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Environmental Conservation

Great Hammerhead Shark Migration: New Study Insights

A study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science details the first scientific research to…

Studies and Analyses

Hearing Loss Surges in Older Adults: Key Survey Insights

Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect against this loss,…

Health & Medicine

Forsyth Team Unveils Insights on Childhood Dental Disease

Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made a significant discovery about the nature of childhood dental disease. The scientific studies led by Anne Tanner,…

Life & Chemistry

This microbe's for you: Brewery waste becomes scientific fodder for producing liquid biofuels

The scientists Largus T. Angenent, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, and the first author and research associate Jeffrey J….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Increasing processor efficiency by 'shutting off the lights'

There was a time when a laptop could weigh 10 pounds and still sell—a time when a cell phone was larger than a pocket—and a time when an iPod only played music.

Studies and Analyses

Foster Parents Get More Support Than Kinship Caregivers

The findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, which appear in the February issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, also…

Earth Sciences

Improving Climate Change Mitigation Cost Assessments

The aim is to make the prognoses more informative for policy-makers who want to bring about long-term emission reductions or promote low carbon technology. “Assessments of mitigation cost need a broader foundation,” says Elmar Kriegler from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). He is leading the model comparison project together with PIK’s chief economist Ottmar Edenhofer….

Information Technology

New Platform by Bioinformatics Team Advances Medicine Development

Researchers from the Center for Bioinformatics in Saarbrücken will present a prototype of the new platform together with the Saarland University Intel Visual…

Technology Offerings

Self-piercing blind rivet for apposing biological tissue

A self-piercing blind rivet is provided for apposing biological tissue together with a device for setting the same, especially through the instrumental channel of a flexible endoscope.

Technology Offerings

BondWeld – Friction Stir Welding with Adhesive Fixation

The Friction Stir Welding process joins metal sheets or sections with the introduction of friction heat in a relatively cold state. This process is primarily…

Physics & Astronomy

Solar experts detect waves in giant magnetic holes the size of the UK

The Sun is interwoven by a complex network of magnetic field lines that are responsible for a large variety of fascinating features that can be seen in the…

Life & Chemistry

New path to water efficient seeds opens as TIP pips PIP as water gatekeeper

The research team, led by Dr Lorenzo Frigerio, looked at two proteins that are members of the large family of “Major Intrinsic Proteins”, or MIPs, which are…

Materials Sciences

Bonded rotor blade joints: Improved test method reduces scale-up risks

Prior to the production of prototypes, adhesive tests have hitherto only been undertaken on coupon specimens. Researchers at Fraunhofer IWES, together with…

Health & Medicine

Probiotic identified to treat ulcers

“H. pylori is considered one of the major risk factors underlying the development of gastritis and gastric and duodenal ulcers,” write the researchers….

Information Technology

Baker Institute policy report looks at cybersecurity

“Treasure Trove or Trouble: Cyber-Enabled Intelligence and International Politics” was authored by Chris Bronk, a fellow of information technology policy at…

Health & Medicine

Antioxidants in pecans may contribute to heart health and disease prevention

Loma Linda, California – A new research study from Loma Linda University (LLU) demonstrates that naturally occurring antioxidants in pecans may help contribute…

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