Young stars ejecting plasma could give us clues into the Sun’s past Kyoto, Japan — Down here on Earth we don’t usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They often occur together with sudden brightenings called flares, and sometimes extend far enough to disturb Earth’s magnetosphere, generating space weather phenomena including auroras or geomagnetic storms, and even damaging power grids on occasion. Scientists believe that when…
In his General Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves over a century ago; this year, they were detected directly for the first…
The presented innovation is a new method for head measurement which works with an app. Scopes of application of the new method can be found in the field of diagnosis and treatment of cranial deformations, e.g. the helmet therapy.
Among Gram-positive bacteria are some of the most dangerous pathogens for humans. Especially Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for a high percentage of hospital-acquired and deadly infections.
We have identified a naturally human-associated bacterial antibiotic producer strain (S. lugdunensis IVK28 wild type), which may act as a probiotic cure before patients enter hospital. Its application could avoid costly decolonization of human commensal bacteria before surgery.
From this bacterium we furthermore isolated a previously unknown class of peptide related structures with high potential as new antibiotics. Total chemical synthesis has been established.
The main compound Lugdunin shows very high potential against MRSA and other highly-resistant species like Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium (VRE), Streptococcus pneumoniae and Listeria monocytogenes.
A patent application covering the chemical structures, the genetic background of the producer strain and the bioactivity of the new substances has been filed.
“Ahuna is the one true 'mountain' on Ceres,” said David Williams, associate research professor in Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space…
Aalto University's Radio Science and Engineering researchers have developed a method that allows antennas to make the shift from the analogue to the digital…
The invention of the light microscope marks the beginning of modern science; its application has enabled scientists to answer fundamental scientific questions….
An ultrafast “electron camera” at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has made the first direct snapshots of atomic nuclei in…
Large data centres are the major checkpoints of the Internet. They save, process and forward business data and private information. Today's data centres have…
Charles McLaren, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering at Lehigh University, arrived last fall for his semester of research at the University…
Scientists and engineers striving to create the next machine-age marvel–whether it be a more aerodynamic rocket, a faster race car, or a higher-efficiency jet…
More than 90% of drugs passing through today's preclinical cell cultures studies fail to meet the desired efficacy or safety. Tissue engineering has undergone exciting progress and more similar to the in vivo situation. Scientists at University of Göttingen developed a new device for automated tissue engineering & drug testing.
We offer a electromyogramm (EMG) electrode for the chronic percutaneous implantation for a robust and reliable electromyogram detection in myolectric control of e.g. prosthesis. It solves reliability issues related to skin conditions, electrode lift-offs and variations of electrode positioning. No wireless transmission is needed, they can be directly connected external amplifiers.
Domain-exchanged complete antibody composed of the Fc fragment and variable domains where CH1 and CL domains have been exchanged for a pair of CH3 domains.
Modular immunoglobulins composed of Fab-like fragment with HerceptinVL and VH region and CH3 domains and an unmodified Fc fragment are described. Novel is an increased binding to FcR³III, which leads to potentiated T-cell activation upon binding to a Her2-positive cell line
A new aluminum based photo acid generator which is easy to synthesize[2, 3] (sulphonium as weil as iodonium salt) at high yields is described. The educts are inexpensive and commercially available. This high stability and the abandonment of any heavy metals in our novel PAG prompts a low toxicity.
Die Erfindung dient zur Verhinderung von Tauwasserbildung an den Tramköpfen einer Holzbalkendecke bei Innendämmung. Die Wärmeleitbleche ermöglichen eine energiesparende Temperierung des Tramkopfs und somit eine dauerhafte Sanierung und Erhaltung der Tramdecke.
The invention prevents the condensation of water forming on the traverse heads of a wooden beam ceiling when the building is insulated internally. Using heat conduction plates enables energy-saving temperature control of the beam head area and thus durable renovation of a wooden beam ceiling.
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