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Physics & Astronomy

First Evidence of Extragalactic Particle Sources Unveiled

To rule out other origins with certainty, the team led by neutrino physicist Elisa Resconi from the Technical University of Munich and multi-wavelength…

Information Technology

Single-Atom Data Storage: A Leap in Innovation

One of these are single-atom magnets: storage devices consisting of individual atoms stuck (“adsorbed”) on a surface, each atom able to store a single bit of…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultrashort Electron Flashes: A New Approach to Nuclear Energy

In fact, one of the most elusive phenomena in physics is the excitation of an atom's nucleus by absorption of an electron. The process, known as “nuclear…

Life & Chemistry

New Enzyme Discovery Aids Fight Against Tuberculosis

Research by a team led by Dr Elizabeth Fullam, has revealed new findings about an enzyme found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) the bacterium that causes TB.

Physics & Astronomy

Simpler Interferometer Enhances Measurement of Fast Light Pulses

Now a University of Rochester research team has devised a much simpler way to measure beams of light– even powerful, superfast pulsed laser beams that require…

Earth Sciences

Scientists discover Earth's youngest banded iron formation in western China

The banded iron formation, located in western China, has been conclusively dated as Cambrian in age. Approximately 527 million years old, this formation is…

Life & Chemistry

MSU Team Discovers Heaviest Known Calcium Atom and Isotopes

Researchers from Michigan State University and the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan discovered eight new rare isotopes of the elements phosphorus, sulfur,…

Physics & Astronomy

New Magnetic Vortices: Two Skyrmion Phases in One Material

Whirlpools are an everyday experience in a bath tub: When the water is drained a circular vortex is formed. Typically, such whirls are rather stable. Similar…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New App Alerts Farmers to Extreme Weather Risks

The aim of the project funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is to develop an extreme weather monitoring and risk assessment system…

Life & Chemistry

New Computational Method Enhances Drug Discovery Process

The design of a drug with a desired duration of action, whether long or short, is usually a complicated and expensive trial-and-error process guided only by a…

Event News

Conference Explores Laser Polishing Innovations for Metal Surfaces

Laser polishing is a relatively new process that has only been used for selected fields of applications in the industry: for example, machining metals for…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Darmstadt Model Project: Testing Future Factory Networks

Darmstadt model project is testing the production of the future

Life & Chemistry

First Electrical Contact Established in Molecular Electronics

To further develop semiconductor technology, the field of molecular electronics is seeking to manufacture circuit components from individual molecules instead…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Cell Division Control Unveiled

As every cook has experienced: When balsamic vinegar and olive oil are mixed, both liquids separate. Round vinegar drops form, which then float on the surface…

Materials Sciences

3D Printing Innovations: Support Structures for Thin-Walled Parts

As a rule, metallic components manufactured additively in a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process, are designed to have larger-than-usual oversize to allow for…

Materials Sciences

Measuring Surface Wetting: Key Insights for Liquid Interaction

Knowing how surface materials interact with liquids is crucial to everything from printing to recovering oil spills from water. Being able to accurately and…

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