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LuDz – The confortable Lenght and Diameter Caliper for the forester

Currently the diameter of the trees ist measured with mechanical caliper. These are large and unconfortable to handle. The innovative Göttinger solution is…

Studies and Analyses

Crocodiles’ Surprising Diet: New Study Reveals Fruit Consumption

It turns out that alligators do not live on meat alone. Neither do Nile crocodiles. A new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that the American…

Life & Chemistry

Bielefeld University Decodes Hamster Genome Breakthrough

Genome researchers from Bielefeld University’s Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) headed by Professor Dr. Alfred Pühler have succeeded in sequencing the genome…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene-Expression Mechanism Enhances Cell Growth Control

The investigators found that a scarce, small RNA, called U6atac, controls the expression of hundreds of genes that have critical functions in cell growth,…

Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Typhoon Trami Passing Taiwan for China Landfall

On Aug. 21 at 02:45 UTC/10:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 20, NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Moderate Resolution Imaging…

Health & Medicine

MERS Virus Found in Bat Near Saudi Arabia Outbreak Site

A 100% genetic match for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been discovered in an insect-eating bat in close proximity to the first known case of the…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit Flies Uncover New Insights into Sweet and Bitter Taste Interaction

A new study conducted by UC Santa Barbara's Craig Montell, Duggan Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,…

Studies and Analyses

Antipsychotic Drug Use in Kids Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk

Young people using medications like risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazol and olanzapine led to a threefold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within…

Life & Chemistry

NIH Study Reveals H7N9 Influenza Virus Evolution Insights

The study, published today in Nature, was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National…

Automotive Engineering

KAIST Unveils Foldable Micro Electric Car, Armadillo-T

Looking for a parking space for hours at a busy shopping mall or being stuck on roads jammed with cars releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide are…

Physics & Astronomy

Researchers Discover Quantum Algorithm that Could Improve Stealth Fighter Design

Furthermore, they say the algorithm could be used to calculate complex measurements such as radar cross sections, an ability integral to the development of…

Life & Chemistry

Study Finds PHS Gene That Prevents Wheat From Sprouting

A new study about the common problem of preharvest sprouting, or PHS, in wheat is nipping the crop-killing issue in the bud.Researchers at Kansas State…

Physics & Astronomy

Starbirth Surprisingly Energetic: ALMA Observations Give New Insights Into Protostars

During their formative years, stars both take in and blast away tremendous amounts of matter. When this ejected material collides with the surrounding gas it…

Physics & Astronomy

A Brighter Method for Measuring the Surface Gravity of Distant Stars

That is important because a star’s surface gravity is one of the key properties that astronomers use to calculate a star’s physical properties and assess its…

Life & Chemistry

Lab-made complexes are “sun sponges”

In diagrams it looks like a confection of self-curling ribbon with bits of bling hung off the ribbon here and there. In fact it is a carefully designed ring of…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Pewa Passing Wake Island

Tropical Storm Pewa continues trekking through the open waters of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean today, and was captured on NASA satellite imagery.On Aug. 21…

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