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Physics & Astronomy

Superluminous Supernova: A Star’s Dramatic Cosmic Death

Superluminous supernovae are 10 to 100 times brighter than a typical supernova resulting from the collapse of a massive star. But astronomers still don't know…

Automotive Engineering

Innovative Lightweight Structures Boost Performance at Chemnitz

Researchers of the Federal Cluster of Excellence “MERGE: Technologies for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures” at Chemnitz University of Technology and…

Health & Medicine

New Hope: Treating Childhood Dementia Breakthroughs

Childhood dementia is an inherited disorder that affects the metabolism of the brain. Initial symptoms include degeneration of sight followed by epileptic…

Materials Sciences

ADIR Project: Lasers Unlock Valuable Material Recovery

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen is coordinating this project, which is being funded by the EU as part of the Horizon 2020 program.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stanford Engineers Unveil Soft, Growing Robot Innovation

This is just one possible application of a new type of robot created by mechanical engineers at Stanford University, detailed in a June 19 Science Robotics…

Earth Sciences

NASA looks to solar eclipse to help understand Earth's energy system

On Aug. 21, 2017, scientists are looking to this year's total solar eclipse passing across America to improve our modelling capabilities of Earth's energy….

Physics & Astronomy

Electrons Manipulate Nanomagnets for Advanced Data Storage

Magnets and magnetic phenomena underpin the vast majority of modern data storage, and the measurement scales for research focused on magnetic behaviors…

Physics & Astronomy

Vortex Photons from Electrons in Circular Motion Explained

Researchers at IMS and their coworkers have shown theoretically and experimentally that a high energy electron in circular/spiral motion radiates vortex…

Life & Chemistry

Neue Methode In Der Topologischen Quantenchemie Entdeckt

Ein internationales Team von Wissenschaftlern hat eine neue Methode entwickelt, um aus allen existierenden und noch zu synthetisierenden Materialien die…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Topological Quantum Chemistry and Its Applications

Topological materials, which hold promise for a wide range of technological applications due to their exotic electronic properties, have attracted a great deal…

Event News

Protecting Food with Biobased Materials: Sustainability Insights

The Cofresco Forum’s 11th Round Table on 16 November 2017 entitled “Closing the Sustainability Circle: Protection of Food with Biobased Materials – How…

Information Technology

Future Mobile Internet Access: Key Innovations Unveiled

The world becomes more mobile and the requirements for transmitting pictures, videos, music and cloud data are increasing.

Information Technology

New Technique for Manipulating Terahertz Radiation Polarization

The technique uses stacks of carefully spaced metal plates to make a polarizing beamsplitter, a device that splits a beam of light by its differing…

Materials Sciences

High-Tech Sensing Transforms Concrete Stress Testing

Their approach was based on applying a complex light-refracting coating, designed to display stress positions, to the surface of concrete beam samples.

Materials Sciences

Here's a tip: Indented cement shows unique properties

Rice University scientists have determined that no matter how large or small a piece of tobermorite is, it will respond to loading forces in precisely the same…

Physics & Astronomy

Direct Observation of Ultra-Fast Vortex Dynamics in Superconductors

Researchers have made the first direct visual observation and measurement of ultra-fast vortex dynamics in superconductors. Their technique, detailed in the…

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