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Physics & Astronomy

New Lens Delivers Sharpest X-Ray Images in Nanotechnology

A novel lens offers scientists the sharpest X-ray images yet from the nano world. The device is made from alternating layers of tungsten carbide and silicon…

Health & Medicine

New Insights Into Staphylococcus Aureus Virulence Mechanisms

Staphylococcus aureus is part of the natural skin flora, preferentially colonizing external mucosa in 30 to 50% of the population, healthy carriers who develop…

Earth Sciences

Unlocking Gas Hydrate Research: Advances in Technology

Gas hydrates are ice-like compounds of water molecules with gases such as methane. They occur in large quantities in the continental slopes of ocean margins….

Physics & Astronomy

Drug Or Duplicate? Unveiling Backscattering Spectroscopy Insights

The technology behind the innovation is called backscattering spectroscopy. It exploits the fact that every chemical substance absorbs an individual amount of…

Event News

New Solar Solutions for Sustainable Buildings and Cities

“Highly attractive lighthouse-projects demonstrate the feasibility of BIPV solutions, but implementation on a massive scale is still too slow”, states Prof….

Process Engineering

Maximizing Benefits: 3D Printing Meets Traditional Casting

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, already presents a wide range of advantages for industry. IPA expert Jonas Fischer explains: »You enter the…

Materials Sciences

Sensitive Grip Innovations in Medical Forceps Explained

Dr. Oliver Schwarz at Fraunhofer IPA explains: »Traditional forceps always exert the greatest pressure at the tip. For biologists and medical professionals…

Materials Sciences

Robot-Mounted Vacuum Grippers: Flexing Artificial Muscles

The wires also function as sensors and can sense, for example, when the gripper needs to readjust or tighten its grip.

Materials Sciences

UV Sphere Simplifies Quick and Easy Paint Application

There are two options when it comes to curing painted components: Either you can dry them with warmth, which takes a relatively long time and requires a lot of…

Life & Chemistry

Don't Give the Slightest Chance to Toxic Elements in Medicinal Products

Lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic do not belong in medicinal products. International requirements for the quality of medicines have therefore become more…

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Physics & Astronomy

Space observation with radar to secure Germany's space infrastructure

The “traffic situation” in space is very tense: the Earth is currently being orbited not only by countless satellites but also by a large volume of space…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Specialty Light Sources Transform Water Analysis Techniques

Damaged ecosystems affect the quantity and quality of water available for human consumption. Today, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at…

Earth Sciences

Innovative Technologies Boost Global Population Data Accuracy

WorldPop at the University, in partnership with non-profit organisation Flowminder Foundation, is forging links with a range of countries around the globe to…

Earth Sciences

Interactive Map Reveals Global Climate Change Connections

What does Salt Lake City have in common with Tehran?

Trade Fair News

Modular Safety Concept Enhances Flexibility in Plant Conversion

How can production plants be safely and flexibly converted in terms of “plug & produce”? The answer is: with the help of an advanced modular safety concept….

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UN Environment Programme Awards Innovation Prize to ZMT PhD Student

Roger Spranz, a former PhD student at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), and his colleagues have been honoured with an innovation prize…

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