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Life & Chemistry

Scientists Find Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

These problems are reaching epidemic proportions: Diabetes alone is expected to affect some 360 million people worldwide by the year 2030. While anyone who has…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Hops Helps Reduce Ammonia Produced by Cattle

Cattle, deer, sheep, goats and other ruminant animals depend on a slew of naturally occurring bacteria to aid digestion of grass and other fibrous plants in…

Environmental Conservation

Katrina Storm Surge Led to Over 200 Onshore Releases of Petroleum and Hazardous Materials, Rivaling Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Hurricane Katrina was the cause of more than 200 onshore releases of petroleum and other hazardous materials, a new study funded by the National Science…

Life & Chemistry

New Biofuel Process May Change Chemical Industry

The “gasification” process developed by this team of researchers not only greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but doubles the amount of fuel that can be…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Unveils Innovative Cockpit for Intervention Rooms

Several screens side by side, each with its own mouse and keyboard. Until now, this has been the norm in the control room of interventional suites, where…

Physics & Astronomy

Successful Spin Manipulation: Key to Better Quantum Bits

“For the design of quantum computers, you need good quantum bits as information carriers,” says physicist Martin Kamp. So what constitutes a good quantum bit?…

Studies and Analyses

Asthma Treatment May Help Prevent Atherosclerosis

These findings are surprising as when steroids are administered via the lungs there is only minimal absorption outside the respiratory tract. This is the first…

Technology Offerings

Exploring Benzoquinone-Based Antioxidants for Better Health

Most quinones, with coenzyme Q10 as their best known representative, are seen as very efficient radical scavengers and antioxidants, commonly acting in a way…

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New Redox-Modified Biosensor Enhances Sensor Performance

Production of a biosensor, comprising the deposition of a redox mediator on the working electrode of a sensor and coating the redox mediator with an aqueous…

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Enzymatic Method for Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Biomass

The invention relates to an enzymatic-chemical method for

obtaining polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) or the copolymers thereof, from biomass. The inventive method…

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Carbonsäuren

The invention in the field of biotechnology relates to a process for the preparation of functionalized di- or tri-carboxylic acids. The method is usually…

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Elektrochemische DNA-Detektion: Neue Methode Für Nucleinsäuren

Method for simultaneous detection of different nucleic acid

molecules. The innovation is an electrochemical detection method for nucleic acids, which makes it…

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Wasserstoff-Sensor: New Method for Measuring Hydrogen Levels

Process for determining hydrogen concentration of fluid media

comprises using a sensor comprising a supported hydrogen
…

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Microbial PHB Production: Sustainable Innovations Unveiled

The invention relates to the microbial synthesis of polyhydroxy

alcanoic acids (PHB) from substrates which are potentially
…

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Control Cell Growth Through Innovative Surface Interaction

A new method was developed for influencing living cells through cell-surface interaction. Living cells are functionalized with magnetic particles and their…

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Hetero-Structure Bipolar Transistor: A New Innovation Unveiled

The patented invention refers to a hetero-structure bipolar

transistor. The component has been designed for the use with
…

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