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Materials Sciences

Designing Nanocrystals for Enhanced Optoelectronic Efficiency

New artificial materials for semiconductors used in solar cells or photoelectrochemical cells that are designed from scratch with totally new and tailored…

Information Technology

Magnetic Antiparticles: Skyrmions Transform Data Storage

Nanosized magnetic particles called skyrmions are considered highly promising candidates for new data storage and information technologies. Now, physicists…

Earth Sciences

Diving Robots Reveal High CO2 Levels in Antarctic Winter Seas

A new study from the University of Washington, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Princeton University and several other oceanographic institutions…

Physics & Astronomy

Unraveling the nature of 'whistlers' from space in the lab

Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles present new research on a curious cosmic phenomenon known as “whistlers” — very low frequency packets…

Physics & Astronomy

Opaque Universe Discovery Reveals Galaxy Scarcity Insights

A team of astronomers led by George Becker at the University of California, Riverside, has made a surprising discovery: 12.5 billion years ago, the most opaque…

Materials Sciences

Molecular Switches: Detecting Environmental Metals Effectively

An international team, led by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, has designed a family of molecules capable of binding to metal…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Protein Sources for the Future of Food

A steadily growing world population brings with it an increasing demand for protein-rich food. Since meat production cannot be increased indefinitely,…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Active Vision: Brain’s Role Revealed

Eye movements are controlled by a small, centrally located area in the brainstem, the superior colliculus (“small upper hill”). A team of neuroscientists at…

Life & Chemistry

New Method to Alleviate Chronic Itch Effectively

Everybody knows the unpleasant itching sensation after being bitten by a mosquito. Luckily, this kind of itch can be relieved by a number of drugs that are…

Awards Funding

Deep Learning Project in Leipzig Secures Million-Euros Funding

Deep Learning is one of the most vibrant areas of contemporary machine learning and one of the most promising approaches to Artificial Intelligence. This…

Life & Chemistry

HIV Antibody IgG3 Hinders B Cell Response to Pathogens

For the first time, scientists have shown that in certain people living with HIV, a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G3 (IgG3) stops the immune system's B cells…

Information Technology

'Building up' stretchable electronics to be as multipurpose as your smartphone

As a proof of concept, a team led by the University of California San Diego has built a stretchable electronic patch that can be worn on the skin like a…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Find Supermassive Black Hole in Dwarf Galaxy

“We have discovered a supermassive black hole in the center of Fornax UCD3. The black hole mass is 3.5 million that of the Sun, similar to the central black…

Earth Sciences

Early Warning System for Groundwater Contamination Tracking

Groundwater contamination is increasingly recognized as a widespread environmental problem. The most important course of action often involves long-term…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals Unique Properties of Giant Cancer Cells

The research, published Aug. 9 in Scientific Reports, shows that the giant cells are stiffer and have the ability to move further than other cancer cells,…

Information Technology

Interactive Machine Learning Tool Enhances Car Aerodynamics

When engineers or designers want to test the aerodynamic properties of the newly designed shape of a car, airplane, or other object, they would normally model…

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