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Exploring Multi-Functional Systems at Plastic Electronics 2011

Multi-functional System Integration – A Merge of CMOS, MEMS and Flexible Organic & large Area Electronics?This intriguing topic will be addressed among others…

Studies and Analyses

Germany’s Water Quality: Challenges Ahead for 2015 Goals

The good chemical and ecological status of water bodies as defined by the EU Water Framework Directive is unlikely to be attained in Germany by 2015. This is…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Variants Linked to PTSD Risk: Key Study Insights

Data in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggest that certain variants of a gene that helps regulate serotonin (a brain chemical related…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Flow Rates

The results—published in the Sept. 5, 2011 online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)—are in line with the federal government's…

Life & Chemistry

Ring Finger Proportions Linked to Sex Hormones and Health

Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers — and why the reverse usually…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Humans: New Insights on Interbreeding Practices

It is now widely accepted that the species Homo sapiens originated in Africa and eventually spread throughout the world. But did those early humans interbreed…

Studies and Analyses

Chondroitin sulfate improves hand function, relieves morning stiffness caused by osteoarthritis

New research shows that chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain and improved hand function in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand compared…

Health & Medicine

Prenatal exposure to phthalates linked to decreased mental and motor development

A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on…

Physics & Astronomy

Neutrinos: Unstable Particles and Their Cosmic Journey

The reason for this ordeal: Neutrinos only interact by the weak interaction with other particles of matter. When a cosmic neutrino approaches the earth, it has…

Life & Chemistry

Cells Communicate: How They Wait Their Turn to Speak

Cell communication is essential for the development of any organism. Scientists know that cells have the power to “talk” to one another, sending signals…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Study finds crop performance matters when evaluating greenhouse gas emissions

That's the conclusion of a study in the Sept.-Oct. issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality, which examined the impact of farm practices such as tillage…

Studies and Analyses

New Research Challenges Menopause and Heart Disease Link

Contradicting the long-held medical belief that the risk of cardiovascular death for women spikes sharply after menopause, new research from Johns Hopkins…

Life & Chemistry

Carbon nanotube composites for enzymes and cosmetics

Hiroyuki Muto and colleagues at Japan’s Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech) have developed an innovative method for producing CNT (carbon…

Materials Sciences

A Guinness World Record for Singapore with A*STAR IMRE’s world’s smallest working gears

The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), puts…

Business and Finance

Unpredictable Exchange Rates—The Present and Future of Yen Exchange Rates

Just when we thought that the value of the yen would drop due to the tremendous damage that the major earthquake disaster had on the Japanese economy, the yen…

Life & Chemistry

Key protein reveals secret of stem cell pluripotency

A protein that helps maintain mouse stem cell pluripotency has been identified by researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center. The finding, published in the…

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