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International Laser Technology Congress AKL’14: Impulses for the Production Technology of Tomorrow

For the tenth time, around 60 laser experts from research and industry will be informing visitors about the newest processes and beam sources as well as the…

Social Sciences

PIAAC-L Study: Impact of Competencies on Careers in Germany

How do individual competencies impact on the employment careers of people living in Germany? How are person abilities interrelated with occupational mobility?…

Earth Sciences

Pompeii Project: Preserving History Beneath Vesuvius

To fight this process of degradation, a group of leading European research institutions has united in the Pompeii Sustainable Preservation Project, coordinated…

Earth Sciences

First Radiation Measurements From Mars Surface by SwRI Scientists

“Our measurements provide crucial information for human missions to Mars,” said Dr. Don Hassler, a Southwest Research Institute program director and RAD…

Life & Chemistry

Blood Clots: Nature’s Defense Against Bacterial Toxins

“It's a significant addition to the short list of defenses that animals use to protect themselves against toxin-induced sepsis,” said Peter Armstrong,…

Earth Sciences

Ancient crater could hold clues about moon's mantle

Data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter shows a diverse mineralogy in the subsurface of the giant South Pole…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Impact of Americanization on Income Growth

A new study published by the Bonn-based Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) explores beyond such anecdotes, providing solid evidence on the magnitude and…

Awards Funding

Young Scientist’s Novel Approach to Climate System Networks

He was awarded by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) at a meeting in San Francisco attended by more than 22,000 earth and space scientists this week. By…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Sequencing Reveals Promising Drugs for Childhood Tumors

Drugs that enhance a process called oxidative stress were found to kill rhabdomyosarcoma tumor cells growing in the laboratory and possibly bolstered the…

Studies and Analyses

Strong State Alcohol Policies Reduce Binge Drinking Risks

Binge drinking is a common and risky pattern of alcohol consumption that is responsible for more than half of the 80,000 alcohol-attributable deaths that occur…

Health & Medicine

Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid Strains May Spread Despite Controls

The findings reveal that antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella Typhi bacteria can out-compete drug sensitive strains when grown in the laboratory, even in…

Life & Chemistry

Gut Microbes Influence MicroRNA Response to Infections

The study reveals that germ-free mice are more susceptible to infection with the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes than mice with conventional…

Materials Sciences

Polymers That Conduct Electricity: A New Frontier in Materials

Traditional plastics, or polymers, are electrical insulators. In the seventies a new class of polymers that conduct electricity like semiconductors and metals…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Gut Immunity and Digestive Health

It regulates the immune system of the digestive tract, which is made up of immune cells, immunoglobulins (antibodies) as well as intestinal bacteria. An…

Studies and Analyses

Promising Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Begins in Major EU Study

The EU is investing almost 6 million euros on the project, in which Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital are responsible for Sweden's…

Life & Chemistry

Vibrational Molecular Pathology: Advancements in Spectroscopy

During the last 15 years, vibrational spectroscopic methods have been developed that can be viewed as molecular pathology methods that depend on sampling the…

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