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Life & Chemistry

From Algae to Crude Oil: Fast-Tracking Nature’s Process

Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae — a verdant green paste with the…

Corporate News

Siemens Launches Second Continuous Slab Caster at JSW Steel

The new continuous slab caster No. 4 from Siemens Metals Technologies entered service in August at the Toranagallu steelworks operated by Indian steel producer…

Health & Medicine

Does Daily Wine Really Benefit Your Health This Holiday?

It's the time of year when many of us celebrate the holidays with festive foods and drinks, including alcohol. No better time then to ask if it is true, as is…

Transportation and Logistics

Better User Interface Design Could Mitigate “Automation Addiction” and Other Flying Errors, HF/E Experts Suggest

Eric Geiselman and colleagues propose that user interfaces that take advantage of avionics’ underlying data and logic could enable pilots to better cope with…

Health & Medicine

Gadolinium Contrast Agent’s Impact on Brain MRI Results

Brain MRI exams are often performed with a gadolinium-based contrast medium (Gd-CM). Gadolinium's paramagnetic properties make it useful for MRI, but the…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultrasound Microbubbles: A New Way to Break Blood Clots

Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles have been showing promise in recent years as a non-invasive way to break up dangerous blood clots. But though many…

Physics & Astronomy

Imaging Black Hole Event Horizon: Testing Einstein’s Theories

The team will test the predictions of current theories of gravity, including Einstein's theory of General Relativity, The funding is provided in the form of a…

Life & Chemistry

E. Coli Strain Linked to Rise in Infections in Women, Elders

In the past decade, a single strain of Escherichia coli, or E. coli, has become the main cause of bacterial infections in women and the elderly by invading the…

Life & Chemistry

MRSA Strain Dominates With Aid From Skin Bacteria Insights

Research published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, suggests that the strain recently acquired a number of…

Environmental Conservation

Ancient Reptiles: Live Birth Origins of Snakes and Lizards

The ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laid eggs, and over time species have switched back and forth in their…

Studies and Analyses

Self-Worth: A Key to Overcoming Poverty Challenges

The findings suggest that reconnecting the poor with feelings of self-worth reduces the powerful stigma and psychological barriers that make it harder for…

Physics & Astronomy

Massive stars mark out Milky Way's 'missing' arms

The new research, which is published online today [17 December] in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, is part of the RMS Survey, which was…

Health & Medicine

Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia and Cognitive Ability Uncovered

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder that affects approximately 2.2 million Americans each year. It is characterized by a…

Process Engineering

Decolorization of Acid Red 1 by Fenton-like process using acid-activated clay

Colored effluents can cause irritation to skin and mucous membrane, upper respiratory tract and severe headaches to mankind. The discharge of dyes into the…

Studies and Analyses

Being our professional best: Measuring burnout

How do English Language lecturers feel about their chosen profession? Are they generally satisfied with their job or are they silently suffering from job…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Innovative Use of Durian Shell and Banana Fibers for Effluent Treatment

This study explored the use of inexpensive materials as alternatives to treat effluents from various industries such as petroleum, metals, food processing,…

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