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- Re-evaluation of possible health risks posed by glyphosate-containing pesticides
In view of the public discussion of the evaluation of possible health risks posed by glyphosate-containing pesticides, the Federal Office for Risk Assessment (BfR) is organising a scientific sympos... - Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Pharmaceuticals
The development and application of solid-state NMR spectroscopy (SSNMR) in pharmaceutical analysis continues to progress through research in both academic and industrial settings, particularly as l... - Statistical methods improve biological single-cell analysis
Stem cells can turn into heart cells, skin cells can mutate to cancer cells; even cells of the same tissue type exhibit small heterogeneities. Scientists use single-cell analysis to investigate the... - Cryo-electron microscopy allows structure determination of mito ribosome
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have deciphered the structure of part of the ribosome found in mitochondria, the power plants of the cell. The scientists we... - Analysis of the efficiency of solar cells by time-resolved spectroscopy
Perovskite based solar cells are a hot topic in energy research and Science Magazine has put it on the list of Breakthroughs in 2013. In only a few years their efficiency has increased from 3 % to ... - PTR-MS system monitors GMP biotech processes
IONICON is a partner in the Austrian Center for Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB) for the development of novel tools for real-time process monitoring of biotechnological fermentations. After the succ... - Potential Future Data Storage at Domain Boundaries
Storing more and more in an ever-smaller space - what sounds impossible is in fact just part of the daily routine in information technology, where for decades, increasing amounts of data have been ... - Reservoirs of anti-viral pharmaceuticals could be attached to cancerous cells for long-term treatment
Reservoirs of anti-viral pharmaceuticals could be manufactured to bind specifically to infected tissue such as cancer cells for slow, concentrated delivery of drug treatments, according to new rese... - Detecting cancer cells using the olfactory senses of fruit flies
A research unit in an international cooperation project, led by the Konstanz-based neurobiologist and zoologist Professor Dr. Giovanni Galizia, has been the first to demonstrate that fruit flies ar... - No nano-dust danger from facade paint
After 42 months the EU research project "NanoHouse" has ended, and the verdict is a cautious "all clear" - nanoparticles in the paint used on building façades do not represent a particular health r... - Stopping Molecules with a Centrifuge
Does the electron possess an electric dipole moment? Will it be possible to achieve perfect control over chemical reactions between polyatomic molecules, or can one envisage quantum simulations and... - New directive calls for enhanced radon protection at home and at work
On 5 December 2013, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive aimed at renewing the European radiation protection legislation. Experts of the German Federal Office for Radiation Protect... - Thermo Fisher Scientific Sells its Cell Culture, Gene Modulation and Magnetic Beads Businesses to GE Healthcare
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its cell culture (sera and media), gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses to GE Healthcare, a unit of General Elect... - Candidate List for authorisation with seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) updated
ECHA has amended the Candidate List with seven new substances. The Candidate List now contains 151 substances. Seven new SVHCs were added to the Candidate List following either unanimous agreement ... - New web platform on nanomaterials released
The JRC released a first version of its web platform on nanomaterials which is mainly based on links to available information. The wide use of nanomaterials in innovative applications and new consu... - New standards for microarrays
Traceable tests are an absolute necessity in many areas of science. The results must be comparable regardless of whether the test was carried out in laboratory A or B. However, an investigation by ... - Nanoscale Friction: High Energy Losses in the Vicinity of Charge Density Waves
In collaboration with the University of Basel, an international team of researchers has observed a strong energy loss caused by frictional effects in the vicinity of charge density waves. This may ...