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Knoxville Hosts Global Quark Matter Conference 2023

Also known as the Quark Matter conference, the meeting is the premier conference in the field of high-energy nuclear physics, with typically 600 or more…

Machine Engineering

Advanced Turbine Engine Materials Boost Efficiency and Cut Emissions

Mature technologies are being implemented on legacy systems, evolving materials and process technologies are being pursued for application within fielded and…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Discovers Unique Star Before 2005 Supernova

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has identified a star that was one million times brighter than the sun before it exploded as a supernova in 2005. According to…

Life & Chemistry

Special Gold Nanoparticles Show Promise for “Cooking” Cancer Cells

They have developed the first hollow gold nanospheres — smaller than the finest flecks of dust — that search out and “cook” cancer cells. The cancer-destroying…

Trade Fair News

Innovative Smart Solutions for Lightweight Composite Design

They will share their latest results in testing, characterization, analysis, design, and monitoring of composite materials. Major projects include Clean Sky…

Corporate News

Siemens Launches IonRight Water Purification System

Designed for applications that require 4-10 gpm (0.9-2.3 m3/h) of high-purity water, the system is a “plug and play” replacement for separate bed and/or mixed…

Environmental Conservation

Innovative Post-Fire Management Options for Diverse Ecosystems

No single decision-support system exists for selecting alternatives for postfire management. That thesis is what a recently released report on management after…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Markers Raise COPD Risk in Smokers, Study Finds

The findings come from the first-ever genome-wide association study of COPD and suggest that those who carry the markers may be able to reduce their risk if…

Health & Medicine

Canada Launches First TB Vaccine Trial at McMaster University

McMaster University researchers are about to launch Canada's first tuberculosis (TB) vaccine clinical trial with a vaccine totally designed, manufactured and…

Materials Sciences

New Surface Material Prevents Biofilm Growth Efficiently

This is the tale of two biological substances-cells from mammals and bacteria. It's a story about the havoc these microscopic entities can wreak on all manner…

Health & Medicine

'Less is more' when it comes to treating high blood pressure

The study led by Dr. Ross D. Feldman, a clinical scientist with the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario recommends a simplified and…

Life & Chemistry

Synthetic Capsules: Natural Building Blocks for Life

The basis of all life forms are vesicles: membrane-enclosed, liquid-filled “bubbles” made of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. Cells, which are separated…

Life & Chemistry

Real-Time Observation of Molecules: A Breakthrough in Chemistry

“Watching chemical reactions in real-time has long been a dream of chemists,” says Tahei Tahara of RIKEN’s Advanced Science Institute in Wako. “To reach a…

Interdisciplinary Research

Advancements in Robotics: Tackling Stair-Climbing Challenges

Programmers of robots have long been challenged by the difficulty of implementing some of the simplest of human activities, such as walking up stairs or…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens Launches Eco-Friendly CO2 Capture for Power Plants

The project kicked off in January 2009 and is scheduled to be completed within two years. This technology will then be available for industrial-scale…

Health & Medicine

Study Links Amygdala Activity to Social Deficits in Autism

Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered an increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas of adults with autism that may be linked to…

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