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Tiny Motions Create Lifelike Digital Doubles in New Study

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Tübingen, Germany, announced today that their Motion and Shape Capture (MoSh) study, which…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Turning Human Waste Into Rocket Fuel: A New Innovation

Adolescent jokes aside, the process finally makes useful something that until now has been collected to burn up on re-entry. What’s more, like so many other…

Life & Chemistry

Mapping the Interactome: Unveiling Protein Networks

Researchers at the Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore have comprehensively described the network of proteins involved in…

Materials Sciences

Powerful New Technique Simultaneously Determines Nanomaterials' Chemical Makeup, Topography

The technique combines synchrotron X-rays (SX) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). In experiments, the researchers used SX as a probe and a nanofabricated…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover 4-Stranded Maize DNA Elements

“Maybe they are part of the machinery that allows an organism to turn hundreds of genes off or on,” said Associate Professor of Biological Science Hank Bass.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Boosting Lifespan of High-Capacity Silicon Electrodes

A new study will help researchers create longer-lasting, higher-capacity lithium rechargeable batteries, which are commonly used in consumer electronics. In a…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Interface Chemistry at Berkeley Lab’s ALS

Researchers working at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Potential Biological Control for Avocado Disease Discovered

Red ambrosia beetles bore holes into healthy avocado trees, bringing with them the pathogen that causes laurel wilt. Growers control the beetles that carry and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Ever tried a 'laser delicious' apple?

The ability to detect when to harvest “climacteric” fruits — such as apples, bananas, pears and tomatoes — at the precise moment to ensure “peak edibleness”…

Studies and Analyses

New RX Approach Cuts Herpes Virus Infection Rates

The research team, led by Thomas M. Kristie, PhD, Chief of the Molecular Genetics Section in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases'…

Physics & Astronomy

California Soaker: Satellite Time-Lapse Captures Extreme Rain

NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites or GOES-West imagery from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 was compiled into a 36 second video made by NASA/NOAA's…

Life & Chemistry

Resveratrol: A Natural Anti-Inflammatory for Heart Health

A natural substance present in red wine, resveratrol, inhibits the formation of inflammatory factors that trigger cardiovascular diseases.

Statistics

Youth Participation in Transition Programs Drops 3% in 2013

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a decrease of 3% from the previous year.

Technology Offerings

Direct Formation of Adamantane Derivatives for Drug Innovation

This invention offers a new method for the direct and halogen-free formamide or acetamide formation of adamantane.
The adamantane modifications are chosen to enhance lipophilicity and stability of drugs, thereby improving their pharmacokinetics. Amido- and amino admantane derivatives can be used as drug delivery systems. They are able to overcome the blood-brain barrier and are competent to penetrate into the fatty tissue.
Due to these properties adamantane derivates are already used as therapeutics (e.g. for neurodegenerative diseases) and cosmetics. They are, for example, used as antiviral drugs or to treat Parkinson?s as well as Alzheimer?s diseases.

Technology Offerings

Tin-Enriched Adhesive System for Durable Dental Bonds

The tin-enriched adhesive system according to the invention provides a better and more durable bonding of tooth-colored filling materials (composites/ceramics) to eroded hard tooth substance. This system was specifically designed for individuals with pre-eroded teeth, can however also be used for all other indications of tooth-colored restorations.

Technology Offerings

Innovative Surgical Drapes Enhance Brain Surgery Safety

The invention concerns a surgical drape, especially for surgical interventions on the brain or head.
These novel drapes are provided to cover two areas. First the sterile cover of the area of surgery and additionally the sterile cover for a surveying system, especially with infrared radiation.
Previous drapes, especially for surgeries on the brain or head have only one fenestration in the area under the contact area of the patients head.

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