As useful as polyolefins are in society, they continue to multiply as trash in the environment. Scientists estimate plastic bags, for example, will take…
Touchless, contamination-free ultrasonic level and flow measurement
Unlike conventional power lines, hybrid overhead lines combine alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) systems on the same tower instead of two AC…
Topology examines the properties of objects and solids that are protected against perturbations and deformations. Materials known so far include topological…
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,…
“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…
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…
“In space the rules of sintering change,” said Rand German, principal investigator for the investigation titled NASA Sample Cartridge Assembly-Gravitational…
The paper entitled “Programmed Shape-Morphing Scaffolds Enabling Facile 3D Endothelialization” was published in Advanced Functional Materials.
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…
Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen). Investigations of the atmosphere by means of unmanned mini-airplanes can contribute significantly to the investigation of the causes…
Enzymes are tools of nature that accelerate almost all biochemical reactions in living cells as biological catalysts. For this reason, enzymes have been used…
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…
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,…
Measles virus is highly contagious. The probability of contracting the virus from an infected individual is greater than 90 percent, unless the person in…
“Thrombocytes do much more than to stop bleedings and to cause heart attacks,” explains Professor Bernhard Nieswandt, Director of the Institute for…