All News

Environmental Conservation

Ten simultaneous cruises in the Mediterranean and Black Sea begin

A unique scientific and educational experience awaits everyone involved, as for the first time, the scientific community will join efforts to sample the two…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Power Laser Advances Nanotechnology Manufacturing

Already the evidence is present for a revolution in the manufacture of materials based on nano-engineered structures. However, prior to these “nanomaterials”…

Environmental Conservation

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Make History for Antarctic Research

This is the first time that unpiloted UAVs have been used in the Antarctic and the successful flights open up a major new technique for gathering scientific…

Earth Sciences

Satellites Aid Arctic Musk Oxen Amid Climate Challenges

Some 20,000 musk oxen died on Canada's far-northern Banks Island because of such conditions during the winter several years ago. Yet, their deaths went…

Machine Engineering

Discover Sturdy Controllers for Embedded Automation Solutions

The new open product is especially sturdy, powerful and highly modular. Simatic S7-mEC integrates control, HMI and PC functionality in one device. The new…

Studies and Analyses

Turtle Nesting at Risk: Logging Impacts Coastal Beaches in Gabon

Sea turtle nesting attempts are impeded by lost or abandoned logs that accumulate along the country’s coastal beaches. Logs are floated downriver from forests…

Life & Chemistry

Nutrient Regulation of Plant Biological Clock Uncovered

The study will appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This hypothesis derived from multi-network analysis of…

Life & Chemistry

New Chemical Targets Latent Tuberculosis Bacteria Effectively

Success in the laboratory suggests that a new compound can point the way to preventing active tuberculosis in people infected with the latent form of the…

Life & Chemistry

MicroRNAs Boost Zebrafish Fin Regeneration Insights

Tiny wonders of the aquarium world, zebrafish can regenerate organs and tissues, including hearts, eye parts and fins. When a fin is lost, the fish regenerates…

Health & Medicine

Vegan Diet Boosts Antibodies Against Atherosclerosis Risks

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and cardiovascular diseases. The underlying causes are…

Health & Medicine

Umeå study links body fat and blood sugar to breast cancer

He study at Umeå University, which is published in the journal Cancer Research and Treatment, is the first to investigate how excess body fat and factors…

Process Engineering

Photonic Technology Enhances Microwave Signal Distribution

Using optical fibre for the distribution of microwave signals has several benefits compared to using electrical cables. Optical fibre has low loss and…

Health & Medicine

University Clinic Launches New Particle Therapy Center

Today the University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein (UC S-H) commissioned a consortium of bidders including Siemens, Bilfinger Berger and HSG Technischer Service…

Transportation and Logistics

Velaro High-Speed Trains Cut Journey Times in Spain, China, Russia

Velaro, the high speed train by Siemens, keeps going from success to success. The first five of a total order for 60 high speed trains will be rolling in China…

Health & Medicine

Regulating Negative Emotions: Effects on Brain Activity

The ability to regulate emotions is essential to both mental and physical well-being. “Conversely, difficulties with emotion regulation have been postulated as…

Environmental Conservation

Study Shifts Conditions for Spanish Brown Bears’ Habitat

An international study being published this week in the Net edition of the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, shows that,…

Feedback