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Desert Ants: Mastering Odor Memory for Survival

The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis has amazing abilities to trace food and to return to its nest in the North African desert. Its sense of smell has a central…

Life & Chemistry

Introducing CleanHand Network: Elevating Hygiene Standards

Test reports and studies on the cleanliness of European motorway rest areas, hotel beds, and outdoor pools increasingly appear in the press, especially during…

Physics & Astronomy

Matter Falls into Black Hole at 30% Light Speed

Black holes are objects with such strong gravitational fields that not even light travels quickly enough to escape their grasp, hence the description 'black'….

Health & Medicine

Targeting Advanced Breast Cancers: A New Cytokine Approach

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers but also offer an…

Earth Sciences

NASA Balloon Mission Captures Stunning Electric Blue Clouds

On July 8, 2018, NASA's PMC Turbo mission launched a giant balloon to study PMCs at a height of 50 miles above the surface. For five days, the balloon floated…

Materials Sciences

Japan’s Precise Metal Blending: A New Era in Material Innovation

Researchers in Japan have found a way to create innovative materials by blending metals with precision control. Their approach, based on a concept called atom…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists Uncover Calaverite’s Secrets: A Gold Tellurite Breakthrough

A gold tellurite with the chemical formula AuTe2, calaverite may not only be a source of gold, but displays highly incommensurate modulation in the positions…

Life & Chemistry

20 New Gnat Species Discovered in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest ecoregion in Brazil is an area with diverse nature, following the coastline of the country and embracing tropical, subtropical and mangrove…

Information Technology

Brown Researchers Teach Computers to See Optical Illusions

Is that circle green or gray? Are the center lines straight or tilted?

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s Three Missions Deliver First-Light Data Insights

Part of the data from TESS's initial science orbit includes a detailed picture of the southern sky taken with all four of the planet-hunter's wide-field…

Physics & Astronomy

Precise Rotation Patterns of Sun-Like Stars Uncovered

Sun-like stars rotate up to two and a half times faster at the equator than at higher latitudes, a finding by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi that challenges…

Life & Chemistry

Chromobodies Illuminate Protein Changes in Living Cells

In a study now published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, Keller et al. describe how fluorescently labeled intrabodies (so-called chromobodies) are…

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"Boston calling": TU Berlin and the Weizenbaum Institute organize a conference in USA

In addition to talks to be given by renowned experts such as Professor Gerald C. Kane from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and Professor…

Health & Medicine

3D Maps Unveil Water Distribution in Cell Membrane Fusion

New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new…

Materials Sciences

New Tests Enhance Auto Coatings Beyond Surface Scratches

In a new paper in the journal Progress in Organic Coatings, researchers at four organizations–NIST and industry partners Eastman Chemical Co., the Hyundai…

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Fraunhofer ISE Showcases 60+ Innovations at European PV Conference

The topics presented by Fraunhofer ISE at the conference cover the entire spectrum of the institute’s photovoltaic research. Silicon photovoltaics makes up the…

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