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Toxic Flame Retardants Found in Baby Products: Study Reveals

In a study in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, they describe hints that one flame retardant, banned years ago in some areas, actually remains…

Awards Funding

Dr. Tobias Nebel Wins Otto Hahn Medal for Research Excellence

Since 1978 the Max Planck Society annually honours with this award up to 40 young scientists for their excellent research. It is supposed to encourage highly…

Machine Engineering

Femtosecond Laser System Sets New Power Record in Green Tech

In the KORONA cooperation project, research scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen installed a femtosecond laser at the…

Technology Offerings

Glucocorticoids and Proteasome Inhibitors: A Promising Combo

Many disorders of the CNS change the functionality and integrity of the BBB. Glucocorticoids (GC) are being used successfully in the treatment of some…

Technology Offerings

The potent TGF-β antagonist Norrin as a new drug for the treatment of fibrotic diseases and cancer

Human Norrin protein has been originally identified in the art as being a crucial factor in the development of Norrie disease and is thought to be primarily…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Polyoxazolines Enhance Drug Delivery Solutions

Oral and parenteral drug administration dominate the drug delivery market. The global market for oral drug delivery enhanced products was estimated to be worth…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cell Study Regenerates Retina Sections, Boosts Vision

The results of their study, which is published in PLoS ONE this month, hold great promise for future treatments and cures for diseases such as age-related…

Environmental Conservation

Striking ecological impact on Canada's Arctic coastline linked to global climate change

“One of the most ominous threats of global warming today is from rising sea levels, which can cause marine waters to inundate the land,” says the team's…

Life & Chemistry

Meet the Flatworm: Nature’s Unsung Innovation Hero

Most people don't think worms are cool. But the tiny flatworm that Northwestern University scientist Christian Petersen studies can do something very cool…

Business and Finance

Exploring Incomplete Typeface Logos in Brand Imagery

Consumers may perceive companies that use incomplete typeface logos — such as the horizontal baby blue stripes that form the letters IBM — as innovative….

Medical Engineering

Sandia Labs Reveals Plague Secrets with New Imaging Techniques

“We’re trying to do molecular biology with a microscope, but in order to do that, we must be able to look at things on a molecular scale,” says Jesse Aaron,…

Earth Sciences

April Temperatures Rebound After March's La Nina Lows

Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeApril temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.12 C (about 0.22 degrees Fahrenheit)…

Earth Sciences

Researchers Identify Extensive Methane Leaks Under Streets of Boston

Nathan Phillips, associate professor of geography and environment and director of BU’s Center for Environmental and Energy Studies (CEES), and his research…

Information Technology

Robots Collaborate to Explore and Map Buildings

This isn't a future-tech scenario. This advanced autonomous capability has been developed by a team from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of…

Studies and Analyses

Memory Problems Often Not Present in Middle-Aged People with Alzheimer’s Disease

For the study, researchers reviewed the cases of 40 people from the Neurological Tissue Bank-University of Barcelona-Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS in Barcelona,…

Studies and Analyses

Spontaneous Brain Activity: New Insights on Energy Use

Ongoing, intrinsic brain activity that is not task-related accounts for the majority of energy used by the human brain.This surprising finding, along with…

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