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10-Fold Speed Boost in Neuronal Network Reconstruction

Scientists working in „connectomics“, a research field occupied with the reconstruction of neuronal networks in the brain, are aiming at completely mapping of…

Life & Chemistry

Splitting cells: how a dynamic protein machinery executes ‘the final cut’

ESCRT-III consists of many subunits that form spiral-shaped filaments to constrict the membrane tube connecting the daughter cells until it splits. Insights…

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Global Learning Council Summit 2017: Shaping Digital Learning

On June 29th and 30st scientists and professionals from all over the world will meet in Berlin to exchange experiences concerning digital learning along the…

Physics & Astronomy

Cosmochemists from Münster precisely date Jupiter’s formation for the first time

Jupiter is not only the largest planet of the Solar System, but it is also the oldest, say researchers from the University of Münster. They, for the first…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

European Bioeconomy Boost: €15M Project for Miscanthus & Hemp

There are three essential conditions for further developing the bioeconomy as a sustainable alternative to fossil oil: sustainable products with strong market…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals Docking Sites for Calcium Channel Clusters

A study co-led by Ryuichi Shigemoto, Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), with Alain Marty, Professor at Université…

Materials Sciences

New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber

Carbon is an element of seemingly infinite possibilities. This is because the configuration of its electrons allows for numerous self-bonding combinations that…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene Advances Our Understanding of Nanoscale Science

Developing new scientific devices pushing the limits of what we can observe and measure does not occur overnight. There are typically baby steps involved,…

Life & Chemistry

Chemists Create Life-Like Mixed Folded Proteins

Proteins, especially including enzymes as accelerators of chemical reactions, are the basis of pharmaceutical and food industries. Meanwhile, 80% of these…

Physics & Astronomy

Mind the Liquid Gap: Exploring Wave Limitations in Liquids

Liquids are the least understood state of matter and for a long time it has been believed that they can sustain both gas-like waves with long wavelengths and…

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Baltic Sea Science Congress 2017: 350 Scientists Unite in Rostock

The event, which takes place from June 12 to 16, 2017, at the HanseMesse Rostock, offers a platform for 350 scientists from 18 countries, for 107 oral…

Materials Sciences

First Nanometer-Sized Superelastic Alloy Unveiled by Researchers

UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country's researchers have explored superelasticity properties on a nanometric scale based on shearing an alloy's pillars down…

Life & Chemistry

Mussels Strengthen Biocompatible Fibers for New Innovations

Rice University chemists can thank the mussel for putting the muscle into their new macroscale scaffold fibers.

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Fractal Planting Patterns Boost Harvests for Rice Farmers

To understand how Balinese rice farmers make their decisions for planting, a team of scientists led by Stephen Lansing (Nanyang Technological University) and…

Materials Sciences

Engineered Carbon Nanostructure Mimics Transformer Design

In the study, the joint research team, led by Professor Byung Soo kim and Professor Oh Hoon Kwon has presented a unique design and synthesis of hybrid carbon…

Materials Sciences

Graphene Electrodes Enhance Molecular Electronics Functionality

The field of nanoscale molecular electronics aims to exploit individual molecules as the building blocks for electronic devices, to improve functionality and…

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