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Physics & Astronomy

Galactic Serial Killer: Unusual Dust Lanes Discovered in Space

 For instance, it has some unusual dust lanes [1] embedded within a much larger envelope of stars, and a population of unusually small globular star clusters….

Health & Medicine

CDC Sodium Intake Guidelines Linked to Health Risks

The study, “Compared With Usual Sodium Intake, Low-and Excessive-Sodium Diets Are Associated With Increased Mortality: A Meta-Analysis,” concluded that 2,645 –…

Studies and Analyses

Pinecone vs. Pine Nut: Key Differences Explained

Pinecone or pine nut? Friend or foe? Distinguishing between the two requires that we pay special attention to the telltale characteristics of each. And as it…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Urban Gardeners: Managing Soil Contaminants Effectively

“While the benefits are far-reaching, gardening in urban settings can also create opportunities for exposure to contaminants such as heavy metals, petroleum…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Genes Identified for Tough, Disease-Resistant Rice Varieties

As the Earth’s human population marches toward 9 billion, the need for hardy new varieties of grain crops has never been greater.

Health & Medicine

Antibiotics and Autoimmunity: Untangling the Connection

The code for every gene includes a message at the end of it that signals the translation machinery to stop. Some diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Duchenne…

Materials Sciences

Sticky Composites Improve, 'Green Up' Lithium-Ion Batteries

Now, a team of researchers at the University of Delaware has discovered a “sticky” conductive material that may eliminate the need for binders.

Materials Sciences

Sheet Metal Innovation: Programmable Material Redefines Design

Although the “programmable material” still only works in a one-dimensional model construction, it has already demonstrated it unusual capabilities: The…

Life & Chemistry

Novel Genetic Defects Linked to Oesophageal Cancer Discovered

A team of scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore and National University Cancer…

Physics & Astronomy

Carbon Nanotubes Formed in Combustion Flames: New Research Insights

Professor Stephan Irle of the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) at Nagoya University and co-workers at Kyoto University, Oak Ridge National…

Awards Funding

SNSF Starting Grants: New Opportunities for Researchers

Supported by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the SNSF has set up “Temporary Back-up Schemes”. This transitional measure…

Business and Finance

Is your R&D department equipped for the future?

What steps must research and development (R&D) departments take today to set themselves up to deal with the challenges of tomorrow? In a collaborative project…

Health & Medicine

Reversing Age-Related Sleep Decline: Insights from Fruit Flies

To uncover basic age-related sleep mechanisms, the Max Planck scientists studied the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a classical model organism in ageing…

Health & Medicine

New Drug’s Action Revealed: Dimethyl Fumarate for MS

Just a few short weeks ago, dimethyl fumarate was approved in Europe as a basic therapy for multiple sclerosis. Although its efficacy has been established in…

Life & Chemistry

How Sports Enhance Muscle and Nerve Fitness, Study Reveals

This link has been discovered by a research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. The group was also able to induce the same effect through…

Hannover Messe

Hannover Messe: Innovative Composite Shields Against Corrosion

From 7 to 11 April 2014, the researchers of the INM will be presenting this and further results in Hall 2 at the stand C48 of the Hannover Messe in the context…

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