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Process Engineering

Efficient Welding Process Enhances Tool Repair and Protection

A new innovative deposition welding process is being developed, which can stabilize inexpensive yet imprecise gas metal arc welding (GMAW) by using laser…

Life & Chemistry

Optimizing Textile Smell: Hohenstein Institute’s New Approach

That is reason enough to be concerned with optimising the scent of our garments. Whether the assessment is negative or positive, making scientifically-based…

Health & Medicine

Health Physics Society Urges Action on Indoor Radon Levels

Radon concentration is expressed as the amount of radiation that would be emitted by radon and its decay products in a liter of air; thus the units are…

Studies and Analyses

Smartphones Enhance Quick Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

“The goal is to improve the speed and accuracy of medical diagnoses, as well as to improve communications among different consulting physicians,” said the…

Medical Engineering

Unindicated CT Scans: Reducing Unnecessary Radiation Exposure

“It is the responsibility of all physicians who work with ionizing radiation to ensure that the dosage is as low as reasonably achievable without compromising…

Studies and Analyses

High Activity Levels Linked to Increased Arthritis Risk

“Our data suggest that people with higher physical activity levels may be at greater risk for developing knee abnormalities and, thus, at higher risk for…

Studies and Analyses

Cancer Mortality Declines in Europe: Key Insights and Variations

New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insight: Spinons Confined in Magnetic Insulators

An experiment has confirmed that spinons, particle-like magnetic excitations, can be confined in a magnetic insulator similar to the way elementary quarks are…

Studies and Analyses

Simulated Training Enhances Ultrasound Procedure Safety

The study shows that this simulation-based training course can be a valuable tool to improve medical residents' knowledge, dexterity and confidence for…

Earth Sciences

Caltech Scientists Uncover Titan’s Puzzling Lake Asymmetry

A paper describing the theory appears in the November 29th advance online edition of Nature Geoscience.As revealed by Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging…

Environmental Conservation

Indigenous Fire Techniques Combat Climate Change in Australia

A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Gender Differences in Response to Danger

“Men may direct more attention to sensory aspects of emotional stimuli and tend to process them in terms of implications for required action, whereas women…

Studies and Analyses

New Brain Connections Form Rapidly During Motor Learning

The researchers studied mice as they were trained to reach through a slot to get a seed. They observed rapid growth of structures that form connections (called…

Studies and Analyses

Diabetes Cases to Double by 2034: Medicare Impact Explained

The number of those with diabetes covered by Medicare will rise from 8.2 million to 14.6 million, the researchers predict. Medicare spending on diabetes will…

Life & Chemistry

Enhancing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Structural Biology

In September’s Nature Methods the project issued an invitation to the entire biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance community to participate in a large scale…

Life & Chemistry

New stem cell technology developed at Hebrew University leads to better treatment for complicated bone fractures

The technology, involving isolation of the stem cells from bone marrow, was developed by Dr. Zulma Gazit, Dr. Gadi Pelled, Prof. Dan Gazit and their research…

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