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Environmental Conservation

GREET Model Updates: Enhancing Accuracy of Environmental Impacts

Led by Dr. Michael Wang, a group of Argonne transportation researchers regularly update key parameters and assumptions in the GREET model on the basis of new…

Studies and Analyses

6-Month Follow-Up Mammograms for Probably Benign Lesions

The study found that six-month short-interval follow-up examinations had an 83% sensitivity, which is similar to the sensitivity of other diagnostic…

Environmental Conservation

New Model Predicts Fish Diversity in Major River Systems

While scientists have developed methods to predict aspects of fish diversity in specific river locations, a model to understand what factors may drive a…

Physics & Astronomy

New Device Measures Ultrashort Laser Pulses at Focus

To better understand the distortions, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed the first device to directly measure complex ultrashort…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Boost Yields and Profits While Enhancing Water Quality

One of the key questions facing agriculturalists in the 21st century is how to produce adequate amounts of food and farm income while protecting environmental…

Studies and Analyses

Virus Mimics Human Protein to Disrupt Cell Division

Writing in the May 9 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Medical School report that a viral protein, called…

Life & Chemistry

Surprising discovery: Multicellular response is 'all for one'

At the molecular level, it has been widely assumed that, in single-celled organisms, each cell perceives its environment — and responds to stress conditions…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Pesticide Alternatives Reduce Ozone Depletion Risks

Methyl bromide, an odorless, colorless gas used as an agricultural pesticide, was introduced in the 1980s as an effective way to control weeds and increase…

Life & Chemistry

New Immune Pathway Discovered to Combat Allergens and Asthma

For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to…

Earth Sciences

Iron 'snow' helps maintain Mercury's magnetic field

The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury’s mysterious magnetic field, say researchers from the University of Illinois and Case Western…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic 'tag team' keeps cells on cycle

“A cell doesn’t want to divide before it is finished copying its DNA or it will end up with broken chromosomes,” a failure with potentially devastating…

Environmental Conservation

Rainfall and Rivers: New Method Predicts Fish Biodiversity

The mathematics behind the new method also can be used to model and predict a wide range of other questions, from the transmission of waterborne illnesses to…

Environmental Conservation

Pampanga River Excels in IBI Ecological Test in the Philippines

Rivers have been important sources of drinking water, food, and livelihood since the beginning of human civilizations and until now, communities depend on the sustenance rivers provide. However, they have been utilized for so long that nature has shown signs of ecological imbalance due to widespread pollution, continuous human activities, and natural phenomena. One such resource is the Pampanga River, the fourth largest basin in the Philippines, coursing Central Luzon from Pantabangan Dam in the northeast to Manila Bay in…

Corporate News

Medical Systems and Services for Müller-Wohlfahrt Clinic in Munich

Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt recently opened a new orthopedic clinic in Munich. The clinic features state-of-the-art medical systems from Siemens…

Process Engineering

Innovative UV Disinfection: Extending Food Packaging Shelf Life

Food manufacturers are increasingly choosing disinfection with ultraviolet light as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Future Electronics: New Manufacturing Methods Boost Design Flexibility

New manufacturing methods will change the production processes and will enable the manufacturing of entirely new kinds of products. VTT Technical Research…

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