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Studies and Analyses

Working Memory Insights Boost Early Academic Success

Moreover, this finding holds true regardless of socio-economic status. This suggests that children with learning difficulties might benefit from teaching…

Health & Medicine

Full Moon’s Surprising Impact on Sleep: Study Insights

A Swiss research study conducted last year showed that the full moon affects sleep. The findings demonstrated that people average 20 minutes less sleep, take…

Earth Sciences

SAR11, oceans’ most abundant organism, has ability to create methane

Now a new study by researchers at Oregon State University demonstrates the ability of some strains of the oceans’ most abundant organism – SAR11 – to generate…

Earth Sciences

EARTH Magazine: Preserving Peru's petrified forest

With its existence unknown to scientists until the early 1990s — and its significance unbeknownst to villagers — this ancient forest hosts the remains of more…

Earth Sciences

Unveiling Mesophotic Coral Reef Geology: A New Study Insights

A new study on biological erosion of mesophotic tropical coral reefs, which are low energy reef environments between 30-150 meters deep, provides new insights…

Physics & Astronomy

University of Utah Discovers Cosmic Ray Hotspot Under Big Dipper

An observatory run by the University of Utah found a “hotspot” beneath the Big Dipper emitting a disproportionate number of the highest-energy cosmic rays. The…

Life & Chemistry

Fungus Found in Chobani Yogurt: Health Risks for Consumers

In September 2013, customers of Chobani brand Greek yogurt complained of gastrointestinal (GI) problems after consuming products manufactured in the company's…

Studies and Analyses

Sibling Composition Affects Childhood Obesity Risk, Study Finds

It is well documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital,…

Event News

ICCR 2014: Early Bird Registration for Consumer Research Conference

We are pleased to announce that online registration is now open at https://lcem.lab-concepts.de/registration/iccr2014/en Please see http://www.vz-nrw.de/iccr…

Health & Medicine

Study Reveals How Healthy Living Extends Lifespan

This is the conclusion of a study by public health physicians at the University of Zurich who documented for the first time the impact of behavioural factors…

Corporate News

Siemens Achieves 10 GW Wind Power Milestone in the Americas

Siemens Energy has reached the significant milestone of ten gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity in the Americas. Siemens has installed more than…

Corporate News

Siemens Enhances Simaris Software for Power Distribution Planning

Simaris assists electrical planners with the design, planning, and dimensioning of electrical power distribution systems for industrial applications and…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nanotechnology Innovations in Transparent Electronics

Two-dimensional sheets of electronic materials, such as graphene, show promise for practical nanoelectronics applications, including transparent electronic…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nanohole Solar Cells Boost Cost-Effectiveness in Renewables

Increasing the cost-effectiveness of photovoltaic devices is critical to making these renewable energy sources competitive with traditional fossil fuels. One…

Process Engineering

Nano-Optics: Enhancing Power Efficiency in Tiny Lasers

Semiconductor optical devices are becoming increasingly commonplace. For example, light-emitting diodes, as they become more power efficient, are rapidly…

Environmental Conservation

New Soot Particle Discovered in Wildfire Emissions

Every year, wildfires clear millions of hectares of land and emit around 34-percent of global soot mass into the atmosphere. In certain regions, such as…

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