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Microscopic solutions to world's biggest problems

Prof. Verstraete will explain how his team have developed a new anaerobic digestion reactor which can generate as much electricity as 25 wind turbines. These…

Health & Medicine

IOF Campaign Highlights Under-Diagnosed Spinal Fractures

At a press conference held in Brussels today, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the Belgian Bone Club and the European Parliament Osteoporosis…

Studies and Analyses

New Research: Enjoy Potatoes While Losing Weight

Research just released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology…

Life & Chemistry

Biomechanical Cell Properties and Their Impact on Cancer Research

Based on material’s properties of (cancer) cells the physicist Prof. Dr. Josef A. Käs as well as the medical scientist Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Höckel came to the…

Trade Fair News

French Pavilion Showcases Innovations at E-Commerce Expo 2010

The French Pavilion will offer a unique environment in which company representatives can discover new products and services, as well as find potential clients…

Architecture & Construction

Frameless glass rail with DuPont™ SentryGlas® contributes to the open-air experience at the Aer bar in Mumbai

The structural interlayer, which is used in minimally-framed panels of laminated glass to form a rail around the lounge, provides greater strength, stiffness…

Studies and Analyses

Cancer-Linked Epigenetic Effects of Smoking Revealed at ESMO

The results were reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Milan, Italy.The link between smoking and cancer has been…

Life & Chemistry

Deaf Individuals Exhibit Enhanced Vision: New Research Insights

Deaf or blind people often report enhanced abilities in their remaining senses, but up until now, no one has explained how and why that could be.Researchers at…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Research Redefines Modern Drug Design Insights

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered new evidence that challenges the current theory about a process key to the way modern drugs are…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Self-Organization: Innovations with Embedded Rods

Self-organization processes involving chemical building blocks are the basis for many biological processes and are increasingly of interest in the field of…

Life & Chemistry

Gladstone Study Links Hepatitis C to Liver Fat Enzyme

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have found that an enzyme associated with the storage of fat in the liver is required…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Observe Cell Shape Formation for First Time

All plant and animal cells rely on an elaborate array of molecular rods built from the protein tubulin. These rods, called microtubules, organize the cell and…

Life & Chemistry

Virtual research institute needed to unlock RNA's promise

A Europe-wide network of labs focusing on RNA research is needed to make the most of RNA's high potential for treating a wide range of diseases. The…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Genetics of Obesity and Fat Distribution

An international consortium has made significant inroads into uncovering the genetic basis of obesity by identifying 18 new gene sites associated with overall…

Earth Sciences

Tsunami Risk Rises in Los Angeles and Coastal Cities

Like Haiti's capital, these cities all lie near the coast and near an active geologic feature called a strike-slip fault where two tectonic plates slide past…

Physics & Astronomy

The Universe likes to form galaxies similar to the Milky Way

Astronomers believe that galaxies are formed by a complex interplay between the processes that affect not only the stars and gas but also to supermassive black…

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