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Physics & Astronomy

End-to-End Inspection for Drugs and Explosives Innovations

The future device operation is based on object translucence by a fast neutron flux and on subsequent recording of spectra of roentgen fluorescence induced by…

Earth Sciences

Scientists Reveal Cause of 2 Billion-Year Delay in Animal Evolution

Dr Simon Poulton, Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, was part of an international team of biogeochemists who took part in the University…

Life & Chemistry

Food calories – independently of its taste – are directly recognised by the brain says new research

But while this hedonistic effect of food in the brain is well known, new research reveals that calories – per se – can do exactly the same. The study, to be…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Compulsive Gambling: Insights from Experts

Donatella Marazziti of the University of Pisa and colleagues explain that pathological gambling revolves around the uncontrolled impulse to gamble, with…

Studies and Analyses

Mid-Life Belly Size Linked to Higher Dementia Risk

The study involved 6,583 people age 40 to 45 in northern California who had their abdominal fat measured. An average of 36 years later, 16 percent of the…

Machine Engineering

Enhancing PC-Based Automation Communication Performance

This can be used for both standard Ethernet and Profinet communications, for example as a Profinet IO controller or for communicating with Profinet CBA…

Technology Offerings

Discover Metal-Peptide Frameworks: A New Class of Materials

The present invention permits to produce substances of a new category: metal-peptide frameworks (MPF).

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Earth Sciences

Satellites Elevate Sustainability Efforts for a Greener Future

Companies that aim to create wealth while also contributing to the long-term quality of life and respect for the environment regularly issue environmental…

Environmental Conservation

Isotope Analysis Uncovers Foraging Patterns in Leatherback Turtles

This sea turtle, although a protected species, is threatened by human activity: it ingests plastics, get accidentally caught in fishing nets, sees its…

Awards Funding

Nominations Open for Nature Awards in Germany 2023

This year two prizes of €10,000 will be awarded – one for mid-career and one for lifetime achievement. Nominations open today (25 March) and close on 4 July…

Health & Medicine

International Committee Evaluates Healthy Food Criteria

The Choices Programme is an example of nutrient profiling, a hotly debated area today because of its many potential applications ranging from identifying…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Unusual Cell Growth Discovered in Popular Apple Variety

“To find out something new about apples is really exciting”, says Dr Mary Parker of the Institute of Food Research. “Apples have been cultivated for about as…

Life & Chemistry

The beetle’s genome sequenced for the first time

Beetles can be very beautiful and colorful, but many beetle species are also serious agricultural pests that can destroy food plants like potatoes (the…

Physics & Astronomy

Bidirectional Microdisplay: Advancing Optoelectronic Applications

This enables monolithically integrated optoelectronic applications based on standard silicon. One possibility of implementation are emitting and sensing…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Strategies for SSRI-Resistant Depression Treatment

Papakostas and colleagues compared two strategies for treating symptoms of major depressive disorder that do not respond to treatment with a selective…

Medical Engineering

Enhancing Defibrillator Efficiency for Heart Attack Response

A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis, is the most dramatic manifestation of cardiovascular illness, the main cause of…

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