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Materials Sciences

Technique Reveals Structure of Printable Electronics

Printable electronics are created by spraying or printing inks containing conductive organic molecules onto a surface. The process is fast and much less…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Unveils Cost-Effective Vantage M83 RO System in Europe

The new Vantage M83 RO system's main benefit is low cost of ownership. The use of energy-efficient components, combined with flexible modes of operation,…

Physics & Astronomy

UWM Discovery Boosts Graphene-Based Electronics Innovation

Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon that resembles a flat sheet of chicken wire at nanoscale, has the potential to revolutionize electronics because it…

Life & Chemistry

Neural Stem Cell Regulator Discovered by CU Researchers

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that lack of a specific gene interrupts neural tube closure, a condition that can cause…

Trade Fair News

Analytica 2012 – On the safe side: contact-free analysis of chemical substances

December 2011: Security forces intercept a letter bomb addressed to Josef Ackermann, the head of Deutsche Bank. At almost the same moment, a letter bomb…

Statistics

Baby Boomers Confront Loneliness in Old Age: New Statistics

Startling new statistics from Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) paint a bleak future for the largest…

Earth Sciences

Greenland’s Surface Lake Melt: Impact on Sea-Level Rise

Such lake drainages may affect sea-level rise, with implications for coastal communities, according to the researchers. “This is the first evidence that…

Health & Medicine

Grandparents Misstore Medicines, Risking Child Safety

Unintentional poisonings from medicines cause more emergency room visits for young children each year than do car accidents.One key reason may be that nearly 1…

Life & Chemistry

Promiscuous Queen Bees Boost Genetic Diversity in Honey Colonies

The results, published in the current issue of PLoS ONE, focused on giant honey bee colonies on Hainan Island, off the coast of China. Since these bees have…

Studies and Analyses

Tracking Adolescent Behavior: Facebook Study Expands Insights

A large-scale, long-term UT Dallas study focusing on adolescent friendships and electronic communication is expanding to include Facebook posts.A research team…

Health & Medicine

New Mechanical Tissue Resuscitation Tech Shows Promise

The research, the focus of a three-year, $1.5 million study funded by the Department of Defense, was recently published in the journal Neurosurgery. The…

Earth Sciences

Ammonites Thrived in Ancient Methane Seeps’ Mini Oases

Research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History shows that ammonites—an extinct type of shelled mollusk that's closely related to…

Studies and Analyses

Cancer Pain Management: Study Reveals Undertreatment Issues

More than one third of patients with invasive cancer are undertreated for their pain, with minorities twice as likely to not receive analgesics, according to…

Science Education

Preschool Options in Cambodia: Any Is Better Than None

A new longitudinal study carried out in Cambodia has found that some types of preschool are better than others, but any type is better than none at all.The…

Life & Chemistry

Temperature-Controlled Microbe: A Game-Changer in Manufacturing

The authors of a study appearing in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on April 17 have found a way to control a…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultra-Sensitive Biosensor Promises Instant Diagnostic Breakthrough

A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules…

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