Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO
The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago.
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009
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News tagged with skin layer
Mathematical models explain how a wrinkle becomes a crease
Wrinkles, creases and folds are everywhere in nature, from the surface of human skin to the buckled crust of the Earth. They can also be useful structures for engineers. Wrinkles in thin films, for example, can help make ...
Mathematics
Jun 25, 2014
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Researchers develop DNA sunscreen that gets better the longer you wear it
Why use regular sunscreen when you can apply a DNA film to your skin? Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a coating made out of DNA that gets better at protecting skin from ultraviolet ...
Materials Science
Jul 26, 2017
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Not a drag: breakthrough will create cleaner, faster planes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A world first model for predicting fluid flows close to surfaces will enable engineers to reduce drag in vehicles, and in turn, lead to more efficient and greener planes, cars and boats, according to a University ...
General Physics
Jul 9, 2010
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Insulin-producing beta cells from stem cells: Scientists decipher early molecular mechanisms of differentiation
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and microRNA 335 are instrumental in helping form differentiated progenitor cells from stem cells. These are organized in germ layers and are thus the origin of different tissue types, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 23, 2014
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Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it
With last year's undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn't happen.
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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Nanomodified surfaces seal leg implants against infection
In recent years, researchers have worked to develop more flexible, functional prosthetics for soldiers returning home from battlefields in Afghanistan or Iraq with missing arms or legs. But even new prosthetics have trouble ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 22, 2011
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Why steam burns are particularly vicious
Even if the wound looks superficially harmless, steam burns must be cooled persistently. Empa researchers have now been able to show for the first time how hot steam achieves its vicious effect: It penetrates the upper skin ...
Other
May 8, 2018
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Self-healing surfaces
The engineers' dream of self-healing surfaces has taken another step towards becoming reality -- researchers have produced a electroplated layer that contains tiny nanometer-sized capsules. If the layer is damaged, the capsules ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 3, 2009
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How key genes cooperate to make healthy skin
Skin is the body's armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet mutations in a single gene, the gene for the protein p63, cause numerous diseases and malformations of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 20, 2011
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