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Power and Electrical Engineering

Enhanced Radiology Monitoring in the Basque Country

Most countries currently have radiological monitoring to monitor radioactivity levels in the environment and to detect the level of natural radioactivity. Also…

Life & Chemistry

ADHD Gene Linked to Health Benefits in Nomadic Tribesmen

Scientists have shown that an ADHD-associated version of the gene DRD4 is associated with better health in nomadic tribesmen, and yet may cause malnourishment…

Life & Chemistry

Addressing Ethical Challenges in Synthetic Biology Funding

The report, commissioned by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's (BBSRC) Bioscience for Society Strategy Panel, is part of its…

Life & Chemistry

Scandinavian Researchers Discover Plant Proteins that Manage Arsenic

Publishing in the open access journal BMC Biology, a team of Scandinavian researchers has revealed a set of plant proteins that channel arsenic in and out of…

Business and Finance

New Financing Alliance Boosts Early SME Development in Europe

The primary aim is to overcome the lack of risk willing financing in the early SME development phases. The lack of financing dramatically lowers the number of…

Earth Sciences

Animal Burrows Reveal Antarctica’s Warmer Climate History

Today Antarctica is a harsh world. Devoid of trees and bushes, it is largely covered in snow and ice and battered by frigid winds. There are no land-based…

Environmental Conservation

Creating Safe Zones for Right Whales in Roseway Basin

It’s called the “area to be avoided,”— 1,000 square nautical miles located in the Roseway Basin region of the Scotian Shelf, just south of Barrington, N.S. And…

Life & Chemistry

Beta Cell Defect Tied to Type 2 Diabetes: New Study Insights

In a study presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s 68th Scientific Sessions, a team led by Rohit N. Kulkarni, M.D., Ph.D., Investigator in the…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Testing Sprinkle Technique

“We're a little surprised at how much this material is clumping together when we dig into it,” said Doug Ming a Phoenix science team member from NASA's Johnson…

Environmental Conservation

Environmental Solution for China's Steel Industry

Siemens Metals Technologies received a contract from the Chinese steel producer Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Ltd. (Masteel) to install the first Meros plant…

Technology Offerings

Boosting Production of High-Porosity Zinc Silicate Microcrystals

The invention concerns a simple process for the large-scale production of high-porosity zinc silicate microcrystals using ionized liquids.

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Information Technology

Disruptive Ions: Impact on Global Positioning Systems Explained

Now, new research and monitoring systems are clarifying what happens to disruptive clouds of electrons and other electrically charged particles, known as ions,…

Business and Finance

Brazil's biotech firms: From imitators to innovators in health-related products

Brazil is in the midst of a transition from imitator to innovator in health-related products, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date of barriers…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Threatens Marine Ecosystems and Ocean Life

“Marine ecosystems are undoubtedly under-resourced, overlooked and under threat and our collective knowledge of impacts on marine life is a mere drop in the…

Corporate News

Siemens Marks 25 Years of Membrane Innovation in Water Solutions

These innovative membranes have been installed in thousands of drinking water, wastewater reuse and industrial plants worldwide, offering a sustainable,…

Corporate News

Chlorination in Drinking Water: A Century of Innovation

In 1908, the Jersey City, New Jersey Water Works became the first U.S. water system to chlorinate on a permanent basis. The practice spread to other areas of…

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