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Power and Electrical Engineering

Color Sensors Enhance Vision: Small, Robust, and Reliable

They must be able to withstand high ambient temperatures and be particularly small, light and robust. What's more, they have to reliably capture all the…

Life & Chemistry

New Sensors Detect Chemical Weapons in Seconds

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are developing new sensors to detect chemical agents and illegal drugs which will help in the fight against the threat…

Environmental Conservation

Acidic clouds nourish world's oceans

This is an important finding because lack of iron can be a limiting factor for plankton growth in the ocean – especially in the southern oceans and parts of…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Probiotic Potential: The Science Behind Lactobacillus GG

Valio's Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG®) is the most frequently studied and used probiotic. Under the supervision of researchers at the Institute of…

Environmental Conservation

Research gives new meaning to 'green' cross code

The research, led by Professor of Environmental Modelling Alison Tomlin from Leeds' Faculty of Engineering, has shown that air pollution levels change…

Health & Medicine

Fruit Juices: Higher Vitamin C Levels Than Labels Show

Ascorbic acid or vitamin C is a natural antioxidant in fruits and vegetables, but the European Commission permits its use as an additive in juices, jams, dairy…

Health & Medicine

National Report Highlights 50-Year Lupus Treatment Gap

Today, The Lewin Group, a national health care consulting firm, issued recommendations on ways to overcome the barriers that have obstructed lupus drug…

Information Technology

Protocols Will Test Effects of RFID on Medical Devices

However, there is currently no published standardized, repeatable methodology by which manufacturers of RFID equipment or medical devices can assess potential…

Earth Sciences

How Will Future Sea-level Rise Linked to Climate Change Affect Coastal Areas?

“Our hypothesis is that the historic storm record, which extends back only about 150 years, isn’t a reliable indicator of true storm frequency, but the…

Life & Chemistry

Opportunity to Usurp Reproductive Power of Royal Throne Keeps Worker Termites Home

In research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition (October 5, 2009), Professor Barbara L. Thorne and colleagues reveal…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Identify Gene That Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis

Deaths of most breast-cancer patients are the result of metastasis, a complex, multi-step, and poorly understood process. “Identifying the gene that suppresses…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Silver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost

Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun’s energy and generate electricity. The goal: lighter,…

Studies and Analyses

Prenatal Exposure to BPA Might Explain Aggressive Behavior in Some 2-Year-old Girls

The study, published Oct. 6, 2009 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, is the first to examine if there is a link between prenatal bisphenol A…

Life & Chemistry

Swedish Vaccine Research Achieves Major Breakthrough

A research group at the Department of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden has – in collaboration with J-I…

Technology Offerings

New Test System Measures Memory B-Cell Responses to Vaccines

The technology comprises the invention of a method for the activation of memory B-cells and scientific expertise to establish a memory B-cell analysis platform…

Event News

International Conference on Magnesium – A great success

This is all the more remarkable in view of the economic restrictions to which the related industries might be exposed currently.A particular focus is put on…

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