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University of Freiburg: Achieving study goals through self-reflection
High numbers of drop-outs are a serious concern to all, especially if they are from a degree program at the Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH) where sustainability is at the heart of everything they do. According to a…
University of Tübingen: This is how CO2 becomes a valuable resource
The environmental biotechnologist Lars Angenent from Tübingen and his team are involved in a new research center that aims to develop technologies for the capture, storage and recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2). The interdisciplinary…
University of Tübingen: Genetic descent and heritage of the Etruscans deciphered
The Etruscans, whose heyday was in the Iron Age in central Italy around 800 BC. BC, were closely related to their neighbors, the Latins in the region of Rome. Large proportions of the common genetic heritage point to ancestors from the…
ETU “LETI”: Nanostructured Strontium Titanate Films to be Used as a Matrix for New Composite…
A team of scientists from LETI and their colleagues synthesized porous films that consist of 30 nm SrTiO3 crystals. An article about the work was published in the Materials journal.The range of applications of any existing material is…
RUDN: Toxic Metals Can Affect Student Health Performance, Say Scientists from RUDN University
A group of medical and environmental researchers from RUDN University evaluated the level of heavy metals in the organism of first-year university students from different countries of the world. The results of the screening helped the…
Tomsk State University: Shrub expansion in the Arctic has accelerated permafrost thawing
TSU laboratory BioGeoClim scientists are continuing to study high vegetation biological productivity in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. This year the scientists investigated places tundra was invaded by actively growing shrubs.…
ITMO: ITMO Scientists Propose Multi-Use System for Real-Time Temperature Monitoring in Living Cells
The researchers from ITMO’s Faculty of Physics have a multifunctional system for drug delivery capable of monitoring temperature inside living cells in real-time. Read on to learn what scientists need these measurements for and how they…
UPMC: Deadly Virus Slips into Cells via Protein Linked to Cholesterol Metabolism
Mosquito-borne outbreaks of Rift Valley fever virus cause economic devastation across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula with alarming frequency. And mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus can be found all over the world,…
UPMC: UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Mourn the Passing of Dr. Freddie Fu
Freddie H. Fu, M.D., the creator of UPMC’s world-renowned sports medicine program, long-time chairman of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and head team physician for Pitt’s Department of…
University of Nottingham: Covid-19 vaccination and weekly test plans for students for the new…
As Nottingham welcomes students back to campus for the start of the academic year, the University of Nottingham has mobilised a comprehensive package of measures to keep Covid-19 rates low and protect communities.The university has led a…