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Life & Chemistry

Forensic Techniques Identify Sardines and Horse Mackerel

DNA from the mitochondria – cell organelles – is ideal for distinguishing between species. One of its components in particular, cytochrome b, is a genetic…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Boosting California’s Energy Efficiency for Emission Cuts

In the next 40 years, California’s population is expected to surge from 37 million to 55 million and the demand for energy is expected to double. Given those…

Earth Sciences

New Mouse Species Discovered: Tiny Teeth from Inner Mongolia

Tiny fossil teeth discovered in Inner Mongolia are a new species of birch mouse, indicating that ancestors of the small rodent are much older than previously…

Machine Engineering

Compact Coriolis Flow Meter Sensor for Natural Gas Efficiency

Sitrans FCS200 has a compact design, which allows for example the use of small and efficient dispensers. The high capacity with a flow rate up to 500 kg/min…

Life & Chemistry

Population Genetics Uncovers Shared Ancestries in Europe

In a paper titled “The History of African Gene Flow into Southern Europeans, Levantines and Jews,” published in PLoS Genetics, HMS Associate Professor of…

Life & Chemistry

New protein linked to Alzheimer's disease

Peter Davies, PhD, head of the Feinstein Institute's Litwin-Zucker Center for Research in Alzheimer's Disease, became interested in c-Abl when he found that…

Studies and Analyses

Understanding Social Cues in Schizophrenia: Key Insights

“Misunderstanding social situations and interactions are core deficits in schizophrenia,” said Sohee Park, Gertrude Conaway Professor of Psychology and one of…

Physics & Astronomy

Kepler's Astounding Haul of Multiple-Planet Systems

In particular, the Kepler systems with multiple planets are much flatter than our solar system. They have to be for Kepler to spot them. Kepler watches for a…

Social Sciences

Long-Distance Commuting: Impact on Relationships and Well-Being

But long commuting times also entail less time for family and friends and can lead to stress and health problems. Pair relationships are also jeopardized, and…

Physics & Astronomy

How to Learn a Star's True Age

“A star's rotation slows down steadily with time, like a top spinning on a table, and can be used as a clock to determine its age,” says astronomer Soren…

Life & Chemistry

Weill Cornell Drug Fights Aggressive Childhood Leukemia

In a significant breakthrough, investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, San Francisco, have been able to overcome…

Health & Medicine

Promising Made-in-Canada Therapy for Bladder Cancer

“I am optimistic about the results of the trial,” says Dr. Morales, professor emeritus in the Department of Urology at Queen’s University and director of the…

Studies and Analyses

Hips and Ankles: Key Insights for Prosthetic and Robotic Design

The research could help inform the best ways of building assistive or prosthetic devices for humans, or constructing next-generation robotics, say NC State…

Technology Offerings

Discover FIDSAM: Enhancing Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

FIDSAM (Fluorescence Intensity Decay Shape

Analysis Microscopy), a powerful method in

confocal imaging fluorescence microscopy based
…

Technology Offerings

3D Volume Modeling from Single X-Ray Image Unveiled

The invention provides a method for generating realistic 3D-volume models from lower dimensional measurement data, e.g. obtained from a single 2D recording,…

Technology Offerings

New Retinal Implants Enhance Vision Restoration Techniques

Our invention describes an implantable electrode array with tripolar, quadrupolar or higher multipolar electrical cells. Furthermore the direction of the…

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