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Tool coils – Tool coil for magneforming produced by additive manufacturing

Tool coils for or magneforming (or electromagnetic forming = EMF) of complex, 3D shaped parts were previously wound from wires or produced by complex
processes such as milling and wire eroding. The milling process is necessary to produce the outer contour. Wire eroding is used to create the winding structures,
whereby it should be noted, that a 3D design is very limited. The invention concerns to special coils
for EM forming and for a method for their production, wherein the current-carrying coil body is additively manufactured using a rapid prototyping method (laser
melting, etc.).

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Arylsulfatase A-deficient mice – A model for studying metachromatic leukodystrophy

Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of arylsulfatase A (ASA). This results in accumulation of sulfated glycosphingolipids, mainly 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (sulfatide), in the nervous system and various other organs. In patients, lipid storage causes a progressive loss of myelin leading to various neurological symptoms. The sulfatide storage in ASA-deficient mice is comparable to humans, but the mice do not mimic the myelin pathology.
Therefore, transgenic ASA-deficient (tg/ASA(-/-)) mice were generated overexpressing the sulfatide-synthesizing enzyme galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase.

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Magnetic Phase Discovered in Iron-Based Superconductors

“This new magnetic phase, which has never been observed before, could have significant implications for our understanding of unconventional…

Environmental Conservation

Rapid Evolution Fuels Spread of Exotic Pyrenean Rocket Plant

The Pyrenean rocket (Sisymbrium austriacum subsp. Chrysanthum) is a plant that grows in the mountains of southern Europe and is particularly prevalent in the…

Information Technology

Nature-Inspired Drones: Innovations from Birds to Bats

Based on the mechanisms adopted by birds, bats, insects and snakes, 14 distinguished research teams have developed solutions to some of the common problems…

Physics & Astronomy

Flatland Optics: Graphene-Enhanced Optical Antenna Breakthrough

Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE, in collaboration with ICFO and Graphenea, introduce a platform technology based on optical antennas for trapping and controlling…

Information Technology

Fraunhofer HHI HEVC Encoder Powers UHD Test for Bundesliga Match

Transmission of the Bundesliga game between FC Bayern Munich and SV Werder Bremen on April 26, 2014 took place as part of an internal test run and was encoded…

Materials Sciences

New Method for Creating Sheets of Graphene Unveiled

Graphene's promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of…

Materials Sciences

Innovative Method for Creating Janus Capsules Unveiled

Hollow capsules that have a selectively permeable shell are promising candidates as tiny containers for molecules, particles or bubbles, and are becoming…

Life & Chemistry

New Biofuel Source: Oilseed Rape Straw Innovations

Researchers at the Institute of Food Research are looking at how to turn straw from oilseed rape into biofuel. Preliminary findings are pointing at ways the…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Muscles Help Bats Perfect Their Flight Skills

A new study of bats reveals a capability within their wondrous wings that may help them fine-tune their flight.

Physics & Astronomy

Failed Dwarf Galaxy Survives Collision With Dark Matter Halo

If confirmed by further observations, a halo of dark matter could mean that the Smith Cloud is actually a failed dwarf galaxy, an object that has all the right…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Aqua Satellite Discovers Weak System 92B in Infrared

On May 22 at 19:29 UTC/3:29 p.m. EDT, NASA's Aqua satellite passed over System 92B and infrared data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument…

Life & Chemistry

Untangling Microbial Genomes From Complex Mixtures

A new approach to studying microbes in the wild will allow scientists to sequence the genomes of individual species from complex mixtures. It marks a big…

Life & Chemistry

Mainz and Freiburg Team Finds Immune Precursor Cells

The innate immune system recognizes infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. A group of lymphocytes known as “innate lymphoid cells” or ILCs plays a…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Amanda: NOAA’s Latest Satellite Insights

NOAA's GOES-West satellite provided a visible image of Amanda on May 23 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT).

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