What can social networks on the internet know about persons who are friends of members, but have no user profile of their own? Researchers from the…
His DNA has been decoded; samples from his stomach and intestines have allowed us to reconstruct his very last meal. The circumstances of his violent death…
At drupa, the world’s largest fair on print media technology, which takes place from 3 to 16 May 2012 in Düsseldorf, the Institute for Print and Media…
For this process, the protein ARTD1 is removed from the DNA. Veterinary biochemists and molecular biologists from the University of Zurich have now elucidated…
Many technologies are actively under investigation, but a neglected aspect is the sustainability of the material requirements. A highly efficient process based…
Some people have questioned whether a ban on texting while driving will actually lead to more crashes because drivers will conceal their cell phones, making it…
This powerbridge will enable operators of solar or wind power facilities to logon to a virtual power plant through the Internet with just a few mouse clicks.The operators will retain full control over their facilities and can decide how much of them they wish to integrate into the virtual power plant. A non-commercial prototype of the system was presented at the Hanover Fair 2012 by the RegModHarz project team for renewable energy in the Harz region….
One of the new virtual power plants enables the Munich municipal utility company to run six of its cogeneration modules, five hydroelectric facilities, and one…
This is one of the findings of a translational research project conducted by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. The project demonstrated how 3D models and special…
Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than those who could not…
The size determines color, but all the pyramid-shaped quantum dots are made the same way of the same elements. In experiments, light amplification required…
In the largest imaging study of the human brain ever conducted—involving 1,896 14-year-olds—scientists have discovered a number of previously unknown networks…
But a new study shows that climate change could cause ocean currents to operate in a surprising way and mitigate the warming near a handful of islands right on…
A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than metformin alone,…
The Yellowstone “super-volcano” is a little less super—but more active—than previously thought. Researchers at Washington State University and the Scottish…
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Biotechnology shows that products from genetically modified crops can be identified at low…
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