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Health & Medicine

New Prostate Cancer Treatments Target Metabolism Insights

A University of Houston (UH) scientist and his team are working to develop the next generation of prostate cancer therapies, which are targeted at metabolism.

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Grape Genetics: New Online Database Tool

Published in the journal BMC Genomics, the researchers describe their online database that can be used to examine how almost 30,000 genes work together in…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Improved Sterile Flies Boost Food Crop Protection Efforts

But blasting these secret-suitor insects with radiation via electron beams, X-rays or gamma-rays, tends to make them weaker than typical males — and not so…

Life & Chemistry

More Effective Cancer Treatments with Fewer Side Effects

What if there were a way to make chemotherapy and radiation more effective as cancer treatments than they are today, while also getting rid of debilitating…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Biomass Industry’s Water Constraints: A Call for Sustainable Practices

Debates surrounding the sustainability of bioenergy have emerged in recent years relating to water quality and quantity, and those debates will only grow…

Physics & Astronomy

Molecular Fingerprint Discovery by Max Planck Scientists

A team of scientists around Dr. Nathalie Picqué and Prof. Theodor W. Hänsch at the Laser Spectroscopy Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics…

Life & Chemistry

A “shark’s eye” view: Witnessing the life of a top predator

For the first time, researchers at the University of Hawaii and the University of Tokyo outfitted sharks with sophisticated sensors and video recorders to…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Hinges: Advancing Ion Exchange Technology

Modern technology makes extensive use of ion exchangers. For example, they are commonly used to decalcify water by binding calcium ions and releasing sodium…

Life & Chemistry

Emergency Alert in the Cell – Scientists identify new mechanisms in the cellular stress response

When an organism is exposed to life-threatening conditions, it sounds the alarm and a cellular emergency program, the heat shock response, is initiated….

Studies and Analyses

New Fish Species Emerge From Competition, Study Reveals

Dr Martin Genner from Bristol's School of Biological Sciences and colleagues used population genetics and experimental evidence to demonstrate a role for…

Information Technology

Computer Game Characters Gain Depth Through Gossip and Lies

‘In today’s computer games, we often see a goal-driven dialogue where the player is limited to a number of predefined response alternatives. In my research, I…

CeBIT 2014

CeBIT 2014: German Software-Cluster Boosts Economic Processes

Processes are at the core of the economy. The German Software-Cluster, distinguished in the leading-edge cluster competition of the German government,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

MAX Infrared Oven: Efficient Industrial Heating Solutions

Heraeus Noblelight has developed a new infrared oven – MAX – for high temperature heating processes. These new ovens combine infrared radiation with convection…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens Unveils Compact 32-Channel Control Cabinet Wiring

In addition to connection modules for eight channels (inputs or outputs), Siemens also offers, for the first time, compact versions for 32 channels that are…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Observes Nearby Supernova in Galaxy M82

At a distance of approximately 11.5 million light-years from Earth it is the closest supernova of its type discovered in the past few decades. The explosion…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Insights Into Stink Bug Saliva Proteins Aid Pest Control

“Until now, essentially nothing was known about the composition of stink bug saliva, which is surprising given the importance of these insects as pests and the…

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