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Health & Medicine

How Activity Level Affects Orthopedic Surgery Outcomes

Patients are encouraged to ask their orthopaedic surgeon if activity level is an important factor in their treatment decision. For example, more active…

Life & Chemistry

Dopamine Transporter: New Insights on Signaling Changes

Recent published research in the Journal of Clinical Investigation demonstrates how changes in dopamine signaling and dopamine transporter function are linked…

Life & Chemistry

Alaska Frogs Survive Extreme Cold: A Remarkable Adaptation

“Alaska wood frogs spend more time freezing and thawing outside than a steak does in your freezer and the frog comes back to life in the spring in better shape…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Fermi Finds A 'Transformer' Pulsar

“It's almost as if someone flipped a switch, morphing the system from a lower-energy state to a higher-energy one,” said Benjamin Stappers, an astrophysicist…

Trade Fair News

DuPont Showcases Innovative Plastics at Fakuma 2014

The DuPont exhibit at Fakuma 2014 reflects the important role plastics play in society and how we, in DuPont, are enhancing our advanced materials technology…

Corporate News

Siemens Completes Fourth Offshore Platform for North Sea Wind

Siemens has installed a fourth offshore platform in the North Sea, completing an important stage for grid connections of sea-based wind farms. This is the…

Physics & Astronomy

Dartmouth’s Laser Breakthrough Boosts Quantum Computing Potential

The laser may play a crucial role in the development of quantum computers, which are predicted to eventually outperform today's most powerful supercomputers.

Earth Sciences

Surge in Hotspots: Indonesia’s July 2014 Fire Crisis

The number of detected hotspots in Sunday's report was far higher than what had been reported one day prior, which had reached only 75 spots.

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Accurately Maps Centaurus A Galaxy Halo

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have probed the extreme outskirts of the stunning elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. The galaxy’s halo of…

Life & Chemistry

Bats use the evening sky’s polarization pattern for orientation

Animals can use varying sensory modalities for orientation, some of which might be very different from ours. Some bird species for example take the…

Earth Sciences

Typhoon Rammasun Hits China-Vietnam Border: Satellite Insights

NASA and NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an infrared image the typhoon that showed strong thunderstorms with heavy rain potential.

Environmental Conservation

Meat Production’s Impact on Climate Change Explained

Carbon dioxide is the most-prevalent gas when it comes to climate change. It is released by vehicles, industry, and forest removal and comprises the greatest…

Physics & Astronomy

Stars 2.0: Modeling the Milky Way’s Oldest Star Formation

Scientists from the Universities of Göttingen and Copenhagen have modelled the formation of the oldest known star in the Milky Way using high-resolution…

Earth Sciences

New Water Balance Study Reveals Dead Sea’s Climate Impact

This is the conclusion reached by an international team of researchers that calculated the water flows around the Dead Sea. The natural replenishment rate of…

Earth Sciences

Antarctic Sea Ice Cover: Record Highs Amid Arctic Retreat

Arctic sea ice is retreating at a dramatic rate. In contrast, satellite observations suggest that sea ice cover in the Antarctic is expanding – albeit at a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens Launches Europe’s First Onshore Power Supply for Cruises

The first European onshore power supply system of this type has a capacity of 12 megavolt amperes (MVA) and works with a patented, mobile robot arm designed…

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