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Exoplanet claim bites the dust
Ground-based astrometry dealt a blow as planet found not to exist. Katharine Sanderson Is there really a planet orbiting VB10 ? NASA/JPL-Caltech Strike one planet from the list of 400-odd found around stars in other solar systems: a proposed planet near a star some 6A parsecs from Earth may not exist after all.
Bombardier, German centre sign deal to develop trains
Bombardier's rail division signed a co-operation agreement Wednesday with a German research centre to develop next generation high-speed trains.
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In vivo quantification of the bound pool T1 in human white matter...
In vivo quantification of the bound pool T 1 in human white matter using the binary spin–bath model of progressive magnetization transfer saturation Gunther Helms et al 2009 Phys.
Tunneling and propagation of vacuum bubbles on dynamical backgrounds
In the context of bubble universes produced by a first-order phase transition with large nucleation rates compared to the inverse dynamical time scale of the parent bubble, we extend the usual analysis to non-vacuum backgrounds.
German high-school students involved in an astronomical research project
This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes a somewhat unusual research article because it is co-authored by German high-school students.
That amazing day when the Berlin Wall came down
When I was 15, a German exchange student, Kristine, came to stay with my family in Sydney.
Stroud District Council Press Releases
Youth Council welcomes German friends
Stroud District Youth Council recently welcomed their German counterparts to the Stroud district for a memorable five day visit.
Holldack joins Swiss biopharmaceutical company Telormedix as CEO
Telormedix , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company from Switzerland focused on targeted immunity in the treatment of cancer and other diseases, has appointed Johanna Holldack as its new chief executive officer.
Who believes in reincarnation? Chinese Christians
Belief in reincarnation is in the air these days. It's making a comeback everywhere including, surprisingly, among Chinese Christians .
Botox Sponge Replaces Needles for Rhinitis Patients
German researchers may have found a pain-free treatment for sneezing and sniffling rhinitis patients, replacing needles with soft sponges.
The Ibiza Ecomotive Sets a New Fuel-Saving Record Of 2.34 L/100 Km
October 5, 2009: Once again, the SEAT Ibiza ECOMOTIVE has proven its ecological merits and driving efficiency by covering no less than a distance of 1,910 km on a single tank of fuel, resulting in an average consumption figure of 2.34 l/100 km.
Professor Jens Reich first recipient of the Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker award
Professor Jens Reich of the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch has been honored with the Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker Award of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Stifterverband fur die Deutsche Wissenschaft.
Mobius Photonics Laser System Used in STED Microscopy Experiments at Max Planck Institute
Mobius Photonics , an innovative producer of short pulsed fiber laser sources , announces that its G1+ Laser System has been used in stimulated emission depletion microscopy experiments at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry .
New pro-repository group to launch during OA Week
COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories , DRIVER , apparently recent. One of the objectives of DRIVER II has been the building of an organisation around the DRIVER infrastructure, capable of maintaining it over time.
Parents Of 1998 Victim Ask Rell For More Resources For Investigations
The parents of Suzanne Jovin, the Yale undergraduate who was stabbed to death in the East Rock section of the city in 1998, have written an open letter to Gov.
Germany's messy minority tries to get itself in order
GERMANY'S MOST persecuted minority hide behind an answering machine. You leave a message, and wait for the conspiratorial return call.
Admeto, re di Tessaglia, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Some productions are more fun than the sum of their parts. Handel's Admeto, Re di Tessaglia isn't one of his best operas: it doesn't have the melodic or dramatic power of, say, Semele or Alcina.
How Hitler's deputy was tipped to ride on the Loch Ness Monster...
HITLER'S deputy led government officials and journalists on a wild goose chase for years after his reported death, MI5 files released today showed.
Is Endotoxin Receptor CD14 Rs2569190/C-159T Gene Correlated With Chronic Hepatitis C?
Main Category: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Also Included In: Genetics Article Date: 27 Aug 2009 - 5:00 PDT It is still unknown why the natural history of chronic disease caused by hepatitis C virus , which currently infects 3% of the world's population, varies from mild in some patients to rapidly progressing in others.
Is endotoxin receptor CD14 rs2569190/C-159T gene correlated with chronic hepatitis C?
It is still unknown why the natural history of chronic disease caused by hepatitis C virus , which currently infects 3% of the world's population, varies from mild in some patients to rapidly progressing in others.
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