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Solar Manufacturing Costs: Scale, Not Labor, Drives Advantage

Production scale, not lower labor costs, drives China’s current advantage in manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems, according to a new report…

Automotive Engineering

New Auto Steering Device Aims to Enhance Safety on Roads

In his upcoming HFES 2013 Annual Meeting paper, Rene Guerster, who has been concerned with steering improvement since he was a child, proposes an alternative…

Health & Medicine

Skin Cancer Risk: Insights on European Sun Exposure

The proclivity of Spaniards to bask in regions like the Costa del Sol while their northern European counterparts must stay under cover to protect their paler…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Biology Innovations: Insights From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a prime organism for studying fundamental cellular processes, with the functions of many proteins important in…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Misdiagnosis of Autism in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

Children with a genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, who frequently are believed to also have autism, often may be misidentified because the…

Studies and Analyses

BMI Impact on Pregnancy: Risks of Complications Revealed

The study was carried out in collaboration between researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and the Information Services Division of NHS…

Health & Medicine

Speeding up cancer diagnosis during surgery

With funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), experts at The University of Nottingham have developed a highly accurate prototype…

Life & Chemistry

New Substances Forming: Insights from Bubble Column Chemistry

Inside of a bubble column, gas bubbles rise in a liquid. While this happens, chemical processes take place at their outer layers where different substances are…

Technology Offerings

New Monoclonal Antibodies for Complement System Advances

Scientists at the Georg-August-University produced different monoclonal antibodies directed against components of the human and porcine complement system,…

Studies and Analyses

Space Weather Linked to Satellite Failures, MIT Study Finds

Is your cable television on the fritz? One explanation, scientists suspect, may be the weather — the weather in space, that is. MIT researchers are…

Earth Sciences

Two NASA Satellites Track Typhoon Man-yi Across Japan

Typhoon Man-yi was approaching Japan when NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured a visible image on Sept. 15 at 0410 UTC/12:10 a.m. EDT. Man-yi…

Earth Sciences

Birth of Earth's continents

New research led by a University of Calgary geophysicist provides strong evidence against continent formation above a hot mantle plume, similar to an…

Earth Sciences

NASA Saw Tropical Storm Manuel Soak Western Mexico

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Manuel on Sept. 16 at 0841 UTC/4:41 a.m. EDT and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument looked at…

Information Technology

The "50-50" Chip: Memory Device of the Future?

A new, environmentally-friendly electronic alloy consisting of 50 aluminum atoms bound to 50 atoms of antimony may be promising for building next-generation…

Life & Chemistry

Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Innovation

Photocatalytic splitting of water uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. It is an environmentally friendly way to obtain hydrogen for fuel…

Environmental Conservation

New Vulnerability Map to Tackle Climate Change Challenges

The authors say the vulnerability map will help governments, environmental agencies, and donors identify areas where to best invest in protected area…

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