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Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough Urine Test for Needle-Free Cancer Diagnosis

Urine is an everyday liquid which most people pay little attention to and regard as rather unpleasant. It’s quite the opposite for a group of clinical…

Event News

Climate Adapted Plants: Solutions for a Warming World

Former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius referred in an impressive speech to the alarming signs of climate change. Many scenarios indicate that as early as…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Switch Discovered for Healthy Aging and Longevity

Aging is a major risk factor for physical frailty and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and…

Machine Engineering

3D Printed Flow Probes: Innovating Aeronautics Solutions

Katharina Kreitz came up with the idea of founding her own company as the result of dissatisfaction: During her studies, which focused on aeronautics and space…

Information Technology

Next-Gen IT Security Solutions for Future Vehicles

Vehicles already offer diverse communication interfaces and more and more automated functions, such as distance and lane-keeping assist systems. At the same…

Interdisciplinary Research

New Substance Mimics Vital Cell Membrane Component

Exchange of material and information at the level of individual cells requires transport and signalling at level of the plasma membrane enclosing the cell….

Life & Chemistry

If solubilty is the problem – Mechanochemistry is the solution

Chemist Dr. Lars Borchardt and his team at TU Dresden recently achieved a huge breakthrough in the synthesis of nanographenes. Because of their unique…

Physics & Astronomy

APEX Explores Einstein’s Black Hole Shadow Discovery

Astronomers are hunting for the ultimate proof of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which is to obtain a direct image of the shadow of a black hole….

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Cleanup: How Cells Respond to Stressors

Toxic substances, nutrient shortage, viral infection, heat and many other events trigger stress responses in cells. In such cases, the affected cells launch a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Power Grid Failures: Exploring Dynamically Induced Cascades

In an article now published by Nature Communications, an analysis scheme is presented which takes into account the event-based character of the chain reaction…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stable Organic Molecular Nanowires: A New Frontier in Electronics

The traditional methods and materials used for the fabrication of modern integrated circuits are close to reaching (or have probably already reached) their…

Medical Engineering

Ultrasound Surgery Reduces High Blood Pressure Effectively

An operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to…

Physics & Astronomy

Chip-Scale Optical System Senses Molecules in Mid-IR

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have demonstrated, for the first time, a chip-based dual-comb spectrometer in the mid-infrared range, that requires no…

Environmental Conservation

Corals Eating Plastics: A New Hope for Reef Survival

Coral reefs belong to the most diverse habitats on our planet. Thousands of species of fish use corals as shelter, food source and nursery. However, coral…

Physics & Astronomy

Nuclear Physicists Simulate Atomic Nucleus Using Quantum Computing

-Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are the first to successfully simulate an atomic nucleus using a quantum computer. The…

Earth Sciences

Unlocking Secrets: Antarctic Ice Core Study Reveals New Insights

But a tantalizing clue recently offered the possibility to go back even further. A collaborative study between the University of Washington and the University…

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