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Life & Chemistry

DNA Motor Navigates Track Networks: New Findings Unveiled

The findings, published in the January 22 online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology, are expected to lead to further developments in the field of…

Life & Chemistry

Luteolin: A Plant Flavonoid Inhibiting Colon Cancer Pathways

New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Gastroenterology shows that luteolin is able to inhibit the activity of cell signaling…

Physics & Astronomy

Laser Light Innovation Enhances Semiconductor Cooling Efficiency

Semiconductors are vital components in solar cells, LEDs and many other electronics, and the efficient cooling of components is important for future quantum…

Studies and Analyses

Genetic Analysis Reveals Common Mechanism in Hypertension

The findings by an international research team headed by Yale scientists, published online Jan. 22 in the journal Nature, may help explain what goes wrong in…

Event News

Fourth German Electric Vehicle Congress

The largest German Electric Vehicle Congress was first held in 2009 and is now moving to a place of longstanding and proud tradition – the Haus der Technik in…

Earth Sciences

Geoengineering and global food supply

There are concerns that a continuation of these trends could have catastrophic effects, including crop failures in the heat-stressed tropics. This has led some…

Studies and Analyses

Why Cancer Patients Struggle to Quit Smoking After Diagnosis

When a patient receives a cancer diagnosis, the main focus is to treat the disease. But stopping smoking after a cancer diagnosis is also important because…

Automotive Engineering

Johnson Controls Unveils 3D Multilayer Instrument Cluster

Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, overhead systems, door and instrument panels, and interior electronics, has developed an innovative…

Machine Engineering

Siemens expands Industrial Ethernet portfolio with fault-tolerant redundancy solution

The new Scalance X-200RNA (Redundant Network Access) network access points have been designed for all applications and sectors in which a network connection…

Business and Finance

Nonprofits Show Job Growth through Decade of Turmoil but Still Lose Market Share

Even during the recession from 2007 to 2009, nonprofit jobs increased by an average of 1.9 percent per year. At the same time, businesses averaged jobs losses…

Life & Chemistry

'Pulverized' Chromosomes Linked to Cancer?

In a paper published online on Jan. 18 by the journal Nature, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have mapped out a mechanism by which micronuclei could…

Life & Chemistry

The Power of Flowers: Research Sprouts a Closer Look at Sunflower Genetics

Mark Ungerer, associate professor of biology, has two major research projects that involve evolutionary change in sunflowers, the state flower of Kansas.”What…

Life & Chemistry

Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots

The machine must be flexible enough to move over uneven surfaces, yet not so big that it’s restricted from tight spaces. It might also be required to climb…

Life & Chemistry

Tackling Nuclear Legacy: Innovative Storage Solutions

Storage and containment of the “nuclear legacy”, the highly radiotoxic residues from spent nuclear reactors is a pressing problem for the nuclear power…

Health & Medicine

PolyU develops simplified Tai Chi exercise for elderly people with impaired vision

This pioneering study was funded by the S.K. Yee Medical Foundation and jointly conducted by Dr William Tsang and Dr Amy Fu of PolyU's Centre for…

Life & Chemistry

Decoding DNA’s annotations

In the currently hot research area known as ‘epigenetics’, researchers are discovering that offspring inherit much more from their parents than just their…

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