05/02/2013

Nanostructures with living cells

Using laser technology, Aleksandr Ovsianikov from the Vienna University of Technology wants to create microstructures with embedded living cells.

Understanding the Earth's climate prior to the industrial era

Tree-rings, ice-cores, and speleothems are all used to reconstruct climate of the past millennia. But are these records reliable? Researchers of the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, the University of Bern's Oeschger ...

How the industry can fight back against pirated music

New research estimates that 28% of digital music world-wide is pirated using illegal file-sharing. The findings shed light on financial difficulties in the music industry experienced by companies such as HMV.

Robustness of ITER's solenoid conductor confirmed

(Phys.org)—After an intensive effort to improve the capability of ITER's central solenoid conductor, the ITER Organization has concluded that a technically reliable and economically viable solution has been found. This ...

Researchers examine online networks used to recruit terrorists

"Lone wolf" terrorists—individuals with no apparent ties to known extremist networks or conspiracies—have inflicted casualties in recent years and have drawn increasing attention from the law enforcement community. According ...

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