9/9/10
A small RNA molecule determines whether or not lung cancer cells grow invasively and metastasize. This has been discovered in the culture dish by scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the University Medical Center Mannheim (UMM). Moreover, ...
9/9/10
Risks and Management of Present and Future Storm Surges 13 to 17 September 2010, Universität Hamburg, Germany The Institute for Coastal Research at the GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht, in cooperation with Hamburg KlimaCampus (Climate Campus) at Hamburg University and further national and ...
9/8/10
10th annual meeting of the German Academic International Network (GAIN) for German scientists and scholars in North America Joint press release by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service and the German Research Foundation Around 300 German scientists and ...
9/8/10
Telerobots (remotely controlled robots) can be used not only in outer space but also in terrestrial environments that are hazardous for human beings, such as minefields or areas affected by nuclear radiation. Innovations derived from virtual reality telepresence and teleaction are also being ...
9/8/10
Researchers at Mainz University carried out a minute-by-minute reconstruction of the sequence of emotions on September 11, 2001 American people reacted to the events of September 11, 2001 with increasing levels of anger and rage rather than sadness and fear as the day went on. This is the result ...
9/8/10
Choice of career is a major risk factor for persistent neurodermatitis A child who can’t stop scratching himself may well be suffering from atopic dermatitis, also known as neurodermatitis. Extreme irritability of the skin with a concomitant urge to scratch is typical of the disorder. The ...
9/8/10
A basic requirement for growth and life of a multicellular organism is the ability of its cells to divide. A protein complex, the so-called centrosome, plays a major role during cell division. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, together with colleagues at ...
9/7/10
The former CEO of Vattenfall Europe and present-day entrepreneur and consultant for renewable energies Hans-Juergen Cramer has been appointed as Director of the German Climate Innovation Center of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with effect from 1 September 2010. As a ...
9/7/10
After less than two months, the tunnel boring machine TULA broke through the wall of its reception shaft. The first 480 meters of the tunnel system are thus completed. The tunnelling team was greeted in the shaft by the two patronesses. When the tunnel boring machine TULA (TUnnel for Laser) set ...
9/6/10
Image sensors which are used as electronic parking aids in cars or for quality control in production systems have to be able to withstand the often very high temperatures that prevail in these environments. Research scientists have produced a CMOS chip which functions even at a temperature of ...
