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Power and Electrical Engineering

Coal gasification — myths, challenges and opportunities

There is a growing consensus that increased demand for electricity will cement coal’s place in the energy portfolio for years to come. In fact, more than half…

Physics & Astronomy

How Brain Waves Mirror Nature’s Rhythms for Innovation

“Structures built from a very large number of units can exhibit sharp transitions from one state to another state, which physicists call phase transitions,”…

Physics & Astronomy

Global Collaboration Brings ALMA Telescope Vision to Life

“Most of the photons in the Universe are in the wavelength range that ALMA will receive, and ALMA will give us our first high-resolution views at these…

Studies and Analyses

Tumor-Targeting Viral Therapy Slows Neuroblastoma Growth

Researchers in a multi-institutional study led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center slowed the growth of two particularly stubborn solid tumor…

Earth Sciences

Insights From Past Greenhouse Warming Events: Future Implications

Scientists studying the PETM are piecing together an increasingly detailed picture of its causes and consequences. Their findings describe what may be the best…

Environmental Conservation

Antarctic Ecosystem: Surviving Ice Ages Through Change

Although the area is covered in ice and bears witness to some of the most extreme cold on the planet, this ecosystem is dynamic, not static, and change here…

Environmental Conservation

Antarctic Marine Life Faces Threat from Warming Seas

Antarctic marine communities resemble the primeval waters of millions years ago because modern predators – crabs and fish – are missing.But this is about to…

Health & Medicine

New Labelling Proposal Aims to Simplify Food Choices

The Choices International Foundation calls for the European Commission and the European Parliament to consider the option to put a positive logo that…

Event News

Breaking the Gaudi Code: Barcelona to host Europe’s largest science conference

4,000 scientists, researchers and decision makers to discuss the latest trends in science including Stem Cell research, Terrorism, Climate Change, Nutrition…

Trade Fair News

China Int'l Medical Electronics Technology 2008

As people pay more attention to health, there is an increasing demand for medical electronic products in the market, especially a rapid growth of high-end…

Event News

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week – Forestry in a Changing World

The event will bring together upwards of 500 individuals from governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), research institutions, regional and…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking DNA: How Chemical Modifications Enhance Genetic Info

Most genetic information is directly encoded by the sequence of nucleotides in a chain of DNA, but further instructions may also be provided by adding chemical…

Business and Finance

Barriers to Growth for Bangalore Businesses Explored

Winter 2008, Vol. 7, No. 1, Pages 120-153Posted Online February 14, 2008.(doi:10.1162/asep.2008.7.1.120)What Holds Back Bangalore Businesses?Amar BhidéColumbia…

Studies and Analyses

A Comparative Analysis of China's and India's Recent Export Performances

The implication of this study is that India's reform measures need to be bolstered effectively to catch up and to overtake China.Asian Economic PapersWinter…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Online Measurement of Sulphide and Odorants in Liquids

The presented protected technology describes a procedure and device for quasi- continuous measurement of odour-relevant substances in liquids, especially…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Device for Efficient Biological Wastewater Treatment

The present protected technology concerns a procedure as well as a device for standard biological wastewater treatment and for membrane bioreactor (MBR)…

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