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Valvo-Cell: Advancing Long-Term Cultivation for High-Throughput Screening

Cultivation of small tissue samples or low amounts of living cells for analysis of secreted molecules is increasingly required for research and development…

Technology Offerings

ErgoViz – Ergonomic 3D-Visualization

By ErgoViz the real-time stereoscopic visualization of 3D

content is optimized, so that the visual stress on the viewer
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Transportation and Logistics

BAM Advances Design Safety for Spent Fuel Transport Casks

In this press release BAM describes its tasks in general terms for the approval process. BAM started testing the design of the CASTOR Ia, the first CASTOR…

Information Technology

Innovative antennas may signal a ‘new wave’ in healthcare provision

The use of biosensors attached to the body for health monitoring is not new. However, antennas that enable such devices to be linked together efficiently on a…

Health & Medicine

IFST Advisory Statement "Don’t Spread Germs: Avoiding Cross-Contamination in the Home

Cross-contamination (spreading of germs) is a major cause of food poisoning. Food poisoning is preventable – avoiding cross-contamination is simple and…

Interdisciplinary Research

COST Open Call: Proposals for European Development Initiatives

COST invites proposals for Actions contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a…

Earth Sciences

Scientists aim to unlock deep-sea “secrets” of Earth’s crust

The Durham experts will lead an international team of 12 scientists aboard Britain’s Royal Research Ship James Cook which will set sail from Ponta Delgada, San…

Studies and Analyses

Office Initiative Cuts Head And Neck Pain By Over 40%

They also reported that pain levels were less severe at the end of the study than at the start.Italian researchers compared 169 staff in Turin’s registry and…

Life & Chemistry

Hormone-Like Chemicals: New Insights Into Obesity Causes

While eating too much and exercising too little are still considered the major cause of obesity, scientists have recently started investigating whether…

Environmental Conservation

Something Old, Something New: Scientists Trace Soils’ Contribution to Climate Change

Project leader Professor Pete Millard of Aberdeen’s Macaulay Institute explains: “Globally, soils contain over 300 times the amount of carbon released each…

Information Technology

£900k helps Queen’s lead the way in next generation computing

The revolutionary software work of the centre could change the face of industry, commerce and academic research in the next few years. Established in 2002,…

Environmental Conservation

Morbillivirus Impacting Dolphins Along French Coast

Marine mammal beachings along the French coast have been recorded by scientists since 1972. According to Nicolas Keck, a veterinary surgeon with the Hérault…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Harnessing Wild Cocoa Trees to Combat Pod Pests and Diseases

In every production zone worldwide, cocoa trees are faced with pests and diseases that can wipe out entire harvests. To protect their crops, farmers often use…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Rising Food Prices in Developing Countries: Causes and Solutions

It would be easy to look for a scapegoat. There are many reasons, both structural and conjunctural. Firstly, the purchasing power of people in emerging…

Health & Medicine

New Method Reveals Baby’s Sex By Two Months of Pregnancy

The spin off of the University of Granada Lorgen, in collaboration with the Foetal Medicine Unit of the Maternity Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada, has…

Life & Chemistry

Induction of Bone Formation Using Embryonic Stem Cells

They imitated bone formation in embryos and children, which uses cartilage as a template. This new approach appears to be a promising way of repairing bone…

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