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Medical Engineering

Self-Powered Wireless EEG: Harnessing Body Heat and Light

The hybrid power supply combines a thermoelectric generator that uses the heat dissipated from a person’s temples and silicon photovoltaic cells. The entire…

Physics & Astronomy

Coldest Brown Dwarf CFBDS0059: Bridging Stars and Planets

The brown dwarf is named CFBDS J005910.83-011401.3 (it will be called CFBDS0059 in the following). Its temperature is about 350°C and its mass about 15-30…

Health & Medicine

Experts Explore Shaken Baby Syndrome: New Insights Uncovered

Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), also known as childhood neurotrauma or inflicted traumatic brain injury, is the leading cause of death from childhood maltreatment….

Studies and Analyses

Cultural Perspectives on Emotions: East vs. West Insights

Across two studies, participants viewed images, each of which consisted of one centre model and four background models in each image. The researchers…

Process Engineering

High-Speed Metal Printing for Functionally Graded Materials

As a result of a multi-million Euro project, a high speed Metal Printing Process (MPP) for the production of metal products with functionally graded materials…

Corporate News

Follow-up Order Received from China's Aluminum Industry

Siemens Metals Technologies has received orders from the Chinese company, Dingsheng Aluminium Co. Ltd., to supply new process control systems for a total of…

Trade Fair News

Thailand Auto Parts & Accessories (TAPA)

Thailand Auto Parts & Accessories (TAPA) 23rd april 2008 to 27th April 2008, a mega show of automobile first time of its own in Thailand. It is an excellent…

Earth Sciences

The effect of climate change on the patterns of bird distribution east and west of Wallace's Line

The evolutionary processes leading to the development of new species, their extinction, immigration and emigration may be influenced by both historical and…

Information Technology

Master Map Reading: Essential Tips for Navigating with Ease

You are driving along an unfamiliar road, using your satellite navigation to find your way. But clever technology in your car is also tracking the route,…

Life & Chemistry

German Stem Cell Research Impacted by Qualifying Date Rule

“The current qualifying date rule, in particular, strongly impedes German stem cell research,” explained DFG Vice President Professor Jörg Hinrich Hacker,…

Health & Medicine

Lovastatin’s Neuroprotective Effects: New Research Insights

High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease including stroke. Therefore, many cholesterol lowering drugs have been…

Interdisciplinary Research

Shedding light on life — new institute to develop biological imaging techniques

That's the thinking behind a new institute set to be launched at The University of Nottingham that brings engineers, physicists, biologists and chemists…

Health & Medicine

Sexual Dissatisfaction in Postmenopausal Women and Heart Health

In an article published in the April 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers found no increased prevalence or incidence of cardiovascular…

Health & Medicine

Traffic Pollution’s Impact on Children’s Health: New Findings

The BAMSE project has monitored 4,000 children in Stockholm county from birth in order to assess whether exposure to traffic pollution during their first year…

Health & Medicine

Breaking the Silence: Emotional Isolation Among Cancer Widows

Previous research has shown that many Swedish men over 50 with cancer confide their feelings and fears about the disease to few other people, if any. For 80…

Information Technology

CSC Upgrades Funet Network for High-Speed Connectivity in Finland

CSC, the Finnish IT center for science, is renewing the Funet communications network that covers the whole of Finland. The new high-speed and reliable optical…

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