By nailing down what percentage of stars have a particular mass within a cluster, or the Initial Mass Function (IMF), scientists can better interpret the light…
Surface activation or cleaning by cold plasma is getting more and more attention. Current plasma-based solutions for flexible materials however lack efficiency or are technically too complex and error-prone. Scientists at the HAWK developed a plasma roller device for effective and fast plasma treatment of flexible materials.
The adamantane moiety is a very versatile chemical core-structure. It is e.g. incorporated in medically active compounds like Vildagliptin®, a remedy against diabetes.
The innovation presented here provides a new and straightforward way for synthesizing this new class of 1,2-substituted dia-mondoids, which can well be used as intermediate starting ma-terials for further chemical synthesis.
Researchers from Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have developed a new method that can target delivery of very small volumes…
“Unlike graphene, a hexagonal honeycomb structure with atoms of carbon at its junctions, phagraphene consists of penta-, hexa- and heptagonal carbon rings. Its…
Rice University scientists have theoretically determined that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms land.
Environmental conditions such as drought, cold or salinity can be detrimental to crop performance and yield. Salt is one of the major factors that negatively…
One of the challenges in welding steel with aluminum is to avoid hard and brittle intermetallic phases in the welding seam. These phases can occur easily,…
A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has found that coral reef diversity 'hotspots' in the southwestern Indian Ocean rely more on the biomass of…
Nature can do it, and chemists in the lab often dream of doing it: producing substances simply and ecologically – as far as possible without any undesirable…
“Gemeinsam – Arbeit – Erleben” (Together – Work – Experience), that’s the motto of this year’s conference on “Mensch und Computer” which is taking place in…
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a highly compact and efficient inverter for use in uninterruptible power…
Limestone caves can form when solid limestone dissolves after coming in contact with certain types of acids. The resulting void is the cave system.
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Depression 14E on September 2 at 0905 UTC (5:05 a.m. EDT).
At 11 a.m. EDT on September 2, Typhoon Kilo's maximum sustained winds were near 90 knots (103.6 mph/166.7 kph). It was centered near 24.3 North and 179.1 East,…
New research may help explain why drug treatments for addiction and depression don't work for some patients.
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