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KAIST Hosts 6th International Presidential Forum on Global Research Universities

Media Contact: Lan Yoon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Tel. +82-42-350-2294, +82-10-2539-4303 hlyoon@kaist.ac.kr www.kaist.edu…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers “Fish New Pond” for Antibiotics

Researchers at McMaster University are addressing the crisis in drug resistance with a novel approach to find new antibiotics.“We have developed technology to…

Life & Chemistry

Harnessing Ocean Waves: Triboelectric Nanogenerator Innovation

American researchers are now aiming to use waves to produce energy by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water.In…

Earth Sciences

Rivers Shape Dust and Sand Deposits in Northern China

Northern China holds some of the world's most significant wind-blown dust deposits, known as loess. The origin of this loess-forming dust and its relationship…

Business and Finance

Exploring the Sharing Economy: New Trends in Consumer Behavior

The sharing economy has arrived, but what has it brought with it? It is too early to tell what impact changing consumer patterns will have on mainstream…

Information Technology

Blueprint for Restoring Touch with Advanced Prosthetic Hand

The research, published early online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, marks an important step toward new technology that, if implemented…

Health & Medicine

Aging Tumor Cells Show Promise in DLBCL Treatment

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have shown that diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) may be susceptible to treatment by…

Medical Engineering

New Imaging Technique Identifies Breast Cancer Subtypes

“The process of targeted drug development requires assays that measure drug target engagement and predict the response (or lack thereof) to treatment,” said…

Studies and Analyses

Light Alcohol Use During Pregnancy: New Norwegian Research Insights

Researchers in Norway found that negative affectivity is linked to light alcohol use and binge drinking during pregnancy. Results published in Acta Obstetricia…

Automotive Engineering

Lightweight Innovations Shaping Future Automobile Design

And the decisive factor for automobile construction of the future is to reduce the weight of the car. The Volkswagen AG is working together with the Laser…

Process Engineering

Turning Vapors Into Foam Polymers: A New Innovation

Polymers that are porous are called foam polymers and are especially useful because they combine light weight with rigid mechanical properties. Now a…

Studies and Analyses

Surge in Renewable-Energy Patents Signals Growing Innovation

The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to new research from MIT and the Santa Fe…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Launches Compact Scalance XM-400 Ethernet Switches

Siemens Industry Automation Division is expanding its portfolio of Industrial Ethernet switches with Scalance XM-400. The new product line comprises two basic…

Studies and Analyses

How People Relate to Old Clothes: Recycling Insights

The book describes different people’s relation to clothes and textiles – how they are consumed and then sorted out to be recycled in different ways. Today many…

Studies and Analyses

Compound in Grapes, Red Wine Could Help Treat Multiple Types of Cancer, Study Finds

A recent study by a University of Missouri researcher shows that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine, can make certain tumor cells more…

Life & Chemistry

Outside Influence: How Non-Nuclear Genes Shape Cells

Plant and animal cells carry most of their genes on chromosomes in the nucleus, separated from the rest of the cell. However, they also contain a small number…

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