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Smart homes technology tested in Örebro

With a focus of developing sophisticated aids for the elderly in close collaboration with the intended users, the project is now about to test the new…

Life & Chemistry

3-D Blood Vessel Mapping Reveals Surprises in Cerebral Cortex

The study, published June 9 in the early online edition of Nature Neuroscience, describes vascular architecture within a well-known region of the cerebral…

Life & Chemistry

Interferon-Beta Improves Movement in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Mice

Paris, France: The group of genetic conditions known as spinocerebellar ataxias currently have no treatment or cure and are always fatal, in the case of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Control Maple Tree Pests with Integrated Pest Management

Many maple trees share a suite of important arthropod pests that have the potential to reduce the trees' economic and aesthetic value. Now a new open-access…

Machine Engineering

Efficient Precision Grinding for High-Quality Machine Parts

In mechanical engineering, maximum precision is required for the final machining. Therefore in order to ensure the quality of the workpieces, it is important…

Life & Chemistry

Duck Genome Insights: A New Approach to Fighting Bird Flu

The duck genome consortium, consisted of scientists from China Agricultural University, BGI, University of Edinburgh and other institutes has completed the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Feeding 9 Billion: Innovations in Agricultural Modeling

In a paper appearing in Nature Climate Change, members of the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project unveiled an all-encompassing modeling…

Environmental Conservation

Potentially 'catastrophic' changes underway in Canada's northern Mackenzie River Basin: report

Canada's Mackenzie River basin — among the world's most important major ecosystems — is poorly studied, inadequately monitored, and at serious risk due to…

Life & Chemistry

New Discoveries Open Doors for Jaundice Treatments

Their discovery might ultimately lead to an alternative treatment for jaundice, such as a new drug or supplement, says Daniel Kim, a research technician in…

Studies and Analyses

Transcendental Meditation Boosts Student Graduation Rates

Higher graduation rates affect not only the academic and personal life of the individual students, but also society as a whole. Graduation (versus dropping…

Life & Chemistry

Reassessing Gibbs Free Energy in Microbial Growth Thermodynamics

Microbial growth is a biological process that has been previously treated as a chemical reaction operating in accord with the Gibbs free energy equation,…

Life & Chemistry

African Medicinal Plants Show Promise Against Tumor Growth

African medicinal plants contain chemicals that may be able to stop the spread of cancer cells. This is the conclusion of researchers following laboratory…

Studies and Analyses

Designated drivers don't always abstain, UF study finds

Adam Barry, an assistant professor of health education and behavior at UF, and his team interviewed and breath-tested more than 1,000 bar patrons in the…

Life & Chemistry

New Scientific Analysis Shines a Light on Ötzi the Iceman’s Dark Secrets

After decoding the Iceman’s genetic make-up, a research team from the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen (EURAC), Saarland University, Kiel University and other…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Teleportation Achieved Between Atomic Systems

Now the research group has succeeded in teleporting information between two clouds of gas atoms and to carry out the teleportation – not just one or a few…

Materials Sciences

Intelligent Protective Clothing for Laser Safety Innovations

Protective professional clothing for firefighters, for welders or for chemists is readily available on the market. Despite the wide use of lasers in industry…

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