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Nanofair 2014: Transforming Knowledge into Economic Growth

The conference and the accompanying trade exhibition will take place for the 10th time and is organized by the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und…

Studies and Analyses

Cancer Survival Rates Vary Significantly Across Europe

The findings, published in The Lancet Oncology, analysed data from cancer registries covering all or part of 29 countries* to compare 5-year survival from…

Health & Medicine

Molecular Sensor Spotlights Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis

For some, the disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks its victims slowly and progressively over a period of many years. For others, it strikes without warning…

Materials Sciences

Accelerated Corrosion Testing: Insights on Silver’s Performance

“Silver is commonly used as a coupon, so it's important to understand what controls its corrosion rate,” explains Gerald Frankel, director of the Fontana…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Tracks Development Trends Near Oregon, Washington Forests

The study, which used aerial photography to inventory structures at the fringes of public forests, is the first to look at development trends in the two states…

Physics & Astronomy

‘Spooky action’ builds a wormhole between ‘entangled’ particles

Physicists at the University of Washington and Stony Brook University in New York believe the phenomenon might be intrinsically linked with wormholes,…

Earth Sciences

New Discoveries Unravel Ocean Mysteries from Expedition

A University of Houston (UH) geoscientist and his colleagues are revealing new discoveries about the Earth's development, following a major international…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Thermoelectronic Generator

Through a process known as thermionic conversion, heat energy — such as light from the sun or heat from burned fossil fuels — can be converted into…

Health & Medicine

New Compound Slows Aging, Potential Brain Disease Treatments

A successful joint collaboration between researchers at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem and the startup company TyrNovo may lead to a potential treatment of…

Environmental Conservation

Transforming Wet Biomass Waste Into Valuable Products

A new research project supported by the European Union with the intention to find new applications for wet biomass waste materials has successfully been…

Life & Chemistry

Toxigenic C. Difficile: Harmless in Infants, Risky for Adults

In the study, which involved following 42 children from birth to 1 ½ or 3 years, the investigators found that C. difficile strains persisted for more than six…

Studies and Analyses

Mammography Screening Intervals Impact Breast Cancer Outcomes

In its earliest stages, breast cancer is confined to the breast and can be treated by surgically removing the cancer cells. As the disease progresses, breast…

Physics & Astronomy

Young Star’s Explosive Growth Captured by Researchers

New research from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, shows that a young, newly formed star in the Milky Way had such an explosive growth, that it was…

Health & Medicine

New Study Links Obesity to Cancer Through Radiographic Imaging

Researchers at the National Institute for Aging are working to improve understanding about obesity and cancer. A study, published today in the journal Applied…

Studies and Analyses

HIV Treatment in South Africa: 2.8 Million Years of Life Saved

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the treatment of HIV infection has saved 2.8 million years of life in South Africa since 2004 and is projected to save an…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Reviving Abandoned Farmland in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus

There exists widespread agricultural land abandonment in the territory of the former Soviet Union. Recultivation of this land would help meet the increasing…

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