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Materials Sciences

Monitoring Wear in Helicopters — and Hips, Knees, and Ankles, Too

Ferrography, a practice used by the American and Israeli air forces to monitor the condition of machinery, extracts tiny iron particles from lubricants such as…

Environmental Conservation

75% of Spanish Zoos Face Risk of Exotic Animal Escapes

“As zoos house a large number of exotic (non-indigenous) species, they could become an entry channel for these species if they escape, with the potential…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Immune Response Mechanisms in Airway Epithelium

Specifically, the study indicates that a Neisserial outer membrane component appears to play a differential role in the host inflammatory responses via…

Life & Chemistry

DNA Uncovers One of the World's Rarest Birds

The team, led by Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Dr Stephen Murphy, used DNA from museum specimens up to 160 years old to reveal that populations of ground…

Physics & Astronomy

Flexible Wings Driven by a Simple Oscillation May be Feasible for Designing Efficient Microscale Flying Machines

Creating micro-scale air vehicles that mimic the flapping of winged insects or birds has become popular, but they typically require a complex combination of…

Earth Sciences

Earth's lakes warming due to climate change

Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used satellite data to measure the surface temperatures of 167 large…

Life & Chemistry

All-in-One Coatings: Enhance Automotive Performance and Aesthetics

Coatings functionalize surfaces or protect them from processes such as corrosion, abrasion, and weathering, and may provide an aesthetic appearance—automotive…

Information Technology

Daimler selects CAD-Software from Siemens as new Platform for worldwide car and truck development

With the decision for the NX CAD Software of Siemens, Daimler completes their current implementation of Teamcenter, the company’s product data management…

Machine Engineering

Durable KP8 Key Panels for Tough Industrial Applications

The Simatic HMI KP8 and KP8F key panels are designed with IP65 protection at the front for tough industrial applications and are assembled ready for use,…

Machine Engineering

Customized HMI Unit Fronts for Industrial Applications

The new service is aimed at machine and plant builders as well as end customers who require HMI units for their machines or plant in a special design. The…

Life & Chemistry

CCNY Chemists Design Molecule that Responds to Stimuli

The finding, reported in the journal “Angewandte Chemie,” points toward the possibility of designing adaptive soft materials in the lab that take their cues…

Health & Medicine

Study Finds Disease Linked to Decreased Alcohol Consumption

The authors report that respondents with a diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension, or anxiety were more likely to have reduced or stopped alcohol consumption in…

Life & Chemistry

Plant-Derived Scavengers Target Nerve Toxins in the Body

Of the many kinds of molecules involved in this lively chemical symposium, acetylcholine is among the most critical, performing a host of functions in the…

Trade Fair News

COMPAMED convinced with international flair

Thus, the U.S. company Specialty Coating Systems, world market leader in parylene coating and coating units, already applied for COMPAMED 2011 at the first day…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Shrubby crops can help fuel Africa's green revolution

The study, which appears in the Nov. 22 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, states that diversifying crops would boost production of…

Machine Engineering

Siemens TIA Portal: Streamlining Modern Automation Systems

The new software engineering framework enables users to develop and commission automation systems quickly and intuitively, which eliminates the traditional…

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