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Patients with autism spectrum disorder are not sensitive to 'being imitated'

A Japanese research group led by Prof Norihiro Sadato, a professor of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural…

Life & Chemistry

Neurons Out of Sync: The Science Behind Our Morning Confusion

This morning, shortly after waking up: did I first go to the bathroom and then turned on the coffee machine in the kitchen—or vice versa? Sometimes you are…

Life & Chemistry

Decoding Chromosomal Chaos in ER+ Breast Cancer

This striking feature of many cancers is called aneuploidy and is often accompanied by chromosomal instability (CIN), an increased rate of gain and loss of…

Life & Chemistry

Modified drug gives a ‘green light’ for its own success

Cancer drugs can be modified to specifically target tumour sites to help personalize cancer treatment. And while it is relatively easy to determine if the…

Corporate News

Siemens delivers steam turbine-generator sets and I&C components to India

The machines are destined for the coal-fired units of the North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) located in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand,…

Life & Chemistry

Implanted Neurons Fully Integrate into Brain After Six Months

Six months after implantation, the neurons had become fully functionally integrated into the brain. This successful, because lastingly stable, implantation of…

Life & Chemistry

How the “Biological Spark Plug” in Biomolecular Motors Works

Using high-performance computers and quantum mechanical methods, researchers at Heidelberg University have simulated processes that reveal how the “biological…

Life & Chemistry

Textile Solar Cells: A New Power Source for Wearable Tech

Textile solar cells are an ideal power source for small electronic devices incorporated into clothing. In the journal Angewandte Chemie,Chinese scientists have…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Dyes Enhance Light Harvesting in Solar Energy Solutions

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) rely on dyes that absorb light to mobilize a current of electrons and are a promising source of clean energy.

Life & Chemistry

Thermoresponsive Polymers: Advancing Antifouling Solutions

Thanks to the positively and negatively charged units in their monomers, zwitterionic polymers have a high affinity for water — a property known as…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Private Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles Explained

Electric vehicles are becoming more popular due to their environmental credentials and relatively low running costs. However, most existing electric vehicles…

Power and Electrical Engineering

PlanetSolar reaches Athens (Greece) as part of the “TerraSubmersa” scientific expedition led by the University of Geneva

This is the second stop on the itinerary of the TerraSubmersa scientific expedition, in collaboration with the University of Geneva (UNIGE), and the purpose is…

Physics & Astronomy

Spin Diagnostics – MRI for a quantum simulation

By comparing the measurements to a known spectrum of relaxation times, medical professionals can determine whether the imaged tissue is muscle, bone, or even a…

Interdisciplinary Research

“Wetting” a Battery’s Appetite for Renewable Energy Storage

Sun, wind and other renewable energy sources could make up a larger portion of the electricity America consumes if better batteries could be built to store the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Burning Flint Hills Prairie: Seasonal Benefits Revealed

The study was conducted by Gene Towne, research associate and the Konza Prairie Biological Station fire chief, and Joseph Craine, research assistant professor,…

Life & Chemistry

Nanostructured Catalyst Converts CO2 to Methanol Efficiently

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new catalytic system for converting carbon dioxide (CO2)…

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