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Life & Chemistry

Supposed Help Against Tumors – How Tumor Cells Use the Body's Protection

To fight the driving force of the tumor – the tumor stem cells – scientists have been trying to initiate apoptosis in these cells. However, Dr. Ana…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Zinc Oxide: A Promising Semiconductor Innovation Unveiled

It is even significant as semiconductor, although the great breakthrough in this field is yet to come. Perfect doping is not yet possible. A team of chemical…

Information Technology

SmoothIT – Incentive-based Models for Peer-to-peer Networks

The EU project SmoothIT under the leadership of Burkhard Stiller from the University of Zurich now aims to develop economic incentive schemes with which…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Simulator Advances Design of Electronic Materials

The design of new materials with specific properties is a difficult and important challenge in physics and chemistry. Nobel Prize winner Richard P. Feynman in…

Technology Offerings

BT-50 – Main target antigen for atypical pANCA for use in diagnostic tests

Scientists at the University of Bonn, Germany, have identified the main target antigen for the atypical antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies pANCA in…

Transportation and Logistics

Innovative Traffic Surveillance Solutions Boost Road Safety in Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Emtele Ltd are developing movable traffic surveillance equipment capable of automatically measuring the speed and…

Earth Sciences

Why is the Earth’s mantle conductive?

They demonstrated the very high conductivity of this form of carbon. Appearing in the 28 November issue of Science, their work has revealed the high carbon…

Physics & Astronomy

ESA Satellites Fly in Formation for Enhanced Earth Observation

ERS-2, ESA’s veteran spacecraft, and Envisat, the largest environmental satellite ever built, both carry Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments that…

Health & Medicine

Sugar’s Impact on Children’s Health: 21-Month Study Insights

The 21-month study involving health specialists at The University of Nottingham and The University of Leicester will draw on the experiences of school children…

Earth Sciences

Shrinking Glaciers Uncover Ancient Forests and Climate Insights

“If the area hadn't been covered by a glacier all these thousands of years, these tree remnants would never have made it. The finds yield information…

Earth Sciences

ESA Tests Laser for Accurate Atmospheric CO2 Measurement

A-SCOPE (Advanced Space Carbon and climate Observation of Planet Earth) is one of the six candidate Earth Explorer missions that has just completed assessment…

Medical Engineering

‘Intelligent’ materials to revolutionise surgical implants

A brand new process that could revolutionise the reliability and durability of surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, has today , 2 December 08,…

Health & Medicine

The ESC launches a new release of HeartScore®

A new release of HeartScore® the interactive tool designed to predict and help manage the risk of heart attack and stroke in Europe created by the European…

Studies and Analyses

Spain’s Strikes Decline Amid Economic Challenges

Although Spain still has the highest rate of industrial conflicts in Europe, the number of days each salaried employee spends on strike has fallen by more than…

Environmental Conservation

Loggerhead Turtle Habitats Shaped by Western Med Water Traits

The Franco-Spanish research group started to tag more than 1,500 immature loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in 1993, of which 36 were progressively…

Health & Medicine

WHO Tool Improves Targeting for Osteoporosis Treatment

Better targeted, more cost-effective osteoporosis treatment could soon be a reality worldwide. A new method1 for determining more accurately at which point…

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