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Power and Electrical Engineering

Bioelectricity promises more 'miles per acre' than ethanol

Researchers writing in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine say the best bet is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol. They…

Earth Sciences

Rise of Oxygen Caused Earth's Earliest Ice Age

Scientists from the University of Maryland, including post-doctoral fellows Boswell Wing and Sang-Tae Kim, graduate student Margaret Baker, and professors Alan…

Life & Chemistry

UCLA Scientists Uncover Pediatric Brain Disorder’s Development

A deadly brain disorder in toddlers may find its first treatment in drugs for Alzheimer's disease. UCLA scientists have discovered how a form of the rare…

Health & Medicine

Genetically engineered mice don't get obese, but do develop gallstones

Researchers say the findings offer clues about genetic factors related to gallstones, and they believe better understanding of those factors may one day allow…

Technology Offerings

A reporter construct for detection of TGF-β receptor activation

The inventors have developed a reporter construct for visualizing the activation of receptors for above signaling molecules. Further Information: PDF GWT-TUD…

Environmental Conservation

Wind, Salt, and Water: Indicators of Land Degradation in Abu Dhabi

Desert environments are characterized by poor vegetative cover, strong winds, dry, non-cohesive sandy soils, and hyper-arid conditions. In this context, the…

Corporate News

Velaro RUS Breaks Railway Speed Record in Russia

The Velaro RUS high-speed train from Siemens Mobility has set a new speed record on Russian railroad tracks. During trials of the running gear and electrical…

Physics & Astronomy

Star Crust: 10 Billion Times Stronger Than Steel

Charles Horowitz, a professor in the IU College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Physics, came to the conclusion after large-scale molecular dynamics…

Physics & Astronomy

Refined Hubble Constant Sheds Light on Dark Energy Explanations

Whatever dark energy is, explanations for it have less wiggle room following a Hubble Space Telescope observation that has refined the measurement of the…

Life & Chemistry

Discovery of Brain Tumor Origin: Neural Stem Cells Linked

In recent years it has been discussed more and more often that it is neural stem cells in the brain that are transmuted into cancer cells and can then develop…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on H. Pylori’s Role in Stomach Cancer

But now researchers in Denmark, Portugal and France, publishing in the journal Clinical Cancer Research1, show that H. pylori infection contribution to cancer…

Corporate News

Successful start to KfW's 2009 business year

Dr Schröder: “After two difficult and costly years, KfW is back to earning profits. The income earned from current operations in the first quarter is very…

Awards Funding

Darwin Initiative 2009: Supporting Biodiversity Through Awards

The Darwin Initiative assists countries that are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…

Trade Fair News

Innovative Microreactor Mixes Cocktails at ACHEMA Event

Injection molding machines can produce miniature gears from plastic which are smaller than the head of a match. Water bears survive droughts and cold periods…

Health & Medicine

Malaria’s Impact on Relapsing Fever Severity Explored

In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more serious. This is shown in a new doctoral dissertation by Jenny Lundqvist at Umeå…

Medical Engineering

3T MRI Detects “Early” Breast Cancer Not Seen on Mammography and Sonography

The study included 434 women who underwent mammography, sonography and 3T MRI for the detection of malignant breast lesions—all women were at high risk.Results…

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