When natural disasters happen one of the first casualties is often the communications network. As a result, rapid response crews can be working virtually…
Planets too close to their stars are roasted. Planets too far from their stars are frozen. In between, research models show, there's a habitable zone where…
Amines are needed for the production of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, plastics, dyes, pigments, and additives. Most important are compounds…
Registration is now open for classrooms around the globe to participate in “Extreme 2008: A Deep-Sea Adventure,” an exciting virtual field trip to the ocean's…
The workshop, which is co-sponsored by UD's Center for Critical Zone Research and the Science, Ethics and Public Policy program, will include presentations by…
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown for the first time that a genetic malfunction found in marine crustaceans called…
The findings bridge a critical knowledge gap for stem cell biologists, enabling them to better understand the enormously complex process by which DNA is…
The report is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the world’s wild mammals, and is the result of a five-year effort including data collected by more…
The conclusion follows a comprehensive review of records of the frequencies of dental cavities in both prehistoric and living human populations from research…
An optical detector head for spectrometric measurements of NIR-remission spectra was modified to minimize direct reflexion of optical elements, which in…
A novel yeast expression system was developed in the lab of Prof. Manfred Schmitt from the Department of Applied Molecular Biology of the Saarland University…
The invention affects the novel bacterial enzyme 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose-reductase. In a regio- and stereoselective reaction 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose (AF) is…
The interactive beer mat registers the liquid level of a glass and sends its value to a central computer (e.g. at the bar), where the obtained data are…
A new coating process has been developed at the Institute of Powder Technology of Glass and Ceramics of Saarland University. The technology enables a…
A new method has been developed which enables measurement of the thrombocyte adhesion directly in a simple and cost-efficient way, which can facilitate…
The hail sensor developed by Prof. Dr. Löffler-Mang at University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken is suitable for the automatic registration of hail and for…