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Machine Engineering

Lightweight Trains: New Material Resists Extreme Stress

A new material capable of withstanding even extreme stresses has now been developed. It is suitable for a variety of applications, not least diesel engine…

Hannover Messe

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Innovations at Hannover Messe 2022

Detergents are everywhere – in washing powders, dishwashing liquids, household cleaners, skin creams, shower gels, and shampoos. It is the detergent that…

Transportation and Logistics

Swarming Shuttles: The Future of Transport Innovation

The orange-colored vehicle begins moving with a quiet whirr. Soon afterwards the next shuttles begin to move, and before long there are dozens of…

Medical Engineering

Innovative Implant for Chronic Venous Insufficiency at MEDTEC 2012

It’s one of the most commonly occurring medical conditions – chronic venous in-sufficiency (CVI). Almost ten million German citizens suffer from weak veins…

Trade Fair News

Anuga FoodTec 2012: Innovative Vegetarian Cutlet Solutions

Meat production is complicated, costly and not eco-friendly: fatted animals have to consume five to eight kilos of grain just to generate one kilogram of meat….

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Tracking Pesticide Overuse: Insights from Agricultural Research

In many instances, pesticides are applied without scouting fields to see if they are needed, violating a bedrock principle of integrated pest management. The…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Unveils Efficient Pump Skid for FPSO Water Treatment

The skid is part of the produced water system on the Glas Dowr, which is a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The FPSO has been relocated…

Earth Sciences

Listening for Gas Bubbles: New Insights in Leak Detection

When natural gas is released from the seafloor, it produces bubbles; similarly, gas leaking from a pipeline also produces bubbles.Instead of traditional…

Life & Chemistry

HIV-Specific CD4 Cells May Control Viral Loads, Study Finds

A subpopulation of the immune cells targeted by HIV may play an important role in controlling viral loads after initial infection, potentially helping to…

Health & Medicine

Old Drug Unveils New Benefits for HIV Treatment

A drug once taken by people with HIV/AIDS but long ago shelved after newer, modern antiretroviral therapies became available has now shed light on how the…

Life & Chemistry

New Genes Linked to Baraitser-Winter Syndrome Discovered

Scientists from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington, in collaboration with the Genomic Disorders Group Nijmegen in the…

Life & Chemistry

Reversing Alzheimer's gene 'blockade' can restore memory, other cognitive functions

MIT neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme overproduced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients creates a blockade that shuts off genes necessary to form new…

Environmental Conservation

Birds of a Feather: The Science Behind Lek Behavior

Certain kinds of male birds gather into small clusters of land called leks to perform their courtship dances, and according to science, who they choose to…

Health & Medicine

New infant formula ingredients boost babies' immunity by feeding their gut bacteria

“The beneficial bacteria that live in a baby's intestine are all-important to an infant's health, growth, and ability to fight off infections,” said Kelly…

Health & Medicine

University of Tennessee researchers invent device to rapidly detect infectious disease

Jayne Wu, associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Shigetoshi Eda, associate professor…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Pecan Weevil Biology: Effective Management and Control Strategies

In “Biology and Management of the Pecan Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae),” a new article appearing in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management, scientists…

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