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Life & Chemistry

Scientists investigate the molecular basis of social evolution in Termites

One phenomenon that fascinated Charles Darwin and many other researchers since, is the emergence of huge, complex insect societies. Even more exciting is that…

Earth Sciences

Climate variability – past and future

On the basis of a unique global comparison of data from core samples extracted from the ocean floor and the polar ice sheets, AWI researchers have now…

Health & Medicine

Scientists report big improvements in HIV vaccine production

Research on HIV over the past decade has led to many promising ideas for vaccines to prevent infection by the AIDS virus, but very few candidate vaccines have…

Life & Chemistry

Building miniature optical antennas using DNA as a guide

Research groups from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University (Finland) together with researchers from California Institute of Technology (Caltech, USA)…

Materials Sciences

Scientists discover 'chiral phonons' — atomic rotations in a 2-D semiconductor crystal

A research team from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found the first evidence that a shaking motion in the…

Life & Chemistry

FLUCS: Interactive Microscope Enhances Biological Research

A central question in biology is how entire organisms develop from single fertilized eggs. And although genetic research has revealed deep insights into this…

Materials Sciences

Scientists Uncover Complex Defects in Liquid Crystal Droplets

Liquid crystals (LCs) are chemical substances that enter mesophase (the state between solid matter and liquid) within a certain range of temperatures. Liquid…

Medical Engineering

Edible QR Codes: The Future of Medicine Unveiled

This production might soon be in the past. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen together with colleagues from Åbo Akademi University…

Materials Sciences

Illinois Researchers Unveil Snake Skin-Inspired Surface Design

Their work, “Magnetically Responsive Elastomer-Silicon Hybrid Surfaces for Fluid and Light Manipulation,” was recently featured on the cover of Small.

Information Technology

New Controls Enhance Quantum Chip Performance

Matt Reagor, lead author of the paper, says: “We've developed a technique that enables us to reduce interference between qubits as we add more and more qubits…

Physics & Astronomy

Natural Telescope Breaks Magnification Record for Galaxies

Extremely distant galaxies are usually too faint to be seen, even by the largest telescopes. But nature has a solution: gravitational lensing, predicted by…

Earth Sciences

New Study Reveals Rapid Mars Development in 2-4 Million Years

Mars developed in as little as two to four million years after the birth of the solar system, far more quickly than Earth, according to results of a new study…

Life & Chemistry

Old Drug Shows Promise in New Cancer Treatment Research

In a new study, researchers at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute used an innovative method to screen a broad range of kinases for a drug's…

Communications Media

Swiss Science Enthusiasm: Insights from the 2016 Barometer

The Science Barometer Switzerland published in 2016 showed a clear picture: Swiss people are interested in science and research, and think they are worth…

Power and Electrical Engineering

How IR Emitters Improve Your Heater’s Efficiency This Winter

Moist cold intake air in the winter months can easily lead to icing of the filter. The filters then allow only minimal airflow and the gas turbine must be…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Advancing Spintronics: UC Riverside’s Latest Breakthroughs

Engineers at the University of California, Riverside, have reported advances in so-called “spintronic” devices that will help lead to a new technology for…

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