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Sealing properties and its influence factors of spherical mechanical seal
The spherical mechanical seal which can automatically adjust the contact state of sealing surfaces is proposed to replace the frequently-used...
New tool to show advertising revenue generated by each Facebook user
Credit: UC3M This free tool, known as "FDVT" (Facebook Data Valuation Tool), was developed by engineers in UC3M's Telematics department,...
Genomics reveals hen harrier is 2 distinct species
Credit: Simon Richards The study, published as the cover article in BioMed Central's Avian Research, led by the Earlham Institute...
NUS researchers discover novel mechanism to stop the spread of breast cancer
A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS)...
Catch up on cancer news at ESMO ASIA 2016
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 23 November, 2016 - The ESMO Asia 2016 Congress announces its press programme today. The meeting brings together cancer...
New online pharmacy research journal uses open-access publishing to increase dissemination
Credit: University of Huddersfield THE latest global research in pharmacy - from lab-based discoveries to an analysis of the health...
Benzodiazepine and related drug use increases hip fractures in persons with Alzheimer’s disease
The use of benzodiazepines and related drugs increases the risk of hip fracture by 43% in persons with Alzheimer's disease,...
Health diagnosis through bio-signal measuring electrodes on IoT devices
Credit: DGIST DGIST announced that Professor Kyung-in Jang's research team from the Department of Robotics Engineering succeeded in developing bio-signal...
New quantum states for better quantum memories
Credit: TU Wien Conventional memories used in today's computers only differentiate between the bit values 0 and 1. In quantum...
Which cropping system is best for the environment?
What is the best cereal cropping system if you look at the big picture and take into account the impacts...
Molecular chameleons reveal bacterial biofilm
Bacterial infections are especially resilient to treatment when individual bacteria group together and form what is known as a biofilm....
Fibroblasts could provide new target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham reveals the key role of different types of fibroblast cells...
Stop playing seek-and-hide with latent HIV
Credit: CRG A group of researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in...
Single enzyme controls 2 plant hormones
Credit: Joe Jez Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis isolated an enzyme that controls the levels of two plant...
Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- Artificial muscles -- materials that contract and expand somewhat like muscle fibers do -- can have many...
Imaging technique measures toxicity of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s proteins
Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that makes it possible to study why proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's...
DNA analysis of bluebird feces reveals benefits for vineyards
Credit: G. Woods Do bluebirds nesting in California's vineyards help grape growers by eating agricultural pests, or hurt them by...
What messages do female birds’ markings send?
Credit: J. Jawor Both male and female birds use traits like plumage brightness to size each other up, but a...
Aqua plantation for strawberries and RUDN student Margarita Romanets’ gold medal for
Credit: @RUDNUniversity Margarita Romanets, RUDN 1st year graduate student (Agronomy) presented her invention - intensive block aqua plantation for strawberries...
Diversity without limits
Credit: Temple University Bacteria were the original masters of their domain, having the Earth to themselves for the majority of...