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Coherent Amplification in Laser-Excited Dielectrics Explained

If a transparent dielectric material like water or glass is illuminated by visible or infrared light it is transmitted without loss. This quickly changes if…

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LaserTAB Enhances Precision with Human-Robot Collaboration

Fraunhofer ILT from Aachen relies on a clever combination of robotics and a laser scanner with new optics as well as process monitoring, which it has developed…

Physics & Astronomy

New Study Confirms Extragalactic Origin of Cosmic Rays

The question has now been settled by studying 30 000 cosmic-ray particles with energies a million times greater than those of the protons accelerated in the…

Life & Chemistry

Two Group A Streptococcus genes linked to 'flesh-eating' bacterial infections

Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild nuisances like strep throat to life-threatening conditions including…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA'S OSIRIS-REx spacecraft slingshots past Earth

At 12:52 p.m. EDT on Sept. 22, the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) spacecraft came…

Health & Medicine

MRI Contrast Agent Distinguishes Breast Cancer Types

A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints breast cancers at early…

Life & Chemistry

Rainbow colors reveal cell history: Uncovering β-cell heterogeneity

Dr. Nikolay Ninov, group leader at the DFG research center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden, and Paul…

Medical Engineering

Penn Medicine First to Use New Radiation Treatment Technology

Doctors at Penn Medicine have become the first in the world to treat a patient with a new treatment platform designed to streamline the way therapeutic…

Physics & Astronomy

New Research Highlights Vanadium as Key to Finding Life on Mars

A new paper in the journal Astrobiology suggests NASA and others hunting for proof of Martian biology in the form of “microfossils” could use the element…

Health & Medicine

Investigators may unlock mystery of how staph cells dodge the body's immune system

For years, medical investigators have tried and failed to develop vaccines for a type of staph bacteria associated with the deadly superbug MRSA. But a new…

Life & Chemistry

Discover How Pyrenoids Enhance Carbon Fixation

A warming planet

Physics & Astronomy

Measuring Noise Pollution: Innovations in Sound Reduction

Airplanes thundering a few dozen meters over the rooftops of residences, roaring ship engines that frighten sea creatures, driving cars that create a basic…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Party Discipline in Jumping Genes and Genome Stability

The genome of a typical organism consists of many genes that are stringed like beads. This alignment has been surprisingly stable even over very long…

Health & Medicine

Monitoring the heart's mitochondria to predict cardiac arrest?

A new device can assess in real time whether the body's tissues are receiving enough oxygen and, placed on the heart, can predict cardiac arrest in critically…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Unveils Unique Binary Asteroid Comet 300163 Discovery

Asteroid 300163 (2006 VW139) was discovered by Spacewatch in November 2006 and then the possible cometary activity was seen in November 2011 by Pan-STARRS….

Life & Chemistry

Cnidarians Control Bacteria Remotely: A New Life Science Breakthrough

In modern life sciences, a paradigm shift is becoming increasingly evident: life forms are no longer considered to be self-contained units, but instead…

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