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Environmental Conservation

Illinois River Otters Exposed to Banned Chemicals Decades Later

Their analysis appears in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.The Illinois Department of Natural Resources collected 23 river otters between…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Urban Soils Quality and Compost

A recent surge in community gardens, though, is bringing agriculture and gardens into the cities. And certain byproducts of urban life – food and yard waste…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Find Overexpressed Protein to Be Culprit in Certain Thyroid Cancers

A specific protein once thought to exist only in the brain may play a crucial role in a deadly form of thyroid cancer, as well as other cancers, and provide a…

Life & Chemistry

Small bits of genetic material fight cancer's spread

Researchers at Princeton University have found that microRNAs — small bits of genetic material capable of repressing the expression of certain genes — may…

Studies and Analyses

Over 40% of Men 75+ Still Get PSA Screening: Insights

Many primary care doctors continue to administer the prostate-specific antigen test to even their oldest patients despite the fact that no medical organization…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights into Solar Corona Heating Mystery Unveiled

The observations help to answer a 70-year-old solar physics conundrum about the unexplained extreme temperature of the Sun's corona – known as the coronal…

Science Education

Evidence on Preschool Education: Investing in Our Future

The research brief “Investing in Our Future: The Evidence Base on Preschool Education,” authored by an interdisciplinary group of early childhood experts,…

Life & Chemistry

Scientist Reports New Species of Giant Amazonian Fish

A new species of the giant fish arapaima has been discovered from the central Amazon in Brazil, raising questions about what other species remain to be…

Information Technology

University of Southampton Launches Powerful Iridis4 Supercomputer

Dr Oz Parchment, Director of Research Computing at the University, comments: “Southampton is a leader in High Performance Computing (HPC) and Iridis4 allows…

Trade Fair News

Long-Lasting Anti-Microbial Coatings for Healthier Spaces

In these areas, bacteria and fungi compromise the health of both consumers and patients. Researchers at the INM have now produced antimicrobial coatings with…

Trade Fair News

Grease-Free Coating with Corrosion Protection Unveiled at Eurofinish

The INM will be exhibiting these and other developments from 23 to 24 October at Eurofinish 2013 in Ghent (Belgium). Machine parts such as gear wheels, screw…

Trade Fair News

Eco-Friendly Corrosion Protection Innovations at Materialica 2013

The INM will be exhibiting these and other developments from 15 to 17 October at Materialica 2013 in Munich and from 23 to 24 October at Eurofinish 2013 in…

Trade Fair News

Glass-Like Diffusion Barrier Enhances Flexible CIGS Solar Cells

A wet chemistry spray process can then be used to apply it to flexible and rigid substrates with a variety of shapes. The INM will be exhibiting these and…

Materials Sciences

Photometallization: Streamlined Production of Electronic Strips

Up to now, these conductor strips have been manufactured in different production stages, but researchers at the INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials have…

Trade Fair News

Exploring Printed Transparent Conducting Oxide Layers at Trade Fairs

TCOs are normally produced on solid substrates using vacuum coating such as sputtering, but can also be applied to flexible substrates such as plastic film…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Tip-of-the-Tongue Moments in Aging Minds

Anecdotal evidence has suggested that tip-of-the-tongue experiences occur more frequently as people get older, but the relationship between these cognitive…

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