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Achema 2009: Siemens exhibits solutions aimed at optimizing plant and processes, …

The Siemens appearance at Achema 2009 centers on sustainability. The exhibits show how the process industry can benefit from Siemens products, systems and…

Physics & Astronomy

‘Star Trek’ Warp Speed? Two Physicists Have a New Idea That Could Make it Happen

With the new movie ‘Star Trek’ opening in theaters across the nation, one thing movie goers will undoubtedly see is the Starship Enterprise racing across the…

Earth Sciences

Rise of Oxygen Caused Earth's Earliest Ice Age

An international team of geologists may have uncovered the answer to an age-old question – an ice-age-old question, that is. It appears that Earth's earliest…

Life & Chemistry

Infrared Fluorescence Engineered in Mammals by UCSD Team

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego – led by 2008 Nobel-Prize winner Roger Tsien, PhD – have shown that bacterial proteins called…

Life & Chemistry

Using ‘pinpoint’ catalysts to innovate chemical synthesis

Our life is supported by various chemical substances such as medicines, detergents, chemical fibers, and plastics. However, many useful chemical substances…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Black Holes: Insights from RIKEN’s Chief Scientist

“Today I would like to talk about black holes.” Kazuo Makishima, chief scientist at the Cosmic Radiation Laboratory in the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Tomato Project Boosts Drought, Disease Resistance in Crops

Arkansas – home of thousands of backyard gardens, farmer’s markets, and a summer festival that pays annual homage to the tomato – also is home to a team of…

Information Technology

Breakthrough in Chip Technology: Faster Processing Ahead

A team of scientists and engineers from Stanford, the University of Florida and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the first to create one of two basic…

Process Engineering

Nanotube Coating Unveils Advanced Laser Power Meter

The new laser power meter, tested at a U.S. Air Force base last week, will be used to measure the light emitted by 10-kilowatt (kW) laser systems. Light…

Studies and Analyses

Study finds children's activity levels not influenced by more PE time in school

The scientists, who presented their research Thursday at the European Congress on Obesity, found that the total weekly physical activity among children…

Health & Medicine

New Device Reshapes Enlarged Heart Valve with Minimal Invasiveness

An innovative device that acts like a belt to reshape an enlarged, leaky heart valve is providing a minimally invasive treatment option for patients who are…

Materials Sciences

Vise Squad’s Crystal Squeeze Promises Instant-On Electronics

Computers that could switch on instantly without the time-consuming process of “booting” an operating system is just one of the possibilities, according to a…

Studies and Analyses

High Rise Fire Study Reveals Impact of Wind on Fires

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just published two reports providing details of how wind affects fires in…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Home Energy Savings: The Impact of Shade on Efficiency

The first large-scale study of its kind, the research paper considers the effects of shade on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento during the summer of 2007…

Medical Engineering

New EEG Method Enhances Neurological Recovery Insights

Up until now, the use of electroencephalography (EEG) in the monitoring of cardiac patients has been limited due to interpretation difficulties. A study…

Health & Medicine

Low Blood Sugar Risks for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, poses a serious health threat for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming…

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