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Materials Sciences

Tunneling Mechanism: New Insights from ACS Nano Research

The reaction mechanism, reported in ACS Nano, involves the application of an electric field that narrows the width of the reaction barrier, thereby allowing…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Farming’s Impact on Soil Moisture in Northern China

A research team led by Purdue University and China Agricultural University analyzed soil moisture during the growing season in Northern China and found that it…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Elektra One Solar: Alps Crossing Under 18 kWh Energy

Elektra One Solar from PC-Aero GmbH (Germany) started in Unterwössen (Germany) on 25 june for the Alps crossing over the Grossglockner and landed in the sunny…

Information Technology

Steady Aerial Videos: Innovation from TU Wien and Dynamic

Up until now, the thought of capturing steady video footage from a roller coaster would have seemed virtually inconceivable. However, TU Wien and Dynamic…

Physics & Astronomy

Neutrons find 'missing' magnetism of plutonium

Plutonium was first produced in 1940 and its unstable nucleus allows it to undergo fission, making it useful for nuclear fuels as well as for nuclear weapons….

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Quantum Physics in Artificial Light Harvesting

Plants and bacteria make use of sunlight with remarkably high efficiency: nine out of ten absorbed light particles are being put to use in an ordinary…

Life & Chemistry

USC Stem Cell Researchers Discover New Blood Genes in Mice

The Allayee and Adams labs performed a genetic screen of a collection of more than 100 mouse strains that are commonly used in laboratories, called the hybrid…

Physics & Astronomy

Cosmic Giants Meet Galactic Dwarfs: Star Formation Surges

The research, published today, also found that when two galaxies of the same size collide, both galaxies produce stars at a much faster rate.

Life & Chemistry

Worms Use Slugs as Transport in Quest for Food

Slugs and other invertebrates provide essential public transport for small worms in the search for food, according to research published in the open access…

Information Technology

New super-computer for climate science ranks among world’s top 400

“The new computer is to us what a research vessel is to other institutes – it allows us to explore the seas of the unknown, only that our oceans consist of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Battery LabFactory Braunschweig: Advancing Lithium-Ion Tech

The particular aim of the BLB researchers is the development of new manufacturing processes for modern lithium-ion battery cells as well as for new battery…

Materials Sciences

Exploring Black Phosphorus: The Future of Semiconductor Innovation

As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from McGill University and Université…

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“LIGHT” at LASER World of Photonics 2015

In Aachen, Fraunhofer ILT develops processes and systems for the applications of laser technology in industry and research. These include special beam sources…

Earth Sciences

Iron and Water: Unveiling the Secrets of Hydrothermal Vents

Since their first discovery a generation ago, it has been recognized that hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the deep dark oceans represented unique habitats…

Materials Sciences

Chlorine Depletion and Enrichment in Perovskites Uncovered

These organometallic halide perovskites are low cost, easy to process, and have enormous potential for efficient solar energy conversion: power conversion…

Health & Medicine

A new wrinkle: Geometry of brain's outer surface correlates with genetic heritage

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the School of Medicine have found that the three-dimensional shape of the cerebral cortex – the…

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