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Power and Electrical Engineering

Ultra-high data rates transmitted at THz frequencies

How will we cooperate in the future office? It is for granted, that ever increasing data volumes have to be made available within ultra-short time periods….

Earth Sciences

NASA sees Hurricane Matthew develop concentric eyewalls

An eyewall consists of powerful thunderstorms in the area immediately outside the eye of a hurricane. Those storms have very heavy rainfall and strong winds.

Materials Sciences

Was the secret spice in primal gene soup a thickener?

The original recipe for gene soup may have been simple — rain, a jumble of common molecules, warm sunshine, and nighttime cooling. Then add a pinch of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Metamaterial uses light to control its motion

This work demonstrates a metamaterial-based approach to develop an optically-driven mechanical oscillator. The device can potentially be used as a new…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Diamonds make a device cooler

Powerful electronic components can get very hot. When many components are combined into a single semiconductor chip, heating can become a real problem. An…

Life & Chemistry

Diabetes: new hope for better wound healing

According to estimates by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), some six million people in Germany suffer from diabetes mellitus, around 90 percent of…

Physics & Astronomy

Kaiserslautern physicists observe diffusion of individual atoms in light bath

Diffusion is a universal physical phenomenon, describing the motion of particles in their particular environment, whether solid, liquid or gaseous. The first…

Life & Chemistry

Constricting without a string: Bacteria gone to the worms divide differently

Even though the diversity and importance of microorganisms in all ecosystems has been established long time ago, our knowledge in many areas of microbiology is…

Information Technology

PolyPhotonics project starts: Fraunhofer HHI and partners develop market-ready polymer chips

Eleven regional enterprises and three research institutes pool their expertise in PolyPhotonics Berlin. For the first time, the network partners will be able…

Life & Chemistry

Science at cusp of 'transformational' grasp of life via cell modeling, researchers say

According to the authors, the development could herald a new era for biological research, medical science, and human and animal health.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Smallest. Transistor. Ever.

For more than a decade, engineers have been eyeing the finish line in the race to shrink the size of components in integrated circuits. They knew that the laws…

Information Technology

Computer experts identify 14 themes of creativity

The elusive and complex components of creativity have been identified by computer experts at the University of Kent.

Life & Chemistry

Mapping the 'dark matter' of human DNA

Although our knowledge of the human DNA is extensive, it is nowhere near complete. For instance, our knowledge of exactly which changes in our DNA are…

Interdisciplinary Research

Brain-Inspired Device Powers Next-Gen Artificial Systems

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) exhibit learning abilities and can perform tasks which are difficult for conventional computing systems, such as pattern…

Life & Chemistry

New Catalyst Structure Discovered in PEM Fuel Cells

The research, performed in collaboration with the Technical Electrochemistry research group of Prof. Dr Hubert Gasteiger at the Technical University of Munich…

Life & Chemistry

How cells take out the trash: the “phospho-kiss of death” deciphered

Like in the U2 song title Running to stand still, the apparent steady state of cells belies constant production and removal of proteins within. Although…

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