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Earth Sciences

Scaling Up Gyroscopes: From Navigation to Measuring the Earth’s Rotation

In a paper accepted for publication in the American Institute of Physics’ journal Review of Scientific Instruments, researchers from the Technical University…

Life & Chemistry

New Device Can Extract Human DNA with Full Genetic Data in Minutes

University of Washington engineers and NanoFacture, a Bellevue, Wash., company, have created a device that can extract human DNA from fluid samples in a…

Environmental Conservation

Better Way Found to Test Emissions of Heavy Duty Trucks

“We have invented a drive-through Streamlined Heavy-duty Emissions Test (SHED) which measures all the pollutants of importance in mass emissions units—the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

“UrbanFoodPlus” – A contribution towards food security in West African cities

Due to the low level of soil fertility and the limited availability of water, the food situation in Africa is more serious than on any other continent….

Studies and Analyses

Father-Teen Relationships: Impact of Desire for Children

For her investigation, the sociologist and gender researcher Dr. Diana Baumgarten conducted a detailed evaluation of long interviews with eight fathers between…

Technology Offerings

Self-Adhesive Foil Enhances Vision with Optical Innovation

The invention describes a micro-structured foil with optical functionality which is able to create a magnified image and/or to redirect the field of view.Further Information: …

Studies and Analyses

Unlocking Ancient Genetic Secrets of the Black Sea

When Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) marine paleoecologist Marco Coolen was mining through vast amounts of genetic data from the Black Sea sediment…

Physics & Astronomy

Columbia Engineers Manipulate Buckyball with Water Molecule

Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a technique to isolate a single water molecule inside a buckyball, or C60, and to drive motion of the so-called…

Materials Sciences

KAIST Team Unveils Flexible Large-Scale Integrated Circuits

Silicon-based semiconductors have played significant roles in signal processing, nerve stimulation, memory storage, and wireless communication in implantable…

Interdisciplinary Research

Carnegie Mellon Robot Enhances Object Discovery With Arms and Location

A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information…

Life & Chemistry

New Method Creates Uniform Icosahedral Nanoparticles in Platinum

“We have developed a unique approach for the synthesis of highly uniform icosahedral nanoparticles made of platinum (Pt),” explained Hong Yang, a professor of…

Materials Sciences

Duke Scientists Create Living Heart Patch from Human Cells

The “heart patch” grown in the laboratory from human cells overcomes two major obstacles facing cell-based therapies – the patch conducts electricity at about…

Trade Fair News

PVI's WATT System powers electric buses ahead to UITP

PVI (or Power Vehicle Innovation) will present WATT System at the UITP World Congress and Exhibition (Stand 4C450). WATT System is an innovative solution for a…

Trade Fair News

Enhancing Quality Control in Vehicle Wheel Manufacturing

Up to eighty geometric features, such as radial and axial runout, width and diameter, relevant to vehicles wheels’ function are inspected before they are…

Health & Medicine

Copper IUD: Study Finds No Increase in Period Pain

Previous scientific studies have suggested that women who use a copper IUD for contraception suffer from worse period pain, but a study at the Sahlgrenska…

Health & Medicine

Parents’ Pacifier Habit May Shield Infants from Allergies

Allergies are very common in industrialized countries. It has been suggested that exposure to harmless bacteria during infancy may be protective against the…

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