up…

Life & Chemistry

New Voltage Tester Enhances Cardiac Cell Research Insights

The impulses are generated when special channel proteins open in the outer envelope of the cells, allowing charged molecules (ions) to enter or exit the cell….

Materials Sciences

Exploring Inner Magnetic Layers for Advanced TMR Storage

In doing so, the teams enhanced our understanding of processes that are important for future TMR data storage devices and other spintronic components. Their…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Shields Transplanted Pancreatic Islets From Rejection

An approach developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may provide a solution to the limitations that have kept pancreatic islet…

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Noncontact Inspection: Testing Hybrid Materials with Ease

From 10 to 12 March 2015, at the JEC Europe in Paris, engineers of Fraunhofer IZFP in Saarbrücken will introduce a novel procedure which enables noncontact and…

Life & Chemistry

Plants Thrive During Mass Extinctions More Than Animals

For over 400 million years, plants have played an essential role in almost all terrestrial environments and covered most of the world’s surface. During this…

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WKI-Online-Seminar »Sensorische Prüfungen von Bauprodukten«

Eine quantitative Untersuchung von Gerüchen kann mit der Methode der empfunden Intensität (»perceived intensity«) gemäß ISO 16000 Teil 28 oder mit der…

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