Farmers are facing a problem: Honeybees are becoming ever more rare in many places. But a lot of plants can only produce fruits and seeds when their flowers…
In Germany there are around 40 million private households. “If each has one or two kitchen sponges then the total number is around 40 to 80 million,” says…
Monday afternoon, three o‘ clock: A young woman arrives at Inselspital Bern with a painful swelling in her left leg. She is ten weeks pregnant. A medical…
Plastic bottles, empty cans, old toys, torn T-shirts and worn-out mobile phones – day for day, mankind produces millions of tons of waste. How can we prevent…
For several years, researchers have been trying to use the spin of an electron to store and transmit information. The spin of each electron is always coupled…
This study, published in Nature Communications, offers an explanation of carbon's descent into the deep Earth. “The stability regions of carbonates are key to…
The thawing permafrost soils in the Arctic regions might contribute to the greenhouse effect in two respects: On the one hand rising temperatures lead to…
Microscopic versions of the cocoons spun by silkworms have been manufactured by a team of researchers. The tiny capsules, which are invisible to the naked eye,…
Technology developed by a team of University of Utah electrical and computer engineers could make the holographic chess game R2-D2 and Chewbacca played in…
Antibodies are one of the main weapons of our immune system. They dock to viruses, bacteria and other invaders that course through our blood, and thereby…
The researchers identified several millennial-scale phases of enhanced Saharan dust supplies during the transition of the former “green Sahara” to the…
Inflammatory response during pregnancy is the leading cause of preterm loss. Depending on its degree, it may also lead to preterm birth. A team of researchers…
As part of the ATLAS collaboration, the Freiburg research group led by Prof. Dr. Karl Jakobs and Dr. Christian Weiser has contributed to finding strong…
One of the central tenets of biology is that information flows from DNA to RNA in order to encode proteins, which function in the cell. Arguably just as…
The opening of the LASER fair is usually an occasion to draw attention to new trends. This year, Peter Leibinger of the TRUMPF Group spoke about opportunities…
Cities face an ongoing challenge in their endeavors to provide adequate parking and to use parking spaces effectively. Park_up aims to develop new, digital…
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