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Siemens’ Efficient Solutions Boost Energy Turnaround & Competitiveness

The two goals are compatible,” said Siegfried Russwurm, CEO of the Industry Sector, at the Siemens press conference in Hanover. The savings achieved by modern,…

Trade Fair News

PNA's role as hub for marine renewables showcased at Multimodal 2012

More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub for the wind-farm consortium led by EDF and Alstom, which has won a major…

Materials Sciences

150,000+ Inorganic Crystal Structures Boost Materials Science

These data help materials scientists optimize existing products and current produc-tion processes and provide information for the “in silico“ development of…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin E in Diet Protects Against Many Cancers

Next time you need to choose between vegetable oil and margarine in that favorite recipe, think about your health and reach for the oil.While the question of…

Life & Chemistry

Carnegie Mellon fluorescent biosensor reveals mechanism critical to immune system amplification

The immune cells, called dendritic cells, are harnessed by cancer vaccines and other therapeutics used to amplify the immune system. The finding, published…

Health & Medicine

Protein TopBP1 Shields Developing Brain Cells from DNA Damage

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have rewritten the job description of the protein TopBP1 after demonstrating that it guards early brain cells…

Event News

Visions in nanomedicine – Spring Conference of the Europäische Akademie Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

At this year’s Spring Conference of the Europäische Akademie Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, which took place at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and…

Trade Fair News

High-Area Polymer Films: Anti-Reflective Innovations Unveiled

At the international vacuum conference SVC 2012 researchers of Fraunhofer FEP present the PolAR process: A method to provide high-area polymer films with…

Environmental Conservation

Research is ensuring stormwater systems are designed for the future

In a world of changing weather and rainfall patterns, engineers face challenges when designing stormwater management systems. A Kansas State University team is…

Health & Medicine

Xenotransplantation: A New Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Care

Type 1 diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells. Over 250,000 patients suffer from type 1 diabetes in Germany who are…

Health & Medicine

Bartonella Infections Linked to Rheumatoid Illnesses in Humans

Bartonella is a bacterium that is maintained in nature by fleas, ticks and other biting insects. It can be transmitted to humans both by these parasites as…

Studies and Analyses

Study finds 'Western diet' detrimental to fetal hippocampal tissue transplants

While the resulting damage was due to an inflammatory response in the central nervous system, they found that the effects of the HFHC diet were alleviated by…

Medical Engineering

Medical 'lightsabers': Laser scalpels get ultrafast, ultra-accurate, and ultra-compact makeover

Whether surgeons slice with a traditional scalpel or cut away with a surgical laser, most medical operations end up removing some healthy tissue, along with…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough at Bascom Palmer for LHON Vision Disorder

Genetic mutations in the mitochondria (part of the cell that produces energy) cause the disorder. Currently, there is no cure for LHON. However, Guy and his…

Health & Medicine

HIV Spread Mechanism Reveals Potential for Future Drug Therapy

With over 2.5 million new HIV infections diagnosed annually and earlier detection becoming more common, better understanding of early virus-host interactions…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Finds a Protein Combination (Soy, Whey, Casein) is Best to Consume Post-Workout for Building Muscle

The results of this study suggest that a protein blend (combination of soy, whey and casein) may be best to consume post-workout for building muscle….

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