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Materials Sciences

Turning Rubber Residues Into Quality Products: A Sustainable Innovation

Each year throughout the world, up to 22 million tons of rubber are processed and a large portion of it goes into the production of vehicle tires. Once the…

Earth Sciences

2011 Virginia Quake: Study Reveals Distant Landslide Triggers

The 2011 Mineral, Virginia M-5.8 earthquake was felt over an extraordinarily large area. A new study details landslides triggered by the earthquake at…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Uncover Key Immune Pathway Mechanism

Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have now discovered an important mechanism behind one of our most fundamental lines of immune function. The…

Health & Medicine

Princeton Researchers Uncover Herpes Virus Spread Bottleneck

Unlike most viruses that spread to new cells by bombarding them with millions of particles, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) — a virus that causes cold…

Environmental Conservation

Superbug MRSA Detected in U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants

A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus…

Health & Medicine

Bypass Surgery Boosts Survival for Diabetic Heart Patients

The findings are published online today in The New England Journal of Medicine (10.1056/NEJMoa1211585). The study – co-led by researchers at New York's Mount…

Studies and Analyses

Healthy Living Could Extend Your Life By 14 Years

If you have optimal heart health in middle age, you may live up to 14 years longer, free of cardiovascular disease, than your peers who have two or more…

Studies and Analyses

Children’s Preexisting Symptoms Influence Their Reactions to Disaster Coverage on TV

While research has shown that exposure to this kind of coverage is associated with symptoms of traumatic stress in youths, new research published in…

Science Education

Strengthening Cooperation: Innovations in Oil, Water, and Renewables

Research at the new institute will focus on improved oil and gas extraction, water resources technology and renewable energies. Four Helmholtz Centres are…

Health & Medicine

New Network Tackles Causes of Chronic Bowel Disease

For the first time, scientists from 19 European countries have joined forces to form an interdisciplinary network for investigating the causes of irritable…

Health & Medicine

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Show No Short-Term Heart Attack Benefit

The results of the trial, called Transplantation In Myocardial Infarction Evaluation (TIME), mirror a previous, related study, LateTIME, which found that such…

Environmental Conservation

Drought Impact on Rocky Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak

Results of a new study show that episodes of reduced precipitation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-2002 drought, greatly…

Business and Finance

The Role of Arbitration in Consumer Lending

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law convenes a panel of experts to discuss the issues raised by the prevalence of…

Transportation and Logistics

Vehicle-Roadway Communication Being Tested in Virginia

The test beds are being operated by the Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center, a Tier 1 University Transportation Center operated…

Earth Sciences

After Long-Ago Mass Extinction, Global Warming Hindered Species’ Recovery

The reason: global warming.Because of environmental consequences of rising temperatures, those species that survived the extinction didn’t fully recover for 5…

Trade Fair News

TECALEMIT FLEXIBLES unveils eco-friendly tubes for industrial applications

TECALEMIT FLEXIBLES, a flexible-hose specialist that is based in France, will unveil a new tube for industry, the BBIO Universal TECALEMIT®. The tube, made…

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