Interdisciplinary Research

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COST Open Call: Proposals for European Development Initiatives

COST invites proposals for Actions contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a…

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New Research Grant Explores Heat Transfer Innovations

A team led by a University of Michigan mechanical engineer has received a five-year, $6.8-million grant from the Air Force to examine this problem, which is a…

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observatoryNANO project kicks off in London

Its mission is “to create a European Observatory on Nanotechnologies to present reliable, complete and responsible science-based and economic expert analysis,…

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Researchers Mimic Bacteria to Create Magnetic Nanoparticles

When it comes to designing something, it’s hard to find a better source of inspiration than Mother Nature. Using that principle, a diverse, interdisciplinary…

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Shedding light on life — new institute to develop biological imaging techniques

That's the thinking behind a new institute set to be launched at The University of Nottingham that brings engineers, physicists, biologists and chemists…

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Infrared Remote Sensing: Measuring Flame Temperatures Efficiently

In airplane engines or in some industrial combustion chambers, combustion reactions take place in extreme conditions of heat and pressure, making these…

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Groningen Launches New Centre for Synthetic Biology Research

Key participants in the Groningen initiative are the biochemist Prof. Bert Poolman (director of the new centre), molecular biologist Prof. Roel Bovenberg (also…

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Chimeric Polypeptides: Shedding Light on Cellular Redox States

Reduction/oxidation (redox) systems research is reaching a stage where domains that traditionally belonged to the physical sciences, chemistry, and molecular…

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Tekniker-IK4 Leads Robotics Project with University Teams

Moreover, university teams outstanding in robotics research have also collaborated – from the Carlos III University in Madrid, the Polytechnic University of…

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€5.2M Boost for Irish Seafood Innovation in Functional Foods

The Marine Functional Food Research Initiative (MFFRI) which is led by Teagasc under the direction of Dr. Declan Troy will identify novel marine food…

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COST Approves 25 New Actions for Innovative Research Networks

The 25 new networks approved by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) at its meeting in Vilnius on 15 and 16 November 2007 were the result of the 2nd…

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Scientists zero in on the cellular machinery that enables neurons to fire

In the November 15 issue of Nature, one group of researchers shows that a part of ion channels called the paddle is uniquely transplantable between different…

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Innovative Foods and Services for Enhanced Well-Being

One of the challenges facing the food industry is how to create tasty, convenient and experiential products made from health promoting ingredients. Various…

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CU Researchers Illuminate Breakthrough in Light-Emitting Nanodevice

The discovery, which involved years of perfecting a technique for building a specific type of light-emitting device, is reported in the Sept. 30 online…

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Diatoms Inspire Next-Gen Paints, Cosmetics, and Holograms

The tiny single-celled ‘diatom’, which first evolved hundreds of millions of years ago, has a hard silica shell which is iridescent – in other words, the shell…

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Sensitivity of brain center for ‘sound space’ defined by group led by Hebrew University researcher

The findings settle a controversy in earlier studies that failed to establish the auditory region, called the planum temporale, as responsible for perception…

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