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Physics & Astronomy

Understanding Ocean Undertow: The Physics Behind It

People standing on a beach often feel the water tugging the sand away from under their feet. This is the undertow, the current that pulls water back into the…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultrafast Laser Technique Reveals Electron Motion in Molecules

This time, Chang and his team have developed a new ultrafast light source for observing electron motion in molecules – made up of nuclei and electrons – at the…

Life & Chemistry

Natural Molecule from Omega-3s Shows Promise for Type 2 Diabetes

The molecule, a derivative of omega-3 fatty acids, mimics some of the effects of physical exercise on blood glucose regulation. The details of the discovery…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Why Smaller Electrical Networks Can Be More Efficient

In 1928, the British biologist and geneticist John Haldane wrote the essay “On being the right size” in which he stated that “For every type of animal there is…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanostructures Enhance Water Purification by Removing Contaminants

The nanostructures (particles of a microscopic size of between 1 and 100 nanometres) are coated in titanium oxide to which nitrogen has been added. This allows…

Physics & Astronomy

Improving UAV Flow Control with Plasma at High Wind Speeds

In order to make the plasma flow control technology more practical, the plasma authority must be improved at high wind speed. Dr. ZHANG Xin and his group from…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Star Formation in Orion Nebula with FIFI-LS

On its first scientific mission the far-infrared spectrometer FIFI-LS (Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer) developed by a team led by the University…

Physics & Astronomy

Hidden Nurseries of Stars Discovered in the Milky Way

Based on this census, an international team of scientists led by Timea Csengeri from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn has estimated the…

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Earth Sciences

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse Confirmed by Radar Surveys

National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers at the University of Washington have concluded that Antarctica's fast-moving Thwaites Glacier will likely…

Health & Medicine

Endocrine Disruptors’ Impact on Human Sperm Function

A plethora of endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with human sperm function in a way that may have a negative impact on fertilization. These are the…

Trade Fair News

DuPont at Interpack 2014: TripleBubble®1 technology and advanced packaging polymers improve shrink and lidding film structures

•    With highly transparent films downgauged for a reduced environmental footprint, new shrink bag and film structures using DuPont™ Surlyn® are intended to…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Expression Mechanism Discovered in PRRS Virus

A collaborative study involving Kansas State University researchers has discovered a new gene expression mechanism in porcine reproductive and respiratory…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Halving Dangerous Nitrogen Pollution: A Path to Cleaner Air

Chemical compounds containing reactive nitrogen are major drivers of air and water pollution worldwide, and hence of diseases like asthma or cancer.

Environmental Conservation

Baltic Sea 2013: Key Saltwater Inflows and Their Impact

Only a bit of a good news first: During 2013 specific meteorological conditions led to four salt water inflows bringing oxygen-rich saltwater from the North…

Life & Chemistry

Dartmouth Scientists Uncover Genetic Blueprint for Appendix Cancer

Their study, “Molecular Profiling of Appendiceal Epithelial Tumors Using Massively Parallel Sequencing to Identify Somatic Mutations,” was published in the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Multifunctional Nanoparticles: Cheaper, Cleaner Biofuel Innovation

Ames Laboratory scientists have developed a nanoparticle that is able to perform two processing functions at once for the production of green diesel, an…

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