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Physics & Astronomy

NASA Confirms Rediscovered IMAGE Satellite in High Orbit

After an amateur astronomer recorded observations of a satellite in high Earth orbit on Jan. 20, 2018, his initial research suggested it was the Imager for…

Environmental Conservation

Scientists Reveal Causes Behind Species Disappearance

Together with their colleagues from the Senckenberg Nature Research Society, scientists of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) were able to show that…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Innovative Method Boosts Hydrogen Production from Water

Washington State University researchers have found a way to more efficiently generate hydrogen from water – an important key to making clean energy more viable.

Life & Chemistry

Gene Discovery Links Neurological Disease in Mice and Humans

A database tool designed to link molecular biologists and clinical geneticists built the crucial bridge between laboratory and patient: a young man from an…

Life & Chemistry

Quantum Chemistry Unveils Mystery of Genetic Code Amino Acids

Using quantum chemical methods, a team of researchers led by Dr. Matthias Granold and Professor Bernd Moosmann of the Institute of Pathobiochemistry at…

Physics & Astronomy

Black Holes: Shaping Galaxies and the Cosmos Explained

Every galaxy harbours a supermassive black hole at its center. A new computer model now shows how these gravity monsters influence the large-scale structure of…

Health & Medicine

Gene Mutation’s Role in Immune Disease: New Insights & Treatment

Scientists discovered how a gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders and then tested a treatment based on the discovery–successfully…

Materials Sciences

Customizable Fabric-Like Power Source for Wearable Electronics

Led by Professor Chen Xiaodong, Associate Chair (Faculty) at the School of Materials Science & Engineering, the team reported in the journal Advanced Materials…

Physics & Astronomy

Stellar magnetism: What's behind the most brilliant lights in the sky?

The data on so-called “magnetic reconnection” came from a quartet of new spacecraft that measure radiation and magnetic fields in high Earth orbit.

Awards Funding

Innovative Pest Control Strategies: Drosophila Research Approved

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the research project “Seasonal temperature acclimation in Drosophila: A multidisciplinary approach” with a…

Physics & Astronomy

Billiards Meets Science: Laser Beam Accelerates Protons

In their experiments, the group fired a powerful laser pulse at a micrometer-sized plastic sphere, blasting a bunch of protons from the target and accelerating…

Health & Medicine

Early Detection of Aggressive Breast Cancer in Mammograms

In the latest screening programme carried out in North Rhine-Westphalia, data were evaluated pertaining to around 714,000 women who had regularly taken part in…

Materials Sciences

Fixing Crystal Twinning with Magnetic Fields: A New Approach

In many cases, it is important to be able to take measurements along different directions in the crystal lattice in order to study the physical properties of…

Interdisciplinary Research

Stealth Virus Targets Tumors for Cancer Therapy

Viruses have their own genetic material and can infect human cells in a very specific manner. They will then reproduce as directed by their own genes but using…

Information Technology

GazeMining: Advancing Eye Tracking for Better Usability

Approximately one billion websites are operated worldwide. Good usability, i. e. user-friendliness, is of elementary importance in order to satisfy customers…

Life & Chemistry

Lab-on-a-Chip Innovation Tracks Single Bacterial Cells

It is hardly bigger than a matchbox and yet there is a laboratory en miniature on this chip. Single bacterial cells grow in about 2000 channels of a thousandth…

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