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Toward safer, long-life nuclear reactors: Metal design could raise radiation resistance by 100 times

ANN ARBOR — In findings that could change the way industries like nuclear energy and aerospace look for materials that can stand up to radiation exposure, University of Michigan researchers have discovered that metal alloys with three or more elements in equal concentrations can be remarkably resistant to radiation-induced swelling. (more…)

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Chemistry on the Edge: Study Pinpoints Most Active Areas of Reactions on Nanoscale Particles

Experiments at Berkeley Lab confirm that structural defects at the periphery are key in catalyst function

Defects and jagged surfaces at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are key hot spots for chemical reactivity, a team of researchers working at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel confirmed with a unique infrared probe. (more…)

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Conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu

President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Russia on a brief working visit.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Prime Minister, colleagues, let me wish you a warm welcome to Moscow. (more…)

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The Fusionist: Asta Roseway – One researcher’s bold vision for the future of design, tech — and just about everything else

FoodFutures, an exhibition addressing food production needs in the year 2050, melds the seemingly strange bedfellows of urban farming, machine learning, research engineering and design. (more…)

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Neuer Ansatz in der Behandlung von Entzündungen

Tübinger Forscher identifizieren ein Protein als wichtige „Stellschraube“ im Entzündungsgeschehen – Krebsmedikament könnte zur Therapie als Hemmstoff eingesetzt werden

Forscherinnen und Forscher der Universität Tübingen haben gemeinsam mit Kollegen aus Deutschland und den USA ein Protein als wichtige „Stellschraube“ für die Entstehung von Entzündungen im menschlichen Körper genauer identifiziert. Wie Professor Alexander Weber aus der Abteilung Immunologie des Interfakultären Instituts für Zellbiologie berichtete, wird das Protein mit der Bezeichnung Brutons Tyrosinkinase, kurz BTK, bei der Aktivierung des Entzündungsgeschehens im menschlichen Körper eingeschaltet und spielt somit bei der anschließenden Entfaltung der Entzündung eine wesentliche Rolle. (more…)

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Exploring the secret life of house sparrows with the aid of a 3D printer

Since it was introduced to North America in the late 19th century, the house sparrow has received little love. “Nothing can be urged in its favor,” declared an 1891 editorial in the New York Times. A few years later, the same newspaper deemed the birds “rats in the air.” Adding insult to injury, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has long kept the house sparrow on its unceremonious list of species of “least concern.” (more…)

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