Solar cells are a key technology in the drive toward cleaner energy production. Unfortunately, solar technology is not yet economically competitive and the…
Lithium-ion batteries are used to power a wide range of electronic devices, including computers, cameras, digital audio players and calculators. Tremendous…
The cargo industry has undergone a major transformation over the past 20 years, with air freight now preferred for a wide range of products. In 2006, the air…
“This reconstruction provides a new insight into rainfall in northeast Queensland,” says Janice Lough, climate scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine…
The study zeroes in on a phenomenon known to anyone who’s ever had trouble doing the same task for a long time: After a while, you begin to lose your focus and…
Peptide fragments of the C3 exoenzyme of Clostridium botulinum have been found to have neuritogenic effects on neurons as well as regenerative properties in an…
The invention offers two new packaging methods for pills and ointments. Advantage of the packagings is the one-hand operation and the sterile application of…
Bone cements based on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) are mostly used for the anchorage of artificial joints, as bone substitutes at backbone diseases or after…
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies concluded a contract with ArcelorMittal to install an integrated Manufacturing Execution System (MES), including production…
The Siemens Mobility Division has received three orders from China for the supply of propulsion systems. A total of 93 new trains are to be equipped with…
In order to bring warehouse capacity into line with increased production, the company contracted Siemens Industry Solutions to build three new high-bay…
Part of the answer lies in the unique economies of our larger cities, finds a study by Ronni Pavan of the University of Rochester and Nathaniel Baum-Snow of…
Previously the oldest molecular signature of chitin-protein complex was discovered in 25 million year old Cenozoic fossils and remnants of structural protein…
Dengue illness, the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in the world, has expanded from its Southeast Asian origins and is resurgent in countries such as…
Electric power and electronics are playing an ever-increasing role in all kinds of vehicles. Currently copper is the conductive material of choice. But in…
A study based on research on deaf people in Nicaragua who never learned formal sign language showed that people who communicate using self-developed gestures,…