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Environmental Conservation

Ancient Microbes Discovered in Antarctic Ice-Sealed Lake

The finding, described in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is surprising because previous studies indicate that the…

Physics & Astronomy

Cassini Finds a Video Gamers' Paradise at Saturn

“Finding a second Pac-Man in the Saturn system tells us that the processes creating these Pac-Men are more widespread than previously thought,” said Carly…

Environmental Conservation

Nordic Collaboration Boosts Biodiversity Data Access

The Nordic countries now initiate collaboration to establish a joint Nordic LifeWatch project, to create a better access to biodiversity data in favour of…

Earth Sciences

NASA Tracks Heavy Rainfall Threatening Micronesia’s Islands

Micronesia is a region in the western North Pacific Ocean made up of thousands of small islands. West of the region is the Philippines, while Indonesia is…

Health & Medicine

Researchers identify physiological evidence of 'chemo brain'

Using positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT), researchers were able to detect physiological evidence of chemo brain, a common…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Linked to Tumor Disorder Increases Breast Cancer Risk

New Johns Hopkins research showing a more than four-fold increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) adds to growing…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights on Wetting Models: Analyzing Contact Angles

They stressed that it is the triple contact line and not the contact area of the droplet/solid interface that determines the macroscopic contact angle. The…

Information Technology

Models for evacuation procedures in big cities after massive earthquakes

Tokyo Tech es Toshihiro Osaragi and colleagues report on models for evacuation procedures in big cities after massive earthquakes based on the behavior of…

Health & Medicine

Siemens Expands Product Line for Budget-Conscious Buyers

At the 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2012 in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare presented new…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers find chemical 'switches' for neurodegenerative diseases

By using a model, researchers at the University of Montreal have identified and “switched off” a chemical chain that causes neurodegenerative diseases such as…

Life & Chemistry

Key Protein Found Essential for Male Sex Organ Development

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz have identified a protein essential for initiating the development of male sex organs. Loss of…

Technology Offerings

Mild Cathodic Deoxygenation Method for Amides and Esters

The present invention relates to a novel method for deoxygenation of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid esters by cathodic reduction. The method is…

Technology Offerings

Enhanced Production Methods for MoS2 Nanoparticles

Ground crystalline molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) has reliably proven itself as a universal and inert solid lubricant. Its lubricity could lately be outperformed by…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Process Technology for Nanocrystalline Material Precipitation

Particle size reduction currently receives rapidly growing attention from all industry sectors since it allows to derive interesting material properties from…

Technology Offerings

New Columnar Sensor Detects Analytes in Fluids Efficiently

With the present invention an oscillating columnar sensor will be enclosed in such a manner that fluid will not touch its generated surface, but a meniscus…

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Microendoscope Innovation: Faster Data Acquisition Unveiled

With the innovation “Microendoscope with parallel optical data acquisition” the time to collect data is radically reduced while the assembly of the endoscope…

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