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Teaching autistic teens to cope

Teenagers with autism spectrum disorder are in a bind. The disorder is characterized by impairments in communication and social interaction, but it's a…

Health & Medicine

Untreated Depression in Pregnant Women with HIV: A Growing Concern

It's the kind of glaring oversight that Rajesh Balkrishnan, associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, said he finds all the time…

Earth Sciences

NASA Captures Tropical Storm Guchol in Near-Infrared Image

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Guchol on June 12 at 0335 UTC and captured a near-infrared image of the storm from the Atmospheric Infrared…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Radiation-Resistant Circuits from Mechanical Parts

The researchers showed the devices kept working despite intense ionizing radiation and heat by dipping them for two hours into the core of the University of…

Physics & Astronomy

NuSTAR Provides New Look at Black Holes

Ballantyne, one of the Institute’s black hole experts, is on the science team of NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), which is now scheduled…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Will Alter Risks of Wildfire Worldwide, Some Shifts Rapid, Extensive

The study will publish Tuesday, (June 12) in Ecosphere, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the Ecological Society of America. Researchers used 16…

Physics & Astronomy

Spotting Ultrafine Loops in the Sun's Corona06.12.12

Tracking the constantly moving material requires state-of-the-art telescopes with the highest resolution possible. By combining images from NASA's Solar…

Health & Medicine

New research showing how real-life exposure to violence disrupts a child's sleep habits

When violence shatters a child's world, the torment can continue into their sleep, according to researchers in Cleveland. The impact is measurable and affected…

Science Education

Mainz University Boosts Research Funding with New CRC Initiative

On July 1, 2012, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will be setting up a new Transregional Collaborative Research Center (CRC/TR) to study multiple…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis: A Complex Condition Overview

The “disease with 1000 faces” is how multiple sclerosis (MS) is sometimes described. The reason for this name is that the clinical picture can differ…

Awards Funding

Dr. Christof Weitenberg Wins Otto Hahn Medal from Max Planck Society

Since 1978 the MPG honours about 40 young scientists each year for their outstanding scientific achievements. The award is meant to encourage highly talented…

Awards Funding

BioCon Valley Earns Bronze Label for Cluster Excellence

Cluster-Excellence.eu puts together the most experienced persons and organizations in Europe to identify and set up a meaningful set of quality indicators and…

Medical Engineering

Mainz University Medical Center Launches New CRC/Transregio

On July 1, 2012, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will set up a new Transregional Collaborative Research Center (CRC/Transregio) to be coordinated by the…

Technology Offerings

Li-Booster – SEI-forming electrolyte additive for lithium-ion batteries

Scientists at the MEET battery research center at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Muenster have invented an electrolyte additive for the formation of a…

Technology Offerings

pure LiDFOB – Chlorine-free electrolyte synthesis for LiDFOB

The already commercially available Difluoro-oxalattoborat (LiDFOB) is used as an electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries due to his good heat resistance and high…

Technology Offerings

Li-Protect – Chemical overcharge protection for lithium-ion batteries

Scientists at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Muenster and the Jacobs University Bremen have identified and synthesized substances that prevent an…

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