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…
Are those inclined towards generosity genetically programmed to behave that way?” A team of researchers, including Dr. Ariel Knafo of the Psychology…
The protein helps synapses develop. Synapses–through which neurons communicate with one other-underlie our ability to learn and remember. Now Li-Huei Tsai,…
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…
The goals are part of the Grand Challenges in Microelectronic Design, a scheme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and…
With the active support of the European Parliament and the European Commission, COST brought together – for the first time ever – leading European researchers…
Research performed at Stanford and Oregon State Universities, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, suggests that ocean fertilization may not be an…
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…
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…
The study of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a relatively new area of research which has been constantly gaining interest. The scientists investigated…
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…
Antibiotics, cytostatics and psychotropics – many are the drugs swallowed by hospital patients. A certain amount of these substances is excreted and finds its…
This is shown in a dissertation by Alexandra Snellman from Uppsala University that examines how racist and sexist prejudice creates social hierarchies and…
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…
Herkules, the new number-cruncher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern, is not only one of the fastest supercomputers…
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…