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Physics & Astronomy

New Nanotechnology Converts Heat into Power When It’s Needed Most

Developed by researchers in the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake Forest University, Power Felt is comprised of tiny carbon nanotubes…

Earth Sciences

Food Chain May Be Altered Due to Fossil Fuel Remnants in Glaciers

University of Alaska Southeast Associate Professor Eran Hood is the second author of the study, to be published in the international journal Nature Geoscience…

CeBIT 2012

Prevent Cable Tangles at Conferences with Innovative Internet Service

Researchers of the Saarland University’s Intel Visual Computing Institute overcome this obstacle by linking computer and monitor via an ‘Internet Service’. By…

Event News

BMT 2012 – Biomedical Technology Congress in Jena

Organizers are the German Society for Biomedical Engineering within VDE (DGBMT), the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, the Ilmenau University of…

Environmental Conservation

Research May Save Florida Bird, Help Conservationists Everywhere

New research published online today in The Royal Society’s journal Biology Letters shows that “clustered habitat networks” are needed to maintain the genetic…

Life & Chemistry

Theory of the “Rotting” Y Chromosome Dealt a Fatal Blow

Such is the case for a team of Whitehead Institute scientists, whose latest research on the evolution of the human Y chromosome confirms that the Y—despite…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Urban agriculture: Growing food in our cities

In issue 25 of Urban Agriculture Magazine – RUAF 10 years, IDRC program officer and urban agriculture (UA) specialist Luc Mougeot traces the achievements of…

Life & Chemistry

Enhanced Blood Coagulation Testing: Accuracy Breakthrough

Thrombin plays a key role in various pathologies of the haemostatic system. Overexpression of thrombin can result in thrombosis, whereas its underexpression…

Earth Sciences

Oil Sands Pollution Rivals Major Power Plants

Companies mine some of the sands with multi-story excavators, separate out the bitumen, and process it further to ease the flow of the crude oil down…

Trade Fair News

Security Essen: Advisory Board Sets Further Points for the World's Premier Fair at Messe Essen on September 25 – 28

On September 25 – 28, Security Essen will once again become the meeting place of international security and fire protection experts. At its most recent…

Life & Chemistry

Cells Adapt to Starvation: Insights from Engineering Models

From an engineering point of view, one all-purpose model of pump on the surface of a cell should suffice to keep these levels constant: When the concentration…

Earth Sciences

Tohoku Earthquake: A Warning for Pacific Northwest Megaquakes

The March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake is a grim reminder of the potential for another strong-motion mega-earthquake along the Pacific Northwest coast,…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Cell Energy Sensor Mechanism Unveiled

Johns Hopkins and National Taiwan University researchers have discovered more details about how an energy sensing “thermostat” protein determines whether cells…

Physics & Astronomy

Rocket Launched Into Northern Lights to Illuminate GPS Effects

A NASA-funded collaborative research team led by Steven Powell, Cornell senior engineer in electrical and computer engineering, launched a sounding rocket from…

Life & Chemistry

New species of bat, Hipposideros griffini, discovered in Vietnam

Although this bat is similar to the species Hipposideros armiger, differences in acoustics, size, and DNA between these bats led to the identification of the…

Earth Sciences

UC Research Reveals Water Management and Climate Change in Ancient Maya City

The city is located in the elevated Puuc Region of the Yucatan in Mexico. The city – featuring a great pyramid and other elaborate architecture – was built…

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