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Machine Engineering

Threaded PVDF Antenna Expands Radar Level Transmitter Use

The antenna opens up new applications in extreme conditions for this non-contacting level transmitter.The Siemens Industry Automation Division's Sitrans LR250…

Science Education

Unlock Your Reading Potential: Tips for All Levels

‘Traditionally, we have been hesitant to challenge these students. It’s like we haven’t dared to expose them to certain things. As a result, we haven’t given…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Variant Discovered That Affects Alcoholism Recovery

Researchers in the longitudinal project Göteborg Alcohol Research Project (GARP) have been investigating the dopamine D2 receptor gene and found that a variant…

Life & Chemistry

The serotonin system in women’s brains is damaged more readily by alcohol than that in men’s brains

This is the system that regulates such functions as impulse control and mood. It takes 12 years before a corresponding decrease is seen in men. This is the…

Environmental Conservation

Biofuels’ Climate Impact: Key Differences Uncovered by Research

For this reason, bioenergy is often considered carbon dioxide neutral. Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, however, shows that this is a…

Life & Chemistry

Largest Human-Designed Protein Advances Protein Engineering

They have designed and successfully synthesized a variant of a protein that nature uses to manufacture the essential amino acid histidine. It is more than…

Technology Offerings

Shear Bar Sharpening Innovation Boosts Forage Harvester Efficiency

Since fuel is a major economical factor for chopping crops and usage of fuel is directly linked to the sharpness of knifes and shear bars, we present a novel…

Technology Offerings

Mapping Harvested Crops with Self-Propelled Harvesters

Since precision farming is a today's requirement for economical agriculture it is required to map the harvested crops per field. This patent offers a solution…

Life & Chemistry

New Biosensor Combines Carbon Nanotubes and DNA for Improved Sensing

Standard sensors employ metal electrodes coated with enzymes that react with compounds and produce an electrical signal that can be measured. But the…

Health & Medicine

Researchers uncover why the body can't defend against tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, which kills over 2 million people each year, is caused primarily by infectious bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis – or Mtb. Mtb targets…

Physics & Astronomy

Bats Adapt Ear Shapes for Enhanced Hearing Flexibility

Müller and his students wrote a paper on their work that is appearing this week in Physical Review Letters, a prestigious peer-reviewed journal of the American…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme Enhances Metabolism and Weight Control in Mice

In a new study, scientists report that they substantially curbed weight gain, improved metabolism, and improved the efficacy of insulin in mice by engineering…

Earth Sciences

Air Pollution’s Impact on Drought and Flood Patterns

Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry…

Materials Sciences

Breakthrough in Battery Tech: Charge in 15 Minutes, Last a Week

Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to…

Health & Medicine

'Stomach flu' may be linked to food allergies

Mitchell H. Grayson, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, medicine, microbiology and molecular genetics at the Medical College, and a pediatric allergist…

Earth Sciences

Temperatures Fall as La Niña Sets Up

Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeOctober temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.11 C (about 0.20 degrees Fahrenheit)…

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