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Life & Chemistry

Understanding Heterogeneous Genes in Cancer Tumors

Cancer tumors almost never share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded scientific efforts to better categorize cancer types and develop…

Studies and Analyses

Tropical Forests’ Carbon Absorption Linked to Tree Diversity

The findings suggest that the role of tropical forests in offsetting the atmospheric buildup of carbon from fossil fuels depends on tree diversity,…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers discover evidence to support controversial theory of 'buckyball' formation

Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have reported the first experimental evidence that supports the theory that a soccer ball-shaped…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Tropical forests 'fix' themselves

Tropical forests speed their own recovery, capturing nitrogen and carbon faster after being logged or cleared for agriculture.Researchers working at the…

Health & Medicine

Stanford Researchers Link Cancer Drug to Diabetes Treatment

The findings will be published online Sept. 15 in two articles in Nature Medicine.The studies, done in mice, identify a previously unexpected link between a…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Phaeocystis Globosa: Algal Blooms in the North Sea

Phaeocystis globosa is an alga forming harmful blooms in the coastal waters of the North Sea. The decay of algal biomass at the end of the bloom leads to…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Entanglement: Area Dependency Explained in New Study

In their paper, published this week in Nature Physics, Dr Fernando Brandão (UCL Computer Science) and Dr Michał Horodecki (Institute for Theoretical Physics…

Earth Sciences

New Insights Into Subduction Channel Processes in Plate Tectonics

From continental drift and seafloor spreading to oceanic subduction, laying a physical foundation of the plate tectonic theory. This was achieved by the…

Studies and Analyses

Climate Change’s Impact on Malaria in West Africa: What to Expect

But projections of future malaria infection have been hampered by wide variation in rainfall predictions for the region and lack of a malaria-transmission…

Studies and Analyses

Opioid Prescriptions for Non-Cancer Pain Surge in the U.S.

Prescribing of strong opioid medications for non-cancer pain in the United States has nearly doubled over the past decade, reports a study in the October issue…

Architecture & Construction

Winning Ideas for Tomorrow’s Cities at Fraunhofer IAO

Fraunhofer IAO’s “Fraunhofer IZS elektromobilisiert” living lab, located at the Fraunhofer campus Stuttgart IZS, and Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt (city of the…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Stomach Pain: The Effects of High Altitude Travel

The main cause of this is not the stress of travelling, but the lack of oxygen experienced in an aircraft or during high altitude stays in the mountains. By…

Technology Offerings

Spray – Spray formulation of endophytes for crop protection against herbivorous insects

Herbivorous insects can cause significant damages in agriculture, resulting in reduced

crop yields, quality and profit for most of the crops worldwide. These…

Technology Offerings

ET-CORMs – Enzyme-triggered CO releasing molecules for therapeutic use

Carbon monoxide (CO), which is endogenously produced mainly in the course of

heme degradation, was recently recognized as a powerful cytoprotective…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Detecting Energy Losses with Drone Image Processing Technology

The technology uses an image processing system that works with aerial photographs taken by a camera drone. The system software uses the data from the cameras…

Earth Sciences

Unlocking Reusable Materials from Metallurgical Plant Dumps

The reason: comprehensive data regarding the exact reusable material potential of these dumps is missing. To close this gap, Fraunhofer UMSICHT is coordinating…

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