University of Wyoming researchers led a study that found this surprising result by measuring the isotopes of neodymium in the bedrock, soil, dust and pine…
A therapeutic technique to transplant blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells directly into the brain could herald a revolution in our approach to treating…
For the 12th time now, users, manufacturers and developers can take advantage of the international platform provided by the AKL – International Laser…
Light-weight and simultaneously strong – porous metallic nanomaterials promise interesting applications as, for instance, for future aeroplanes with enhanced…
Viruses encapsulate their genetic material in a shell comprising a series of identical protein building blocks. The hepatitis B virus capsule, for example,…
Over the past few years, the building blocks of storage media have gotten ever smaller. But further miniaturization of the current technology is hindered by…
Lithium plating, the depositing of metallic lithium at the anodes of lithium-ion batteries, is one of the primary factors that limits charging current. The…
One of the first analogies that people learn when studying biology is that the specific interaction of proteins is like a lock and key. The 3D shape of the…
New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be a scaled-up…
Concerns about biodiversity tend to focus on the loss of species from ecosystems, but a new study suggests that the loss of variation within species can also…
University of Washington researchers are the first to make this a reality by 3-D printing plastic objects and sensors that can collect useful data and…
Like a doctor recording vital signs, the team measured the levels of nine gases released from the icy nucleus into the comet's thin atmosphere, or coma….
DNA sequences between mitochondria within a single cell are vastly different, found researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of…
Movement and orientation in space is an everyday experience. But it is also a fundamental theoretical problem for science. How does a moving observer perceive…
For the third time, the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved funding for the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 63 on Integrated Chemical…
New scientific findings suggest neutrino detectors may play an important role in ensuring better monitoring and safer storage of radioactive material in…