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Fraunhofer IISB Launches Dr.LiTHO Lithography Simulation Software

The Fraunhofer IISB lithography simulation software will be distributed as the Dr.LiTHO [1, 2] software package. Dr.LiTHO was formerly used as the internal…

Life & Chemistry

Are We Genetically Programmed for Generosity?

Are those inclined towards generosity genetically programmed to behave that way?” A team of researchers, including Dr. Ariel Knafo of the Psychology…

Life & Chemistry

Missing Protein Linked to Autism: Insights on Synapse Development

The protein helps synapses develop. Synapses–through which neurons communicate with one other-underlie our ability to learn and remember. Now Li-Huei Tsai,…

Information Technology

University of Leicester Team Fight Computer 'Obesity' Crisis

Obesity is not just a problem for people. Cutting-edge research in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Leicester is tackling the problem of…

Information Technology

Grand Challenges in Microelectronics aim for ‘Moore for less’

The goals are part of the Grand Challenges in Microelectronic Design, a scheme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and…

Seminars Workshops

European Roadmap for Supporting Gifted Youth in Education

With the active support of the European Parliament and the European Commission, COST brought together – for the first time ever – leading European researchers…

Earth Sciences

New research discredits a US$100 billion 'fix' to global warming

Research performed at Stanford and Oregon State Universities, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, suggests that ocean fertilization may not be an…

Awards Funding

ESA Honored with American Astronautical Society Award

The award, which acknowledges the work done by ESA and its ISS partners to advance international cooperation since the ISS partnership began, was given at the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Decoy Strategy Targets Superbugs with DNA and Antibiotics

Scientists from the John Innes Centre have proven that by taking a short stretch of DNA from a bacterium and delivering it with an existing antibiotic they can…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Antiparasitics in Manure: New Insights on Environmental Impact

The study of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a relatively new area of research which has been constantly gaining interest. The scientists investigated…

Information Technology

Explore Tabletop Virtual Factories: A New Era in Innovation

A crowd of people is gathered around a large table with an illuminated surface, on which images of a journey through pipes and machines in a factory are being…

Environmental Conservation

Purified Hospital Wastewater: Tackling Drug Contamination

Antibiotics, cytostatics and psychotropics – many are the drugs swallowed by hospital patients. A certain amount of these substances is excreted and finds its…

Social Sciences

Exploring Ethnic Discrimination: Insights from Uppsala University

This is shown in a dissertation by Alexandra Snellman from Uppsala University that examines how racist and sexist prejudice creates social hierarchies and…

Medical Engineering

Using Ultrasound to Heal Open Leg Ulcers in Diabetics

Minor skin wounds might hurt a lot, but they usually heal within a matter of days. For diabetics, the slightest scratch can have more serious consequences. In…

Environmental Conservation

Herkules: The Eco-Friendly Supercomputer Redefining Speed

Herkules, the new number-cruncher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern, is not only one of the fastest supercomputers…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Commissioner Dismisses Science in GM Approval Decision

In an open letter to Commissioner Stavros Dimas the EFB President Marc van Montagu states that the draft decisions do not have a scientific basis and they seem…

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