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Physics & Astronomy

Enhancing Magnetism: DOE’s Breakthrough at Berkeley Lab

Now, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been able to enhance spontaneous…

Health & Medicine

New Strategy Combines Economics and Evolution to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

A team of scientists from the University of Oxford, U.K. have taken lessons from Adam Smith and Charles Darwin to devise a new strategy that could one day…

Health & Medicine

Heal Injured Joints: Effective Strategies for Recovery

There’s nothing like the sheer delight of sun and snow on a skiing trip. But a momentary lapse of concentration can have nasty consequences. Taking a tumble on…

Physics & Astronomy

Is space like a chessboard?

Space is usually considered infinitely divisible — given any two positions, there is always a position halfway between. But in a recent study aimed at…

Health & Medicine

Biodegradable Micelles Inhibit Streptococcus Mutans Biofilm Growth

This research was performed under the objective to develop tooth-binding micelles(TBM) using peptide based biodegradable tooth-binding moieties that can…

Life & Chemistry

New Imaging Technique Delivers High-Def Chemistry Insights

With intensity a million times brighter than sunlight, a new synchrotron-based imaging technique offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition…

Life & Chemistry

Team Creates Stem Cells from Schizophrenia Patients

Using skin cells from adult siblings with schizophrenia and a genetic mutation linked to major mental illnesses, Johns Hopkins researchers have created induced…

Environmental Conservation

Can Biochar Help Suppress Greenhouse Gases?

Intensively managed, grazed pastures are responsible for an increase in nitrous oxide emissions from grazing animals’ excrement. Biochar is potentially a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Discovery of Recycling Method to Advance Fuel Cell Practicality

The scientists demonstrate that a lightweight material, ammonia borane, can be a feasible material for storing hydrogen on vehicles, according to an article…

Life & Chemistry

Multitarget Drugs Show Promise Against Prion Diseases

The central nervous systems of humans and cattle alike are attacked by prions (abnormal insoluble amyloidogenic proteins) when they suffer from…

Environmental Conservation

Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change is an initiative of the CGIAR Research Program – Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security…

Trade Fair News

EQUIP AUTO 2011: 70% of Exhibition Space Already Booked

Total exhibition space in 2011 will stand at 100,000 square metres – an increase of 25% on 2009 – and, already, 70% of that has been booked, which illustrates…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New 3D Nanostructure Enhances Battery Charging Speed

Braun’s group developed a three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes that allows for dramatically faster charging and discharging without sacrificing…

Life & Chemistry

Mutant Prions: Cells Combat Harmful Protein Misfolding

Those diseases are devastating and incurable, but a team of biologists at Brown University reports that cells can fix the problems themselves with only a…

Automotive Engineering

Center stack from Preh: Krytox® high performance lubricant prevents noise emission

Not only are the oils and greases quick and easy to apply, but they also perform just as well in extreme heat as they do in arctic temperatures – invisibly,…

Life & Chemistry

SPRED2 Protein: New Insights from University of Würzburg Team

SPRED2: This protein is found in humans and other mammals. Among those who discovered it is a team of scientists from the University of Würzburg led by Kai…

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