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Machine Engineering

Siemens Enhances Simatic MV440 Code Readers with Object Recognition

With the Pat-Genius license software, Siemens expands the functionality of its Simatic MV440 code readers with object recognition. After the software has been…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Cyclone Helen Approaches Indian Coast with 50 Knot Winds

On Nov. 20 at 1200 UTC/7 a.m. EST, Tropical Cyclone Helen had maximum sustained winds near 50 knots/57.5 mph/92.6 kph. It was centered near 15.5 north and 83.9…

Studies and Analyses

CU-Boulder Study: Sleep Strengthens Young Children’s Brain Connections

The research team—led by Salome Kurth, a postdoctoral researcher, and Monique LeBourgeois, assistant professor in integrative physiology—used…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Chandra Helps Confirm Evidence of Jet in Milky Way's Black Hole

Previous studies, using a variety of telescopes, suggested there was a jet, but these reports — including the orientation of the suspected jets — often…

Medical Engineering

Bioengineered Vessel Shows Promise as Dialysis Graft

Presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions meeting in Dallas, the early findings of this interim patient data track 28 hemodialysis…

Studies and Analyses

Rotavirus Vaccine May Reduce Seizure Risk in Children

A new study suggests an additional—and somewhat surprising—potential benefit of vaccinating children against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and…

Life & Chemistry

Silkmoths’ Olfactory Skills Decline After 5,000 Years of Domestication

A new study on silkmoths revealed that the insects’ ability to perceive environmental odors has been reduced after about 5000 years of domestication by humans.

Health & Medicine

Intestinal Bacteria: How They Regulate Food Transit Time

The discovery that food transit time is regulated by a hormone indicates new ways to increase the intestinal absorption of nutrients, and thus potentially…

Life & Chemistry

New Model Reveals DNA’s Unique Interaction With Water

A team of biochemists and mathematicians have developed a sophisticated geometric model to predict how a biological molecule will interact with water…

Studies and Analyses

Stanford Study Advances Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells

Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert…

Transportation and Logistics

Siemens Automates USA’s Busiest Commuter Train Lines

Siemens Rail Automation, in a consortium with Bombardier Transportation, is to upgrade the train control systems on the two largest commuter lines in the USA…

Studies and Analyses

Emotional Intelligence Boosts Decision-Making Skills

The study shows that understanding the source and relevance of emotions influences how much sway they have over individuals' decision-making and can affect the…

Materials Sciences

Boosting Battery Performance for Portable Electronics

The ever-increasing market for portable electronic devices such as laptops, cell phones and MP3 players has resulted in an equally heavy demand for secondary…

Environmental Conservation

The human health costs of losing natural systems: Quantifying Earth's worth to public health

A new paper from members of the HEAL (Health & Ecosystems: Analysis of Linkages) consortium delineates a new branch of environmental health that focuses on the…

Health & Medicine

Preventing Metabolic Syndrome Through Nutrition and Obesity Awareness

Findings based on 1,059 residents of New Ulm, Minn, underscore the importance of obesity prevention and nutrition, specifically eating more fruits and…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Berkeley Lab’s Holistic Cell Design Boosts Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur…

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