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The Secret of the Crystal Structure of Ribose is Revealed
A German-Swiss team of researchers has succeeded in decoding the crystal structure of ribose.
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Protons Are Even Smaller Than Expected
An international team of researchers obtained an unexpected small proton radius by using a high precision spectroscopy of exotic hydrogen.
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New Method for Identifying the Causes of X-Linked Genetic Disorders
An international consortium of scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University of Toronto has identified previously unknown potential disease genes in humans and mice.
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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
Announcement of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of regulations for the funding of research and development projects
in the area of "International Partnerships for Sustainable Technologies and Services for Climate Protection and the Environment" (CLIENT) under the "Research for Sustainable Development" framework programmeread more
Nano ink
The invention describes coloured nanoparticles that are dispersed in water. This kind of nano-ink can be used for ink jet cartridges, toners and for industrial product coding and marking.read more
UNAS - Underwater Navigation System for Scuba Divers
Leisure time scuba divers are commonly attended by professional guides familiar with the diving site. This ensures their save return to the boat or the entry point. Ambitious and experienced scuba divers orientate themselves on underwater topography and utilize a compass. However, only very experienced divers manage to exactly navigate while maintaining exact compass-to-body orientation as well as exact neutral buoyancy. Additionally, topography aided navigation is often limited by poor visibility. read more
Catheter Introducer - Novel peel-away sheath introducer set (PASIS) with integrated sealing system
The introduction of a device (e.g. a catheter) into a vessel of the human or animal body to accomplish a medical procedure is accompanied with some fundamental problems. The device must be inserted through a puncture site in the vessel wall into the lumen of the vessel what causes bleeding and maybe wall trauma. To minimize this risks sheath introducers and hemostatic agents are used. Despite these approaches the problems havn´t been fully solved yet and a reliable, safe and easy to use device and method are still needed. read more
