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Siemens Enhances Compact Drives for Higher Power Density

Siemens UK & Ireland has enhanced its modular drive inverter system to offer higher power density and space-saving. The second generation of the Sinamics G120…

Information Technology

Innovative Pantograph Monitoring System Enhances eHighway Safety

Designed initially for electric and hybrid trucks on eHighways, the system uses cameras and sensors to check the condition of pantographs in order to prevent…

Earth Sciences

NASA's Aqua satellite spots Tropical Cyclone Bansi intensifying quickly

On Sunday, January 11, Tropical Cyclone Bansi formed north of La Reunion Island in the Southern Indian Ocean and triggered two alerts. A tropical cyclone…

Environmental Conservation

Rising Mass Die-Offs Among Birds, Fish, and Marine Life

An analysis of 727 mass die-offs of nearly 2,500 animal species from the past 70 years has found that such events are increasing among birds, fish and marine…

Materials Sciences

Silicene: Promising Innovation in One-Atom Silicon Layers

Scientists in Japan compared the properties of a hypothetical freestanding one-atom-thick layer of silicon to a similar sheet developed on a metal substrate….

Materials Sciences

Solar Cell Polymers Boost Electrical Output Efficiency

One challenge in improving the efficiency of solar cells is that some of the absorbed light energy is lost as heat. So scientists have been looking to design…

Life & Chemistry

Mapping Snake Venom Uncovers Surprising Evolutionary Insights

Venom from an eastern diamondback rattlesnake in the Everglades is distinct from the cocktail of toxins delivered by the same species in the Florida panhandle…

Physics & Astronomy

New Map Reveals Mysterious Molecules in Our Galaxy

The map, which can be viewed at http://is.gd/dibmap , was unveiled Jan. 8 at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Manipulating Nanoribbons: Unlocking Future Nanoelectronics

Narrow strips of graphene called nanoribbons exhibit extraordinary properties that make them important candidates for future nanoelectronic technologies. A…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists Create Superatom: A Breakthrough in Atomic Behavior

Under appropriate conditions, a cloud of several hundred atoms can behave like a single atom, virtually developing super-power. Upon excitation with an…

Materials Sciences

Light-Based Catalyst Transforms Polymerization Process

A team of chemistry and materials science experts from University of California, Santa Barbara and The Dow Chemical Company has created a novel way to overcome…

Health & Medicine

New Insights Into Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatments

Today, a team of researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) sheds new light on the underlying pathology of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare but…

Architecture & Construction

On-Site Visualization Transforms Architectural Design Process

Digitization is fundamentally changing the work processes in architectural design, planning and construction work. Increasingly, CAD drawings are transferred…

Life & Chemistry

Slick Snake Outperforms Stubby Lizard in Sand Swimming

That's one conclusion from a study of the movement patterns of the shovel-nosed snake, a native of the Mojave Desert of the southwest United States. The…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Fossils Show Climate Change Boosts Parasitic Infections

When seeking clues about the future effects of possible climate change, sometimes scientists look to the past. Now, a paleobiologist from the University of…

Life & Chemistry

Unveiling the Secrets of Molecular Motors in Cells

Though cells may look like shapeless blobs of liquid encased in a membrane, in fact they have a complex skeleton-like structure, known as the cytoskeleton,…

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