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Materials Sciences

Advances in Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters and Their Applications

Luminescent metal nanoclusters are a new class of materials consisting of several, to tens of, metal atoms. These materials not only provide the missing link…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Unveils 16-Slice CT Scanner Somatom Scope at ECR 2024

At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna (March 6 – 10, 2014) Siemens Healthcare will premiere its latest 16-slice CT scanner for the entry-level…

Environmental Conservation

Impacts of Biomass Burning on Southeast Asian Marine Ecosystems

Researchers are highlighting the urgent need to understand impacts of biomass burning and haze on Southeast Asian marine ecosystems in a paper published in the…

Trade Fair News

Enhancing Driver Skills with Interactive Simulation Technology

Simulations are an important development tool in the automobile and utility vehicle industries – they enable engineers to see into the future. The properties…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Hubble Telescope Witnesses Asteroid's Mysterious Disintegration

Fragile comets, comprised of ice and dust, have been seen falling apart as they near the sun, but nothing like this has ever before been observed in the…

Health & Medicine

Simple Questionnaire Enhances Early Detection in GvHD

A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.-host disease, according to a study…

Earth Sciences

Activity Over Location: How We Perceive Earthquake Intensity

Scientists rely on the public's reporting of ground shaking to characterize the intensity of ground motion produced by an earthquake. How accurate and reliable…

Machine Engineering

LZH Develops Criteria for Safe Investment in Laser Technologies

In a cross-cutting subproject lead by the LZH assessment criteria for new technologies shall be determined. In the future, these criteria shall help to…

Health & Medicine

Traffic Air Pollution’s Impact on Heart Health Uncovered

“Although the link between traffic-related air pollution and left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, and cardiovascular death is established, the effects…

Earth Sciences

Urbanization Increases Seismic Risk in French Cities

“Considering that the seismic hazard is stable in time, we observe that the seismic risk comes from the rapid development of urbanization, which places at the…

Life & Chemistry

Teen Elephant Mothers: Shorter Lifespan, Larger Families Found

Experts from the University's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences studied the reproductive lives of 416 Asian elephant mothers in Myanmar, Burma, and found…

Materials Sciences

Automated Quality Assurance for CFRP Surfaces in Industry

Lightweight aircraft and cars are designed using components made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Techniques Shaping the Future of Dental Care

In a new paper published in the Australian Dental Journal, researchers from the University of Adelaide's School of Dentistry have written about the current and…

Health & Medicine

Energy Drinks: Researchers Warn of Teen Health Risks

Researchers are calling for limits on teen’s access to the drinks and reduction in the amount of the caffeine in each can.

Trade Fair News

New Tools for Three-Dimensional Audio Production at the Prolight & Sound tradeshow

SpatialSound Wave is based on Fraunhofer’s expertise and many years of experience in spatial audio reproduction technology, such as Wave Field Synthesis.

Life & Chemistry

Birds’ Unique Sleep Patterns: Insights from the Avian Brain

Birds also engage in SWS, but they lack this particular brain structure. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany have…

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