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Functional Coatings need Infrared Heat

Nano coatings impart new properties to surfaces, they become lubricated and repel dirt. They are used in ship-building so that algae and mussels cannot stick…

Machine Engineering

New Compact Controllers for Precision Temperature Measurement

The RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) and the TC (Thermocouple) signal modules each offer four inputs channels and are provided in compact 45mm wide…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Reactor Recycles Mining Runoff for Sustainable Solutions

This invention uses a reactor for sulfate reduction and acid elimination in mining runoff. The reactor recycles the runoff using three different processes:…

Earth Sciences

Chile quake occurred in zone of “increased stress”

The earthquake, some 300-500 times more powerful than the magnitude 7.0 quake in Haiti Jan. 12, ruptured at the boundary between the Nazca and South American…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring New Frontiers in Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Writing exclusively in March's Physics World, Davies, director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University in the US,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Atrazine’s Impact: Male Frogs Transforming into Females

The 75 percent that are chemically castrated are essentially “dead” because of their inability to reproduce in the wild, reports UC Berkeley's Tyrone B. Hayes,…

Studies and Analyses

Pandemic Flu Evolves: H1N1 Shows Tamiflu Resistance

Researchers at Ohio State University have traced the evolutionary history of the seasonal H1N1 influenza virus, which first infected humans during the 1918…

Life & Chemistry

New testing method hints at garlic's cancer-fighting potential

In a small pilot study, the test suggested that the more garlic people consumed, the lower the levels of the potential carcinogenic process were.The research…

Studies and Analyses

Shoulder Dislocations: Risks for Young Men and Elderly Women

The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body and consequently one of the most commonly dislocated joints.An article published in the March 2010…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Launches CAD Software for Digital Radiography Users

syngo CXR CAD Subscription customers with digital radiography systems, such as Ysio and AXIOM Aristos can receive computer-aided detection (CAD) results via…

Process Engineering

Innovative Laser Cutting Processes for CFRP Materials

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are being increasingly used as a construction material in the automotive and aerospace industry, as well as for wind…

Life & Chemistry

'Biological clock' could be a key to better health, longer life

That is, if your “biological clock” genes work the same way as those of a fruit fly. And they probably do.In research just published in the journal Aging,…

Studies and Analyses

Community Involvement Boosts Success of Marine Reserves

In one of the most comprehensive global studies of marine reserves, a team of natural and social scientists from the University of Rhode Island and other…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit Flies Use Stabilizer Reflex to Recover Midflight

Fruit flies use an automatic stabilizer reflex that helps them recover with precision from midflight stumbles, according to observations published online today…

Process Engineering

Remote Laser Cutting Innovations at Hannover Fair 2023

On Stand E16 in Hall 6 at the Hannover Fair (MicroNanoTec, April 19 – 23, 2010) the Fraunhofer ILT is showcasing a laser system for remote fine cutting. The…

Life & Chemistry

Fluorescence Monitoring in Photodynamic Therapy for Port Wine Stains

The purpose of a study, by Wang et al, published in the February 2010 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine was to establish a fluorescence method not…

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