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Life & Chemistry

Heavy Pyridine Crystallizes Differently

The nuclei of ordinary hydrogen atoms contain only a single proton. If a neutron is added, the hydrogen becomes deuterium. In principle, molecules that contain…

Life & Chemistry

Four, Three, Two, One . . . Pterosaurs Have Lift Off!

Now comes what is believed to be first-time evidence that launching some 500 pounds of reptilian heft into flight required pterosaurs to use four limbs: two…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover Dangerous New Method for Bacterial Toxin Transfer

In a laboratory experiment, the scientists from NYU School of Medicine discovered that Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious bacterium that causes toxic shock…

Physics & Astronomy

Star Light, Star Bright, Its Explanation is Out of Sight

A mysterious flash of light from somewhere near or far in the universe is still keeping astronomers in the dark long after it was first detected by NASA's…

Studies and Analyses

SAE acknowledges significant environmental benefits of new HFO refrigerant

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Cooperative Research Program, sponsored by major automotive manufacturers including Chrysler, Ford,…

Technology Offerings

Cost-Effective Production of Metal Oxide Films at Ambient Pressure

High-quality functional metal oxide films and metal oxide nanostructures are produced surprisingly at ambient pressure using a budget-priced Metalorganic…

Technology Offerings

Enhanced Optical Detector Head for NIR Spectrometry

An optical detector head for spectrometric measurements of NIR-remission spectra was modified to minimize direct reflexion of optical elements, which in…

Technology Offerings

Real-Time Gravimetry for Monitoring Small Airborne Particles

The need for environmental monitoring becomes more and more evident on the background of new knowledge concerning noxious effects of fine and particularly…

Technology Offerings

New Model Unveils Insights Into Human Expectations

The invention is a model of human expectations and judgments respectively. When you show some humans the probabilities of some constituent facts and you ask…

Technology Offerings

Miniaturized Frequency-Doubled Lasers: Addressing the Green Problem

Kurzbeschreibung zum Projekt, EN The so-called 'green problem' became relevant with the need to miniaturize cw intracavity frequency doubled solid state…

Corporate News

Siemens receives multiple orders for advanced I&C systems in the U.S.

The Web-based SPPA-T3000 distributed control system (DCS) is an intelligent and cost-effective I&C solution for these plants, as it was designed for use in all…

Physics & Astronomy

Indiana Physicists Challenge Core Principle of Einstein’s Theory

Physicists at Indiana University have developed a promising new way to identify a possible abnormality in a fundamental building block of Einstein's theory of…

Studies and Analyses

Shade Trees Slash Summer Electric Bills: California Study Insights

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a…

Physics & Astronomy

Jupiter-Like Planets Could Form Around Twin Suns

Life on a planet ruled by two suns might be a little complicated. Two sunrises, two sunsets. Twice the radiation field.In a paper published in the December…

Environmental Conservation

New Permits to Pollute: A Fresh Approach to Climate Change

Under the proposals, companies would buy what are in effect permits to pollute, but the price of those permits would be controlled because the government would…

Physics & Astronomy

Smithsonian Astronomers Study Baby Jupiters in Star Cluster

Smithsonian astronomers examined the 5 million-year-old star cluster NGC 2362 with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which can detect the signatures of actively…

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