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Physics & Astronomy

Sun’s Solstice CME: Impact on Satellites and Electronics

These particles cannot travel through the atmosphere to harm humans on Earth, but they can affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground.Experimental NASA research models, based on observations from NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory and ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show that the CME left the sun at speeds of around 1350 miles per second, which is a fast speed for CMEs….

Life & Chemistry

Sugar Solution Transforms Tissues Into See-Through Samples

The team from the RIKEN Center for Developmental biology reports their finding today in Nature Neuroscience. Over the past few years, teams in the USA and…

Life & Chemistry

The genome's 3-D structure shapes how genes are expressed

Roughly 3 metres of DNA is tightly folded into the nucleus of every cell in our body. This folding allows some genes to be 'expressed', or activated, while…

Health & Medicine

New Insights Into Cell Movement Enhance Disease Understanding

Led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), investigators found that epithelial…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights: 5 Genetic Regions Linked to Migraines

In the largest study of migraines, researchers have found 5 genetic regions that for the first time have been linked to the onset of migraine. This study opens…

Life & Chemistry

CRISPR-Cas RGNs: Off-Target Mutations in Human Cells Revealed

In the past year a group of synthetic proteins called CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided nucleases (RGNs) have generated great excitement in the scientific community as…

Studies and Analyses

La Jolla Institute Unveils Key Player for T Cell Activation

A major study from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology provides new revelations about the intricate pathways involved in turning…

Health & Medicine

AIDS Transmission Risk: Understanding Co-Infections and Treatment

This occurs in particular if the male genital tract also has other viral infections. That is the conclusion reached by a scientist who is supported by the…

Technology Offerings

Non-Viral Drug Delivery Breakthrough with Hydroxyethyl Starch

The described invention uses for the first time a polysaccharide, hydroxyethyl starch (HES), for the controlled shielding/deshielding of polyplexes.Further…

Technology Offerings

New Sensor Enhances Biodiesel Oxidation Stability Measurement

The inventive capacitive sensor enables precise determination of the oxidation stability of biodiesel during thermo-oxidative degradation. The so called…

Awards Funding

Ellen Backus Wins ERC Grant for Solar Water Splitting Research

The European Research Council awards the ERC Starting Grant for top-level early-career scientists to Ellen Backus, who is working at the MPI-P. The physical…

Life & Chemistry

Chlamydia’s Role in Gene Mutations: Key Insights Revealed

Chlamydia trachomatis is a human pathogen that is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide with more than 90 million new cases of…

Physics & Astronomy

New Method Boosts Nonlinear Optical Effects in Light Beams

Picture two light beams intersecting one another in space. When the beams touch one another, does the light bend? Reflect? Combine into a single beam? The…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Protein Mutation Fueling Leukemia Growth

Scientists have discovered the survival secret to a genetic mutation that stokes leukemia cells, solving an evolutionary riddle and paving the way to a highly…

Trade Fair News

Jounce Bumper Made of DuPont™ Hytrel® hits the European Roads

New Suspension Component Credited for Improved Performance at Lower Cost Geneva, June 13th 2013 – Fiat adopts an integrated jounce bumper system on its Punto…

Studies and Analyses

Anesthesia Residents Face High Burnout and Depression Rates

Residents in anesthesiology training programs have high rates of burnout and depression, reports a survey study in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia,…

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