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Siemens Installs $10M Drive System at SSAB’s Montepelier Mill

“In addition to replacing obsolete parts related to the cycloconverter, SSAB wanted a more reliable motor and to reduce maintenance costs associated with the…

Life & Chemistry

Gene switches do more than flip 'on' or 'off'

The right genes for the job are turned on only in the specific cells where they are needed. And every cell in your body has a specific job to do. Cells in your…

Physics & Astronomy

First Mass Extinction Linked to Marine Anoxia Insights

This marine catastrophe has previously been attributed to a cooling event of a warm Earth, as a glacier can be seen to grow on the South Pole, and to increased…

Health & Medicine

Research Reveals Age Impact on Influenza Resistance

In a study of the connection between age and the risk of suffering from the flu, Timpka and his colleagues show that the 2009 swine flu affected age groups…

Life & Chemistry

Advancements in Pluripotent Stem Cells for Biomedical Use

Until recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development. In the meantime, it…

Environmental Conservation

Combatting Fungal Threats to Protect Crops and Wildlife

Furthermore, data reviewed by scientists suggests that in 70% of cases where infectious disease causes the extinction of a type of animal or plant, an emerging…

Life & Chemistry

Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2

Copper — the stuff of pennies and tea kettles — is also one of the few metals that can turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little…

Life & Chemistry

New Dengue Virus Target Revealed for Future Vaccine Development

The results challenge the current state of dengue vaccine research, which is based on studies in mice and targets a different region of the virus.”In the past…

Studies and Analyses

Good News for Parkinson’s Patients: Drugs May Ease Depression without Worsening Motor Problems

“These results are exciting because depression is common in Parkinson’s but we weren’t sure about the best way to treat it. Older antidepressants are effective…

Life & Chemistry

Greasing Molecular Machinery with Protons

Reporting in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, they use what they call 'proton grease' to make a molecular rotor spin faster – by a factor of ten…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Miniature Sandia Sensors May Advance Climate Studies

An air sampler the size of an ear plug is expected to cheaply and easily collect atmospheric samples to improve computer climate models.“We now have an…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Unveils Energy-Efficient Solutions for Water Treatment

Reliable, energy-efficient solutions that can help boost water and wastewater treatment productivity will be Siemens' focus at this year's IFAT Entsorga.At…

Life & Chemistry

Decoding DNA Folding: Breakthrough Sequencing Technology

hromosomes are strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all living organisms. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes that instruct how genes are regulated…

Health & Medicine

Don't assume the sand is safe

On warm days, the beach seems an ideal destination for family rest and relaxation. Who hasn't built a sand castle or been buried up to the neck in sand?…

Earth Sciences

Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Thrived in Polar Winters

The researchers published their findings, “Hadrosaurs Were Perennial Polar Residents,” in the April issue of the journal The Anatomical Record: Advances in…

Health & Medicine

New pregnancy risk for babies and moms

Pregnant women who are overweight with moderately elevated blood sugar never set off any alarms for their physicians. The big concern was for women who were…

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