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"NANO: Wissenschaft. Wirtschaft. Wirkung. 09" on 9 November at Tech Gate Vienna
"NANO: Science. Industry. Impact. 09" at Tech Gate Vienna November 9, 2009
"Space" is defined and shaped by social forces. A project at the Vienna University of Technology is presently investigating how current changes in these forces are impacting on urban development.
Vienna, 20. October 2009: AFFiRiS AG today announced that the primary endpoints have been met for the Phase I clinical studies of its two Alzheimer's vaccines AD01 and AD02, which demonstrated favourable safety and tolerability profiles. These results trigger a 10 million EUR milestone payment from licensee GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals.
For the first time, the capacity of soya plants to absorb nitrogen from the air has been precisely determined in dry areas of Eastern Austria. The primary aim of this project, backed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, is to compare methods for determining nitrogen fixation levels and their application under conditions of drought stress.
Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method. This scientific advance was made possible thanks to the utilisation of cutting-edge X-ray sources, known as electron synchrotrons.
One Million Swiss Francs (Around $ 940 Thousand, € 660 Thousand) for Each Subject.
Half of the Amount Must be Destined to Research
Milan, September 7, 2009 - The names of the 2009 Balzan Prize winners were
announced today:
TERENCE CAVE (UK), St John's College, Oxford, for Literature since 1500
PAOLO ROSSI (Italy), Università di Firenze, for History of Science
Highly skilled women who have lost their job tend not to realise their plans to start a family. This is the clear finding of a major study conducted by the University of Linz with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. According to the findings, career development issues can come to dominate the long-term life plans of women who have lost their job.
A research project is currently in progress that focuses on tumour stem cells and their division. Until recently, no one had any idea of the existence of these types of cells, even though they can play a crucial role in the formation of tumours.
The abrupt withdrawal of morphine-like analgesics – opioids – can increase sensitivity to pain. Experiments have now shown that this effect is caused by a memory-like process, the long-term potentiation of synaptic strength in the spinal cord. The study, which was supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, also found ways of avoiding this increase in pain sensitivity.
A project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has made the leap from research bench to shop shelf and is breathing musical intelligence into a digital audio system. This achievement has been made possible by a computer algorithm that is the first to enable the automatic creation of customised playlists directly in a hi-fi.
Vienna, 27. May 2009. The atherosclerosis vaccine development program by AFFiRiS AG is receiving financial support from the EU's EUROTRANS-BIO call. The respective project is being carried out in cooperation with German company EMC microcollections GmbH.
A love for one's country does not preclude a love for one's continent - instead, the two usually go hand in hand. That is the conclusion reached by a study carried out on the topic of national identity. Unique in terms of its scale and scope, new results generated by this study were presented in Vienna to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP).
A protein shown to be present in prostate cancer cells can inhibit the growth of tumours. Called the SOCS-1 protein, it belongs to the SOCS (suppressor of cytokine signalling) class of proteins. These produce very different effects depending on the type of tumour.
For the first time, all the works of art held in collections in Vienna that have their origins in the Islamic world are being documented. Scientific studies are also being carried out on many of these artefacts. Closer examination of this group of objects has revealed that the total number of pieces involved is far greater than originally assumed.
