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(Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD) Susceptibility to obesity, insulin resistance and other cardio-metabolic traits may also be dependent on a person's sex. An international research team studied sex differenc...

Product Announcement Virtium announced it will expand its extensive StorFly® family of SSDs to include industrial-grade 3D NAND-based drives, beginning the first quarter 2019. The new Virtium® SSDs will leverage 3D NAN...

News InSight is making great progress on Mars. Just this month, its seismometer was fitted with a protective dome shield. Now, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) reports InSight has placed its second instrument... St...

Videos Plastic bag pollution has become a huge environmental problem, prompting some cities and countries to heavily tax or ban the sacks. But what if used plastic bags could be made into higher-value products? Contribut...

News Seemingly insignificant as a children's toy, Shrinky Dinks are now being incorporated into a wearable that could help individuals with asthma, cystic fibrosis, and chronic pulmonary conditions... Staff Author: Tiern...

News NASA's technology contributions aren't bound to just space applications. Throughout the years, many companies have teamed up with the agency to bring innovation to the agriculture industry... Staff Author: Jennifer ...

News The European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass Earth Explorer satellite will start its 5-year global surveying mission in 2022. The spacecraft will chart the amount of biomass and carbon stored in Earth's forests... Staf...

News Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar completed its latest test, exceeding all performance requirements. In the most stressing test to date, the radar searched for... Contributed ...

News In a finding that runs counter to a common assumption in physics, researchers at the University of Michigan ran a light emitting diode (LED) with electrodes reversed in order to cool another device mere nanometers.....

Article At the core of autonomous vehicles are thousands of semiconductor chips that serve as the vehicle's eyes, ears, and brain--sensing surroundings, making decisions, and controlling actions. As semiconductors... Con...

News Autonomous vehicles relying on light-based image sensors often struggle to see through blinding conditions, such as fog. But MIT researchers have developed a sub-terahertz-radiation receiving system that could... Co...

Blog Which of the following groups are involved in STEM education: Young children building their first robots; engineering students taking technical writing classes; or undergraduate and graduate students preparing... Co...

News Metawave Corporation today announced the first ever industry demonstration of advanced radar that is able to detect automobiles and their speed at 300 meters, and pedestrians and bicycles as far as 180 meters... Con...

News Simon Fraser University and Swiss researchers are developing an eco-friendly, 3-D printable solution for producing wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors that can be used and disposed of without contaminating... ...

Product Announcement Global Connector Technology (GCT) launches the USB4085, a USB Type-C connector specifically aimed for power charging designs. "There is a rise of devices requiring change only functionality," says Pa...

News A new line of heated jackets powered by a mobile USB battery bank will protect police officers, military personnel and others while working in harsh winter conditions... Contributed Author: Purdue University Topics:...

(Bentham Science Publishers) Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research -- Diabetes and Obesity is an eBook series that brings updated reviews to readers interested in advances in the development of pharmaceutical agents for th...

Videos If you're claustrophobic, this small abode, name Bunker, probably isn't for you. Bunker is created from an old diesel fuel tank, and contains only the necessities, such as lighting, shelving, and a bed... Staff Au...

Videos It took just over 10 years, but real science has finally caught up to the science fiction of Iron Man's transforming exoskeleton suit... Contributed Author: Brigham Young University Topics: Product Design and Deve...

News Used in the right way, smartphones may not be as isolating as some would think. A study suggests smartphone-based mindfulness training may help individuals feel less lonely and motivate them to interact with more pe...

News Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks... Contributed Author: Univ...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) A recent study by Vanderbilt researchers of 11 counties in Middle Tennessee revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than childre...