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Physics & Astronomy

New Radio-Burst Discovery Deepens Astrophysics Mystery

The findings by an international team of astronomers led by Laura Spitler from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany are published on…

Earth Sciences

NASA, NOAA Satellites Confirm Tropical Storm Fausto’s Status

Forecaster Beven at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted that “satellite imagery, overnight scatterometer data, and a recent GPM satellite microwave…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Discovers Tidal Friction May Support Distant Earths

The findings are consistent with observations that Earth-sized planets appear to be very common in other star systems. Although heat can be a destructive force…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Silicon Sponge Enhances Lithium-Ion Battery Efficiency

The lithium-ion batteries that power our laptops and electric vehicles could store more energy and run longer on a single charge with the help of a sponge-like…

Life & Chemistry

New Texas Plant Species Discovered After Two Decades

Collectors found the first two specimens of the prickly plant in 1974 and 1990 in west Texas. Then, for two decades, the 14-inch-tall plant was identified…

Studies and Analyses

Study: Smaller Font Sizes Boost Reading Comprehension in Kids

A new study performed by Haifa University shows that decreasing the font size helps to improve reading comprehension among fifth graders who have mastered the…

Transportation and Logistics

Easily Retrofitted Invention Enhances Railway Traffic Safety

Train location systems traditionally work with track current circuits or loops, which make use of the short circuit established between the rails and the…

Health & Medicine

New Anti-Arthritis Drugs Target Multiple Inflammatory Diseases

Inflammatory diseases can occur simultaneously in distinct sites in the same patient, complicating treatment because a medication effective for one disorder…

Health & Medicine

Urban Aboriginal Health Challenges: Key Findings Revealed

The findings, published today in BMJ Open, illustrate striking disparities between urban First Nations individuals and the general population.

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking NF-κB: Insights Into Key Protein Activation

Jiazhen Zhang, a research student in Professor Sir Philip Cohen's laboratory at the University of Dundee, uncovered how the protein complex, called NF-κB, is…

Studies and Analyses

Teaching the Brain to Reduce Pain: New Research Insights

Scientists have known for many years that on-going pain in one part of the body is reduced when a new pain is inflicted to another part of the body. This pain…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Quasiparticles: Insights from Innsbruck Physicists

Physicists in Innsbruck have now realized quasiparticles in a quantum system and observed quantum mechanical entanglement propagation in a many-body system….

Health & Medicine

L-Dopa: A New Hope for Phobias and PTSD Treatment

A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease could also help people with phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Scientists of the Translational…

Information Technology

Gigabit Data Rates: Innovations in Copper Telephone Lines

This concept calls for running optical fiber to a distribution point that can be flexibly installed relatively close to the customer premise. The existing…

Studies and Analyses

Amazonia’s Carbon Loss: 54 Million Tons from Logging and Fires

A study conducted by scientists in Brazil and the United Kingdom has quantified the impact that selective logging, partial destruction by burning, and…

Corporate News

Altos Hornos Secures Siemens RH Plant for Steel Innovation

Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order from Mexican steel producer Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) to supply a 150-ton, twin RH vacuum…

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