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Physics & Astronomy

X-Ray Pulsars Fade: Understanding the Propeller Effect

An international team of astrophysicists including Russian scientists from the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), MIPT, and…

Physics & Astronomy

Molecular imaging hack makes cameras 'faster'

A new Rice University technique grabs images of chemical processes that happen faster than most laboratory cameras are able to capture them.

Studies and Analyses

Lake Champlain Faces Climate Change Threats: New Research

New research suggests that Lake Champlain may be more susceptible to damage from climate change than was previously understood–and that, therefore, the rules…

Physics & Astronomy

MADMAX Project Advances Axion Research at Max Planck Institute

The “MADMAX” project is the MPP’s commitment to axion research. Axions are so far only a theoretical prediction and are difficult to detect: on the one hand,…

Life & Chemistry

Molecules Change Shape When Wet: New Research Insights

In two recent publications in the Journal of Chemical Physics and in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, researchers around Melanie Schnell from the Max…

Physics & Astronomy

Countdown to the space mission “Solar Orbiter”: Measuring instruments from Kiel start their voyage

Instruments on board a space probe must be able to withstand large temperature variations, intense vibrations during the launch of the rocket or voltage…

Technology Offerings

Detect Analytes Efficiently with Functionalized Magnetic Particles

The in the invention described technology allows the parallel detection of several analytes in a liquid test sample with the help of functionalized magnetic particles. In comparison to conventional optical read-out technologies this technology offers a high robustness, low material costs and the possibility of in-vivo measurements while obtaining an equivalent sensitivity.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fraunhofer ISE Unveils Compact High-Frequency DC/DC Converter

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with partners have investigated how these materials can be used to make power…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding piRNA Biogenesis: Small RNAs in Focus

PIWI-interacting RNAs, or piRNAs for short, are a class of ‘small regulatory RNAs’—tiny pieces of nucleic acid just 22–30 nucleotides in length. They may be…

Life & Chemistry

New Hypothesis on Inflammation Origins in Multiple Sclerosis

The scenario resembles a serious motor accident: a car has spun out of control, breaches the central crash barrier and collides with the oncoming traffic. In…

Materials Sciences

Enhancing Magnetic Materials: Energy Benefits of Domain Walls

Splitting a magnetic material into small domains has significant energy benefits. But the focus of the research team from Kiel University is on the walls which…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Local Grid Solutions Paving the Way for Energy Transition

What will intelligent, decentralized energy management look like in the future? Using its own Micro Smart Grid and control systems developed in-house, the…

Physics & Astronomy

Silicon Nanoantennas: New Method to Control Light Direction

A team of physicists from ITMO University, MIPT, and The University of Texas at Austin have developed an unconventional nanoantenna that scatters light in a…

Physics & Astronomy

Owl-Inspired Wing Design Cuts Wind Turbine Noise by 10 dB

A team of researchers studying the acoustics of owl flight –including Justin W. Jaworski, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at…

Physics & Astronomy

Spintronic Neurons: Achieving Unison in Microwave Oscillators

Now researchers at University of Gothenburg have taught two different emerging classes of nano-scopic microwave signal oscillators, which can be used as future…

Event News

ICTM Conference 2017: Advancements in Turbomachine Production

The event, which is organized by the Fraunhofer Institutes for Production Technolgy IPT and Laser Technology ILT, provides attendants of the turbomachinery…

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