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Physics & Astronomy

Mimicking Black Holes: Insights from Newtonian Systems

As described by the Kerr solution of Einstein's gravitational field equations, its spacetime geometry is completely characterized by only two numbers — mass…

Life & Chemistry

Building Better Proteins: A Natural Solution for Innovation

Proteins are widely viewed as a promising alternative to synthetic chemicals in everything from medications to hand lotion. The naturally occurring molecules…

Studies and Analyses

2008 was Earth's coolest year since 2000

The GISS analysis also showed that 2008 is the ninth warmest year since continuous instrumental records were started in 1880. The ten warmest years on record…

Life & Chemistry

Case Western Reserve researchers develop 'wireless' activation of brain circuits

Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve…

Earth Sciences

German Antarctic Station Advances Climate Research Efforts

The new Antarctic station is the German contribution to international research into the climate and the Antarctic. If offers scientists working in the polar…

Earth Sciences

Great lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems

As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations–sinkholes…

CeBIT 2009

Cost-Effective Solutions for Identifying Goods and Assets

This range includes products and systems, solutions and services. Companies can save money by optimizing their production and logistics processes with radio…

Life & Chemistry

Hair Naturally Bleaches Itself as We Age, Study Finds

Despite the notion that gray hair is a sign of wisdom, these researchers show in a research report published online in The FASEB Journal…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria Empowered: New Technique for Self-Generated Vaccines

Any resulting vaccines, if proven safe, could be developed more quickly, easily and cheaply than many currently available vaccines used to prevent bacterial…

Studies and Analyses

Lower Global Temperature Increases May Have Major Impacts

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is titled “Assessing Dangerous Climate Change Through an Update of the IPCC…

Physics & Astronomy

RUB and US Scientists Revisit Voyager’s Energy Mystery

With a new 3D-model for energy simulation scientists from Bochum and Huntsville, USA, are studying the 'physical mystery' of the Voyager. Over 30 years ago the…

Studies and Analyses

Previous Work Experience: Not Always a Job Asset

A study of telephone call center employees is one of the first to suggest that previous work experience isn’t all positive for new employees. Workers may keep…

Physics & Astronomy

New Method Creates Defect-Free Thin Polymer Films for Microelectronics

Researchers say a newly tested method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films is the fastest, most efficient method ever achieved and it may…

Environmental Conservation

Methanol’s Role in Uranium Bioremediation Success

The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more…

Earth Sciences

Ultra-Fine Coatings Boost Nitrate and Sulfate Storage in Soil

Tiny sediment grains are covered with a very fine-grained, complex mixture of minerals in an open fabric that results in a large surface area in contact with…

Materials Sciences

Key Materials Science Breakthrough: New Properties Uncovered

This discovery can be of great importance to our understanding of how new material properties occur, how they can be controlled and exploited in the future….

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