Semiconductors–a class of materials that can function as both electrical conductor and insulator, depending on the circumstances–are an essential technology…
Now a team of researchers from the University of Bristol, Peking University, Technical University of Denmark, ICFO Spain, PAS, University of Copenhagen and Dr….
Measurements of the three-dimensional structure of the earth, as opposed to the one-dimensional models typically used, can help scientists more accurately…
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial “superlattices” — materials comprised of…
Magnetoreception refers to the ability of some animals to sense Earth’s magnetic field and make use of it for navigation. Still, the underlying mechanisms…
It’s the uncertainty that frightens us most: Cancer. According to a report by the Robert Koch Institute from 2016, the absolute number of new cases in Germany…
The Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, was awarded 5 million EUR additional funding from the German Federal…
Topology hidden inside materials in the matter group called cerium monopnictides has been determined for the first time in the world.
The findings, they say, could help scientists develop new ways to protect cells against the type of oxidative stress linked to Huntington's disease.
Someday we won't need curtains or blinds on our windows, and we will be able to block out light–or let it in–with just the press of a button. At least that's…
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in home electronics and are now being used to power electric vehicles and store energy for the power grid. But their…
Metabolic changes in cells can occur at the earliest stages of disease. In most cases, knowledge of those signals is limited, since we usually detect disease…
But in the past two years, with NASA's Juno spacecraft, scientists have gotten a good look at the top and bottom of the planet for the first time. What they…
Ocean microbes produce at least fifty percent of the oxygen in our atmosphere while removing large amounts of carbon dioxide. They also form the foundation of…
The 25th conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces “IEEE VR 2018” will take place on March 18th -22nd in Reutlingen, Germany. More than 500 academic…
In patients suffering from erythrocytosis, the red blood cell mass (erythrocytes) is exceptionally high. The disease is usually triggered by a genetic disorder…
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