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Earth Sciences

Glacial History Shapes Growth of Alpine Plants: New Study

These findings were made by botanists from the University of Basel using two plant species. So far, it was only known that the glacial climate changes had left…

Life & Chemistry

Evonik Unveils Efficient Enzymatic Process for Serine Synthesis

Evonik Industries has developed a new, more efficient process for the enzymatic synthesis of the amino acid serine—it is, among other things, required for the…

Medical Engineering

Restoring surgeons' sense of touch during minimally invasive surgeries

During open surgery, doctors rely on their sense of touch to identify the edges of hidden tumors and to locate hidden blood vessels and other anatomical…

Technology Offerings

Re-Peptide – Recycling of proteins to functional peptides

The invention relates to the large-scale targeted process chromatography enrichment of functional peptide fractions from enzymatic hydrolysates of…

Technology Offerings

DNA-binding MLW Protein for Specific – Gene Targeting

One of the most important requirements for efficient and specific gene targeting is delivering the nucleic acids to the site of interest and keeping them there…

Technology Offerings

iMATEs – A successful immunotherapy against chronic viral infection

Chronic liver infections are difficult to overcome due to mechanisms that limit the function and population expansion of cytotoxic effector CD8+ T cells…

Physics & Astronomy

How Earth's rotation affects vortices in nature

What do smoke rings, tornadoes and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter have in common? They are all examples of vortices, regions within a fluid (liquid, gas or…

Studies and Analyses

Consumer Perception: The Impact of Music on Product Choices

“Suppose that you are standing in a supermarket aisle, choosing between two packets of cookies, one placed nearer your right side and the other nearer your…

Communications Media

Telenovelas: Exploring Their Enduring Popularity and Impact

“Stories have the power to change people's behavior,” write authors Tom van Laer (ESCP Europe Business School), Ko de Ruyter (Maastricht University), Luca M….

Health & Medicine

Drug Activates Virus to Target Cancer Cells Effectively

Since 1992, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been studying these viruses with the aim of…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Life Expectancy Boost for Family Caregivers

Contradicting long-standing conventional wisdom, results of a Johns Hopkins-led analysis of data previously gathered on more than 3,000 family caregivers…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Launches Smart Grid Management System: Spectrum Power ADMS

Spectrum Power ADMS (Advanced Distribution Management System) combines SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), outage management, and fault and…

Physics & Astronomy

Giant Magnetoresistance: Size Impacts Semiconductor Performance

Giant magnetoresistance indicates a large change in the electrical resistance with the application of a small magnetic field. This effect can be used to detect…

Environmental Conservation

2013 Ocean Health Index: Concerns Over Food Provision

The OHI defines a healthy ocean as one that sustainably delivers a range of benefits to people now and in the future based on 10 diverse public goals. The 2013…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Zoomable Holograms Enhance Portable Projector Technology

Imagine giving a presentation to a roomful of important customers when suddenly the projector fails. You whip out your smartphone, beam your PowerPoint…

Physics & Astronomy

Alma gives astronomers a unique glimpse of a black hole’s eating habits

There are supermassive black holes — with masses up to several billion solar masses — at the hearts of almost all galaxies in the Universe, including our own…

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