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Life & Chemistry

Non-Coding RNAs: Key Players in Embryonic Development

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have discovered that a mysterious class of large RNAs plays a central role in embryonic development,…

Health & Medicine

Stanford Researchers Create Sutureless Blood Vessel Joining Method

In animal studies, a team led by Stanford microsurgeon Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, used a poloxamer gel and bioadhesive rather than a needle and thread to join…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Irrigation's Impacts on Global Carbon Uptake

That adds up to a sizeable impact on carbon uptake from the atmosphere. It also means that water shortages – already forecasted to be a big problem as the…

Information Technology

Aviation Type Clubs Can Take Advantage of New Service Information Sharing System

In an attempt to increase safety in general aviation aircraft, the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University is making it…

Studies and Analyses

Clinical Study Shows Young Brains Lack the Wisdom of Their Elders

“The older brain has experience and knows that nothing is gained by jumping the gun. It was already known that aging is not necessarily associated with a…

Studies and Analyses

NASA-Funded Study Refutes Alarmist Claims Of Drought Driven Declines In Plant Productivity And Risks To Global Food Security

Those earlier findings published by Zhao and Running in the August 2010 issue of Science (Vol. 329, p. 940) also warned of potentially serious consequences for…

Interdisciplinary Research

Enhancing Robot Movement Control Through Gymnastics Techniques

The objective of the research is to improve the control of robot movements with the help of new mathematical approaches. For this purpose, the primary focus…

Physics & Astronomy

Synchronized dynamic duos

Crystals can guide and control light and electricity by creating spatially periodic energy barriers. An electron (or photon) can pass through these barriers…

Life & Chemistry

Helping neurons stay on track

The complex inner wiring of the brain is coordinated in part by chemical guidance factors that help direct the interactions between individual neurons. As…

Studies and Analyses

Supporting ADHD Children: New Insights on Inattention

New research from the University of Montreal shows that inattention, rather than hyperactivity, is the most important indicator when it comes to finishing a…

Life & Chemistry

Bilingual babies' vocabulary linked to early brain differentiation

Researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences are investigating the brain mechanisms that contribute to infants'…

Technology Offerings

New Method Enhances Explosive Detection Efficiency

Up to now, explosives based on nitroaromatic compounds have been detected as anions by means of ion-mobility spectroscopy (IMS). The present invention not only…

Technology Offerings

Stream Live Video from Your Mobile Phone Like a Pro

The invention presented here enables every user of a multimedia mobile communication device (mobile phone, for example) to act as a TV reporter. For example,…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Process Transforms Polyurethane Waste Into Quality New Products

The novel process permits the production of new, high-quality polyurethanes from polyurethane waste. The critical step of depolymerization is achieved by…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Metal Films: Large-Scale Macroporous Solutions

The present invention permits to produce large-scale macroporous metal films and three-dimensional structures.

The simple process uses renewable raw…

Technology Offerings

Silicon Carbide Innovation from Renewable Materials

The present invention permits to produce silicon carbide from renewable raw materials. It is particularly suitable for the synthesis of high-purity crystalline…

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