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Materials Sciences

How Wrinkles Improve Graphene’s Repelling Power

The research by engineers from Brown University shows that graphene, wrinkled and crumpled in a multi-step process, becomes significantly better at repelling…

Earth Sciences

New Mars Gravity Map Reveals Hidden Interior Details

A new map of Mars' gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA marks major milestones for the James Webb Space Telescope

After over a year of planning, nearly four months of final cryo (cold) testing and monitoring, the testing on the science instruments module of the observatory…

Life & Chemistry

Biosensor measures signaling molecules within cilia

Cells can change the way they grow, move, or develop in response to stimuli from their environment. This information is first detected at the surface of the…

Machine Engineering

Electricity from waste heat made possible by ceramics

 

Machine Engineering

Industrial product and component labeling for extreme process conditions

Many raw materials and semi-finished products are exposed to extreme conditions in manufacturing processes or in application, for example high temperatures in…

Life & Chemistry

Reconstructing folding funnels from experimental data to uncover proteins' inner life

“This work lays the foundations to recover the protein folding landscapes directly from experimental data, providing a route to new understanding and rational…

Environmental Conservation

CU study: Fires, drought in changing climate affecting high-altitude forests

For the study the team looked at nearly 200 subalpine forest plots that had undergone severe fires between 1994 and 2003 in and around Yellowstone National…

Life & Chemistry

Calcium waves in the brain alleviate depressive behavior in mice

Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have discovered that the benefits of stimulating the brain with direct current come from its effects…

Life & Chemistry

Genomes of chimpanzee parasite species reveal evolution of human malaria

An international team led by Beatrice Hahn, MD, a professor of Medicine and Microbiology from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of…

Life & Chemistry

Immunoproteasome Inhibits Healing Function of Macrophages

The macrophages recognize and eliminate foreign materials and pathogens and alert the immune system to invaders by sending out numerous inflammatory signals….

Event News

Global Innovative Networks

In the era of globalization, universities are more than ever required to engage in worldwide networking because excellent scientific performance grounds in…

Environmental Conservation

Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions independently

The signatory countries of the Kyoto Protocol and the new Paris Agreement have committed to reduce global warming. The countries themselves use estimates and…

Event News

Computer models for food security and against climate impacts

For three days more than 300 scientists from 47 nations have exchanged ideas in Berlin-Adlershof, scientists who are using computer models to understand…

Physics & Astronomy

Entanglement Becomes Easier to Measure

In quantum theory, interactions among particles create fascinating correlations known as entanglement that cannot be explained by any means known to the…

Event News

2nd Conference on Laser Polishing LaP 2016 in Aachen

Two years ago, the first Conference on Laser Polishing was a huge success – attracting 70 participants and featuring 14 presentations by speakers from six…

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