While large firework displays have become even more more popular over the past ten years or so, most of the chemistry behind these exuberant displays has been known for centuries. Marrying this with modern digital technology ...
Hardware
Jan 2, 2014
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A key theory of the cell cycle of asymmetric bacteria, which has prevailed for the last ten years, has been disproved by a combined approach using mathematical modelling and genetic experiments.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 2, 2014
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Although a population of bacteria may be genetically identical, individual bacteria within that population can act in radically different ways. bacterial cells split
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 2, 2014
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In future, thin-film heating will allow plastic parts to be produced with greatly improved surface quality. Researchers have also found a way to make the whole process more energy efficient.
Engineering
Jan 2, 2014
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The control center at the Cologne Bonn Airport coordinates a number of actors during winter services. The new software upgrades the airport's central control of winter service activities. Now, one click is enough in order ...
Engineering
Jan 2, 2014
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To improve medical treatment, researchers test new drug ingredients on biological cells. By combining two microscopy techniques, the time required for testing can be reduced by 50 to 80 percent. And far fewer measurements ...
General Physics
Jan 2, 2014
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New models of automobiles are initially manufactured in a pilot production run. A new procedure now makes it possible to transfer the parameters applied there directly to serial production.
Engineering
Jan 2, 2014
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By projecting images onto contoured surfaces you get a virtual experience that puts you at the center of the action. Now, a quick and easy calibration technique could help the concept find a wider application beyond the planetarium.
Computer Sciences
Jan 2, 2014
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Smartphone file-sharing apps Bump and Flock have announced that they will be discontinued at the end of January.
Software
Jan 2, 2014
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