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Life & Chemistry

Early human ancestors used their hands like modern humans

Some of the morphological characteristics of the human hand are different from that of other primates enabling us to grab objects with precision and use them…

Life & Chemistry

Pictured together for the first time: A chemokine and its receptor

Researchers at University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Bridge Institute at the University of Southern…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists set quantum speed limit

University of California, Berkeley, scientists have proved a fundamental relationship between energy and time that sets a “quantum speed limit” on processes…

Earth Sciences

Study yields surprising insights into the effects of wood fuel burning

The harvesting of wood to meet the heating and cooking demands for billions of people worldwide has less of an impact on global forest loss and carbon dioxide…

Life & Chemistry

Sexually-transmitted diseases: do multiple partners mean more immunity?

It has been assumed that the increased transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases in the case of mating promiscuity is influential in shaping the immune…

Life & Chemistry

Genome-wide search reveals new genes involved in long-term memory

The study, which was published in the journal Neuron, identified more than 750 genes involved in long-term memory, including many that had not been found…

Materials Sciences

Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications

Sound waves passing through the air, objects that break a body of water and cause ripples, or shockwaves from earthquakes all are considered “elastic” waves….

Health & Medicine

Mammalian heart regenerative capacity depends on severity of injury

A new study by researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has shown that neonatal mouse hearts have varying regenerative capacities depending upon the…

Physics & Astronomy

An exceptionally powerful trio in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Very high-energy gamma rays are the best tracers of cosmic accelerators such as supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae – end-products of massive stars….

Corporate News

Siemens Wins Order for 48-MW Alexander Wind Project in Kansas

Siemens announces that it will supply 21 wind turbines to NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), for the 48-megawatt…

Life & Chemistry

How Gerbils Navigate Sunset Light Spectra

A green apple is green, but the green is not always the same. In varying light conditions—like at sunset—the spectrum of the light that is reflected by the…

Information Technology

Smart Algorithm Enhances Carsharing with SiMobility Connect

The forecasting tool will be incorporated into the integrated SiMobility Connect mobility platform, which links carsharing firms, public transport companies,…

Information Technology

New App Enhances Safety for Blind Pedestrians in Cities

In cooperation with the Technical University of Braunschweig and several partners, Siemens is working on a comprehensive assistance system for visually…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Synthesis: Unleashing Mitochondria’s Energy Power

All biochemical processes in a cell require energy, which is provided by the mitochondria in form of the carrier molecule ATP. In order to produce ATP, the…

Social Sciences

ORNL Model Reveals Future U.S. Population Growth Insights

Initially developed to assist in the siting of new energy infrastructure, the team’s model has a broad range of implications from urban planning to climate…

Medical Engineering

One Nanoparticle Unlocks Six Medical Imaging Innovations

It’s technology so advanced that the machine capable of using it doesn’t yet exist.

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