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MWC 2010: FlashFind - Lightning-Fast Search on Mobile Devices
Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting fast and easy-to-use search technologies for mobile devices at the 2010 Mobile World Congress (Hall 2, Stand E 41).
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Making use of the power of concentration
German-Chinese team of researchers develops innovative Brain-Computer Interface.
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Early Detection of Cancer
Detecting cancer at an early stage, only a short time after the tumor has formed, is what a new testing method promises. It recognizes characteristic substances in the blood associated with a certain type of tumors. The first steps towards its development have already been taken.
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Graffinity enters into Drug Discovery Research Collaboration with Genentech
HEIDELBERG, Germany — October 15, 2009 — Graffinity Pharmaceuticals GmbH announced today that it has entered into a drug discovery research collaboration with Genentech, Inc, a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY). With this collaboration Genentech will gain access to Graffinity’s proprietary, fragment-based drug discovery technology.read more
High-precision machining for highly accurate micro objectives from Leica Microsystems
Successful cooperative networking enables the production of mounted lenses with an extremely high diameter and spacing accuracies.read more
LUMOS – Air-based Monitoring System
A consortium of the Berlin KMU IQ Wireless, BLIC, Scandat and Teltec as well as the German Aerospace Centre and the Fhg institute FIRST responsible for research, has developed a new system for optical data entry of transportation and its processing in real-time including the supply of users with information.read more
Production of a nanowire structure for use as a microreactor/ catalyst or as a filter for a gas sensor
A method for the production of nanowires has been developed. The wires are arranged between two layers to avoid tangling of the wires. The arrangement of the nanowires between two layers is particularly suitable for use in a microreactor or catalyst. Hereby, the fluid is guided through the chamber between the two layers. With the new production method, specific surfaces of up to 5 mm2 / (cm2 µm) can be realized.read more
NMDA Antagonists - New selective compounds to the NR2B subunit with high affinity
he NMDA receptor, an ion channel consisting of several protein subunits, is involved in the pathophysiology of chronic neurodegenerative diseases, depression, pain and alcoholism. Different subtypes of NMDA receptors can be categorized based on their subunit composition. The NR2B subunit expression is mostly localized in forebrain regions including cortex, hippocampus and striatum.read more
Special sensors for characterization of multiphase flows
For the determination of flow parameters in multiphaseread more
