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Physics & Astronomy

X-Rays Uncover New Insights Into High-Temperature Superconductors

Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in the value of the critical temperatures at which they lose all electrical resistance. Scientists…

Physics & Astronomy

UNL Scientists Create Compact Laser for Synchrotron X-Rays

Using a compact but powerful laser, a research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a new way to generate synchrotron X-rays. Although the…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Mars: Unusual Greenhouse Gases and Warmer Temperatures

The presence of molecular hydrogen, in addition to carbon dioxide and water, could have created a greenhouse effect on Mars 3.8 billion years ago that pushed…

Life & Chemistry

Key Protein Uncovered for Immune Response to Viral Infection

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has identified an immune cell protein that is critical to setting off the body's initial response…

Health & Medicine

Asparagine: Key Nutrient for Brain Development in Foods

Asparagine, found in foods such as meat, eggs, and dairy products, was until now considered non-essential because it is produced naturally by the body….

Earth Sciences

Study Reveals Lasting Impact of Carbon Dioxide on Earth’s Climate

The researchers simulated an Earth on which, after 1,800 billion tons of carbon entered the atmosphere, all carbon dioxide emissions suddenly stopped….

Awards Funding

ERC Grant Boosts Physicist Florian Schreck’s Research Efforts

It is funded with up to two million Euro. ERC grants are the most important individual grants for researchers in Europe. In December, after nine successful…

Machine Engineering

Efficient Human-Robot Collaboration in Assembly Systems

Robots are meant to increase productivity, improve safety at work, and relieve people: The application-oriented EU project LIAA was kicked off on 2 September…

Studies and Analyses

Symptom Clusters After Esophageal Surgery Linked to Prognosis

In addition, patients with certain symptom clusters have an increased risk of dying from their disease. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Collaboration Tackles HIV Research Challenges

In an article published in Nature Chemistry, Prof. Mark Williams and his graduate student Kathy Chaurasiya, along with several collaborators, show how these…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists capture 'redox moments' in living cells

Scientists have charted a significant signaling network in a tiny organism that's big in the world of biofuels research. The findings about how a remarkably…

Studies and Analyses

Women Directors Cut M&A Costs by 15.4%: New Findings

The forthcoming Journal of Corporate Finance paper shows the cost of a successful acquisition is reduced by 15.4 per cent with each female director added on a…

Technology Offerings

Improving Radar Systems: Transmission Signal Separation Techniques

The idea of the new technology: In a MIMO radar system or a sensor network separation of user or transmit signal by not emitting the various sub-carriers of a…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Monolithic Ceramic Elements with Diverse Porosity

A novel process was developed at the Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT) which allows the joining of two ceramic phases with disparate porosities and pore…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Divergent Nozzle Design for Enhanced Flow Efficiency

A novel divergent nozzle design was developed at the University of Stuttgart which provides for a homogeneous flow profile even at long distances from the…

Earth Sciences

Satellite trio to explore the Earth's magnetic field

In a dense fog, a Russian Rockot rocket on 22 November 2013 cleared the launchpad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on schedule at 13:02:15 CET. In the tip of the…

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