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Sustainable Polyesters: A Breakthrough in Biodegradable Plastics

As useful as polyolefins are in society, they continue to multiply as trash in the environment. Scientists estimate plastic bags, for example, will take…

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Touchless Ultrasonic Measurement in Medical Biotechnology

Touchless, contamination-free ultrasonic level and flow measurement

Power and Electrical Engineering

Hybrid Overhead Lines: Boost Power Without Extra Towers

Unlike conventional power lines, hybrid overhead lines combine alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) systems on the same tower instead of two AC…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Novel Insulators With Conducting Edges

Topology examines the properties of objects and solids that are protected against perturbations and deformations. Materials known so far include topological…

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Secure Data Spaces for Lawyers at Cebit 2018

The Saarbrücken researchers will be presenting their software, “Mavora”, at the computer fair Cebit, taking place in Hannover from June 11 to 15 (Hall 27,…

Life & Chemistry

Wild Mountain Gorilla Population Surpasses 1,000 Mark

“This represents one of the rare success stories in conservation. The population of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes has more than doubled in the…

Health & Medicine

Estrogen’s Role in T Cell Response and Autoimmune Inflammation

The incidence of autoimmune diseases such as MS, RA, and SLE is higher in women than in men. The estrogen hormone secreted in women may contribute to the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Alloy Innovations: NASA Explores Sintering in Space

“In space the rules of sintering change,” said Rand German, principal investigator for the investigation titled NASA Sample Cartridge Assembly-Gravitational…

Materials Sciences

New Shape-Morphing Scaffolds Enhance 3D Endothelialization

The paper entitled “Programmed Shape-Morphing Scaffolds Enabling Facile 3D Endothelialization” was published in Advanced Functional Materials.

Life & Chemistry

Visualizing Protein Disaggregation: ClpB’s Dynamic Structure

ClpB forms hexameric ring structure and its protomer consists of two ATPase cores, AAA1 and AAA2, and two additional domains, N-domain and M-domain. Using the…

Earth Sciences

UAV Aircrafts Uncover Insights on Arctic Particle Formation

Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen). Investigations of the atmosphere by means of unmanned mini-airplanes can contribute significantly to the investigation of the causes…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Enzyme Design: Innovations in Biocatalyst Technology

Enzymes are tools of nature that accelerate almost all biochemical reactions in living cells as biological catalysts. For this reason, enzymes have been used…

Physics & Astronomy

Solving the Graphene Puzzle: Advances in Light Detection

Light detection and control lies at the heart of many modern device applications, such as smartphone cameras. Using graphene as a light-sensitive material for…

Life & Chemistry

Microscopic Insights: Life Cycle of Neutrons Explained

A neutron “lives” for almost 15 minutes before it decays. The elementary particles remain stable as long as they are in the atomic nuclei. In isolation,…

Life & Chemistry

Measles Virus Transmission: Key Cell Receptors Explained

Measles virus is highly contagious. The probability of contracting the virus from an infected individual is greater than 90 percent, unless the person in…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting Platelets: Unlocking Their Hidden Potential

“Thrombocytes do much more than to stop bleedings and to cause heart attacks,” explains Professor Bernhard Nieswandt, Director of the Institute for…

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