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Machine Engineering

New Energy Management Solutions for Simatic Systems

Already applicable to the Simatic WinCC visualization system and the Simatic PCS 7 process control system in its existing version, Simatic powerrate now also…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Charger Controller Enhances EV Charging Efficiency

The device enables mode 3 charging in accordance with IEC 61851-1 and is equipped with an Ethernet communication interface. This means the charger controller…

Health & Medicine

Catching Cancer: New Device Detects Single Cells in Blood

A Harvard bioengineer and an MIT aeronautical engineer have created a new device that can detect single cancer cells in a blood sample, potentially allowing…

Health & Medicine

Skills Training Enhances Support for Trauma Disclosures

New research from the University of Oregon concludes that even brief training can help people learn how to be more supportive when friends and family members…

Earth Sciences

Satellites Reveal 2010 Drought’s Impact on Amazon Forests

“The greenness levels of Amazonian vegetation — a measure of its health — decreased dramatically over an area more than three and one-half times the size of…

Materials Sciences

Berkeley Lab Unveils First Infrared Perovskite Superlens

Superlenses hold enormous potential in a range of applications, depending upon the form of light they capture, but their use has been limited because most have…

Life & Chemistry

Microwave Method Turns Used Motor Oil Into Fuel Efficiently

“Normally when two animals fight or size each other up, the larger of the two is the one who wins. But with butterflied neither size, age, nor energy reserves…

Life & Chemistry

Are Poison Frogs Nature’s Top Athletes? New Study Revealed

The most toxic, brightly colored members of the poison frog family may also be the best athletes, says a new study.So-named because some tribes use their skin…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stanford Researchers Harness River and Ocean Water for Power

Anywhere freshwater enters the sea, such as river mouths or estuaries, could be potential sites for a power plant using such a battery, said Yi Cui, associate…

Studies and Analyses

Understanding Stepchildren’s Views on Stepparent Benefits

“It takes both parties – children and adults – to build positive relationships in stepfamilies,” said Larry Ganong, professor in the Department of Human…

Studies and Analyses

Women's body image based more on others' opinions than their own weight

The most powerful influence on women's appreciation of their bodies is how they believe important others view them, the study suggests. On the flip side, the…

Environmental Conservation

University of Nevada, Reno invents next-gen device to track world's air quality

A new air-quality measuring instrument invented by Pat Arnott and Ian Arnold of the University of Nevada, Reno that is more economical, more portable and more…

Health & Medicine

Routine Sonograms Key for IUD Position Verification

Though the displacement may have occurred over time, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher suggests that routine sonograms after IUD placement would in…

Studies and Analyses

The way to (kill) a bug's heart is through its stomach

Gregg Howe, biochemistry and molecular biology professor, cites that this defense mechanism is just one example of a veritable evolutionary arms race between…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals New Media’s Impact on Eating Habits

A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the first to analyze how new-media technology, including the Internet and smartphones, are changing…

Life & Chemistry

New 'nanodrug' breaks down barriers to attack breast cancer cells from the inside out

Throwing stones at castle walls is one way to attack an enemy, but sneaking inside makes the target much more vulnerable.Researchers at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine…

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