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Power and Electrical Engineering

Connecting Dead Ends Boosts Power Grid Stability

As the input from many renewable sources is rather volatile, depending on how much the wind blows or the sun shines, there’s a higher risk of local power…

Information Technology

Switchable Adhesion: Handle Sensitive Devices Damage-Free

During the production process, these parts are transferred in between many process steps. Each pick-up and release with conventional gripping systems involves…

Materials Sciences

Nanodiamonds: Tiny Bacterial Killers Unveiled in New Study

Exhibiting a diameter of 5 nanometers, nanodiamonds are 200-times smaller than a bacterium. Nanodiamonds are produced by the explosion of carbon-containing…

Materials Sciences

Low Friction Coating: Grease-Free Lubrication and Protection

They attract dirt, debris and dust, and over time form lumps or become resinous. Machine parts then have to be intensively cleaned and regreased, which leads…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

NOAA Study: Mosquito Pesticides Safe for Juvenile Oysters, Clams

Four of the most common mosquito pesticides used along the east and Gulf coasts show little risk to juvenile hard clams and oysters, according to a NOAA study.

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Fertilizer Use and Climate Impact: Key Insights from Research

In a new study published in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Michigan State University researchers provide an improved prediction…

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Self-Destruction: Unveiling Coral’s Hidden Mechanism

We humans climb trees, compose operas, and send rockets to the far corners of the universe. Corals, on the other hand, just kind of sway there at the bottom of…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Puts Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Handcuffs

Staph infections that become resistant to multiple antibiotics don't happen because the bacteria themselves adapt to the drugs, but because of a kind of…

Life & Chemistry

Mount Sinai Researchers Discover Key Protein for Healthy Blood Stem Cells

Human adults keep stem cell pools on hand in key tissues, including the blood. These stem cells can become replacement cells for those lost to wear and tear.

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria’s Role in Stress-Induced Heart Attacks Explained

Hormones released during these events appear to cause bacterial biofilms on arterial walls to disperse, allowing plaque deposits to rupture into the…

Life & Chemistry

International Team Sequences Salmon Genome for Aquaculture Insights

This reference genome will provide crucial information to fish managers to improve the production and sustainability of aquaculture operations, and address…

Social Sciences

Bridging Consumption Gaps: Innovations for Meaningful Connections

However, the gap between households who are well off and those who struggle is growing. At the same time, children face a growing pressure to consume in order…

Automotive Engineering

Sustainable Automobile Innovations at ARENA2036 Launch Event

The launch event of the flexible research factory ARENA2036 for the automobile of the future on 3rd June 2014 on the university campus Vaihingen was attended…

Architecture & Construction

Architectural researcher to tell conferees in Germany how 'living roofs' help build better cities

One solution offered by architectural researchers is known as a “green roof” — a roof covered in living, growing plants to soften the effects of heat,…

Life & Chemistry

Chronic Sleep Loss Impacts Brain’s Toxic Element Defense

In search of the answer to why do we sleep, research conducted at the Mexican Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) revealed that chronic sleep loss can…

Life & Chemistry

LSTM Uncovers Mechanisms Behind Snake Venom Variations

Specialist researchers from LSTM have identified the diverse mechanisms by which variations in venom occur in related snake species and the significant…

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