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Life & Chemistry

Polymer chemistry: A pinch of copper proves invaluable

Production of biocompatible and super-absorbent materials may become easier, thanks to Anbanandam Parthiban and co-workers at the A*STAR Institute of Chemical…

Information Technology

Wireless networks: Mobile devices keep track

Many mobile-phone applications (apps) use spatial positioning technology to present their user with location-specific information such as directions to nearby…

Life & Chemistry

Green chemistry: The sweet conversion of a by-product

Palm oil extraction annually produces approximately 13 million tons of waste plant matter. Some of this by-product, known as empty fruit bunch (EFB), is…

Power and Electrical Engineering

KESTCELLS: EU Consortium Boosts Photovoltaics Research Collaboration

The University of Luxembourg team lead by Professor Susanne Siebentritt, head of the Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Physics Research Unit, has joined the…

Health & Medicine

Pathway Discovery in Lymphoma Offers Hope for Blood Cancer Treatments

Research, led by Lori Hart, Ph.D., research associate and Constantinos Koumenis, Ph.D., associate professor,and research division director in the Department of…

Trade Fair News

Euromold 2012: Enhancing Forging Die Durability and Protection

Forging dies must withstand a lot. They must be hard so that their surface does not get too worn out and is able to last through great changes in temperature…

Health & Medicine

New Drug Breaks Resistance in Advanced GIST Treatment

The treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or GIST, even in its advanced metastatic stage, has been dramatically improved with two oral targeted drugs –…

Life & Chemistry

A step forward in regenerating and repairing damaged nerve cells

A team of IRCM researchers, led by Dr. Frédéric Charron, recently uncovered a nerve cell’s internal clock, used during embryonic development. The discovery was…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cells Thrive in 3D: A Breakthrough in Tissue Growth

Stem cells are responsible for tissue growth and tissue repair after injury. Therefore, the discovery that these vital cells grow better in a three-dimensional…

Health & Medicine

First US Patients Try Non-Surgical Vacuum Device for Chest Syndrome

Known as the vacuum bell, it works much like devices in body shops that use sustained vacuum to pop out a dent.”Years from now, we may look at the surgeries…

Life & Chemistry

Mantis Shrimp: Muscle-Powered Spear Attacks Uncovered

A hungry mantis shrimp may be the last thing that a passing fish sees before it is snatched from the water by the predator. Maya deVries from the University of…

Life & Chemistry

Neural Interaction: How Silence Shapes Memory Transfer

While in deep dreamless sleep, our hippocampus sends messages to our cortex and changes its plasticity, possibly transferring recently acquired knowledge to…

Technology Offerings

Explore Virtual Light Barriers: Innovating Safety Solutions

The virtual light sensors are based on a camera system and have the same function as light grids and light cur-tains. A virtual light barrier is defined by a…

Technology Offerings

New Process for Fabricating Metallic Nano-Components

The innovation deals with the fabrication of metallic nano-components utilizing three basic steps.Further Information: PDF EZN Erfinderzentrum Norddeutschland…

Earth Sciences

Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice

Each winter, wide swaths of the Arctic Ocean freeze to form sheets of sea ice that spread over millions of square miles. This ice acts as a massive sun visor…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Saving Water without Hurting Peach Production

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist James E. Ayars at the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Parlier, Calif., has found a way to…

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