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Earth Sciences

NASA satellite reveals Tropical Storm Andrea's towering thunderstorms

NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared view that revealed very cold cloud top temperatures that coincided with the towering thunderstorms that TRMM saw.The…

Life & Chemistry

New Math Technique Unveils Cancer Cell Evolution Insights

Using increasingly cheap and rapid methods to read the billions of “letters” that comprise human genomes – including the genomes of individual cells sampled…

Health & Medicine

Normal Blood Cell Pathway Insights for Childhood Leukemia

Dartmouth researchers are trying to understand the key pathways that distinguish how a normal blood cell grows and divides compared to the altered growth that…

Studies and Analyses

Non-invasive first trimester blood test reliably detects Down's syndrome

Published early online in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, the results suggest that the test is superior to currently available screening strategies and…

Life & Chemistry

New Noninvasive Test for Colorectal Cancer Detection

The average 5-year survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) is less than 10% if metastasis occurs, but can reach 90% if detected early. A new non-invasive test has…

Life & Chemistry

Young Genes Unveiled: Essential Life Functions in Fruit Flies

Using a combination of techniques, including phylogenetics, molecular biology, and video microscopy, the scientists show that a novel essential gene in fruit…

Physics & Astronomy

Europe’s new X-ray laser reaches important milestone

Starting in 2016, the European XFEL will generate intensive X-ray flashes, allowing scientists to investigate, for example, the atomic structure of…

Life & Chemistry

A key to the world of our mind's eye

The brain uses an internal model of the outer visible world to create such illusions. Frankfurt Scientists have now revealed the functionality of this “mind’s…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fuel Cells Power Parked Trucks With Sustainable Energy

Truck cabins provide both the workplace and home for drivers for days and even weeks. The communications technology, lighting and air conditioning in trucks…

Technology Offerings

Exosomes – Use of exosomes in prevention and therapy of acute inflammation associated diseases

Exosomes are nano-sized, secreted cell organelles that are released by a huge variety of different cell species, including mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)….

Information Technology

Mapping Brain Functions: Linking Muscles to Specific Areas

Whether we run to catch a bus or reach for a pen: Activities that involve the use of muscles are related to very specific areas in the brain. Traditionally,…

Process Engineering

Recycling Carbon Fibers: Innovating Composite Material Recovery

These lightweight materials consist of two main components with, for example, woven carbon fibers and a polymer matrix material. Current application areas for…

Trade Fair News

Fraunhofer FEP Showcases Functional Films for Printed Electronics

Printed electronics, for example in solar cells, sensors or displays, are becoming increasingly popular on the mass market. Apart from the possibility of new…

Environmental Conservation

Deep Sea Trash: MBARI Research Uncovers Accumulation Zones

Kyra Schlining, lead author on this study, said, “We were inspired by a fisheries study off Southern California that looked at seafloor trash down to 365…

Life & Chemistry

Genome Adaptation: Evidence from Drosophila Subobscura

The researchers have been tracking the evolution of Drosophila subobscura, a small fly that is very common all over Europe, since 1976. They are focusing on a…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Unlock Genetic Secrets to Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

This research from Jefferson Orthopedics physician-scientists is currently available in the Journal of Bone and Mineralizing Research (JBMR) online at…

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