ONF-MicroMod provides an upgrade for commercially
available laboratory microscopes. Several modules expand a given microscope by a novelty filter based on…
Photochromic materials for holographic data storage, photosensitive sensors and security applications have a high innovative potential. Due to poor durability…
Purinergic receptors have been in the focus of drug
discovery for many years. Modulation of P2 receptors in
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This rare disorder is characterized by specific skin anomalies involving the neck and behind the ear, eye abnormalities, a typical facial appearance, and…
The eruption is known to have put a large amount of sulfur into the atmosphere, and tree ring studies show that 1601 was a cold year, but no one had looked at…
The prevailing thinking is that Mars is a planet whose active climate has been confined to the distant past. About 3.5 billion years ago, the Red Planet had…
These single-walled carbon nanotubes also follow parallel paths as they grow so they don't cross each other to potentially impede electronic performance, said…
A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say…
Stromal stem cells – cells that are present in connective tissues – have recently been identified in endometrial tissues of the uterus. When the fresh growth…
As concern builds around the impact of rising food prices and new restrictions on rice exports from Asian countries hit by adverse climate conditions, the…
Our ability to remember the objects, places and people within our environment is essential for everyday life, although the importance of this is only fully…
At the cores of many galaxies, supermassive black holes expel powerful jets of particles at nearly the speed of light. Just how they perform this feat has long…
The use of smell to detect chemical signals can be useful for birds in various situations, such as feeding and orientation. However, they can greatly increase…
Said Minister Hahn: “With membership of ESO, Austria's scientists will receive direct access to the world's leading infrastructure in astronomy. This…
Interacting galaxies are found throughout the Universe, sometimes dramatic collisions that trigger bursts of star formation, on other occasions as stealthy…
“This kind of transistor should be able to reduce energy consumption in mobile phones and computers, for example, so they wouldn’t have to be recharged so…