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Materials Sciences

Maximizing Superconducting Critical Temperature in Molecules

An international research team, led by Professor Kosmas Prassides of Tohoku University, has investigated the electronic properties of the family of…

Life & Chemistry

How Evolution Limits Virgin Births in Female Species

Researchers at the at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) found that in species where females have evolved the ability…

Health & Medicine

Zinc Deficiency and Hedgehog Pathway Activation Explained

Zinc deficiency – long associated with numerous diseases, e.g. autism, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and ovarian cancers – can lead to activation of the…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough in Artificial Photosynthesis Enhances Carbon Capture

A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide…

Process Engineering

Laser Beam Welding Enhances Battery Cell Safety and Efficiency

The all-important joining process is carried out using fiber lasers with a maximum power output of 1 kW. The method is called oscillation laser welding, a…

Trade Fair News

Discover Innovative Materials for Smarter, Lighter Products

On display will be novel encapsulation films developed by Fraunhofer ISC in collaboration with Fraunhofer IVV. The high barrier films are suitable for low-cost…

Awards Funding

Thomas Wollert Wins Eppendorf Award for Young Innovators

Thomas Wollert, group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, was selected by an independent Award Jury for his groundbreaking studies to reveal…

Life & Chemistry

Advances in Molecular Electronics: Bright Future Ahead

Dr. Artur Erbe, physicist at the HZDR, is convinced that in the future molecular electronics will open the door for novel and increasingly smaller – while also…

Life & Chemistry

Genetics Behind Wood Formation: Insights Into Plant Science

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Life & Chemistry

Octopuses Have a Unique Way to Control Their 'Odd' Forms

The body plan of octopuses is nothing if not unique, with a sophisticated brain in a soft, bilaterally symmetrical body, encircled by eight radially…

Life & Chemistry

Invasive Fly Found in Galapagos: Origin Traced to Ecuador

Philornis downsi is a parasitic muscid fly that is native to mainland South America. Decades ago, it was accidentally introduced to the Galápagos Islands,…

Life & Chemistry

New Lab Technique Unveils Protein Structures for DNA Repair

Scientists who study biological systems at the molecular level have over the years looked to the structure of protein molecules–how the atoms are…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Explore Young Star’s Inner Region and Planets

Astronomers have probed deeper than before into a planetary system 130 light-years from Earth. The observations mark the first results of a new exoplanet…

Physics & Astronomy

Cold Cosmic Mystery Solved: Insights on the CMB Cold Spot

In 2004, astronomers examining a map of the radiation leftover from the Big Bang (the cosmic microwave background, or CMB) discovered the Cold Spot, a…

Life & Chemistry

Blood Vessel Pruning: Self-Fusing Cells in Vascular Research

The vascular system is the supply network of the human organism and delivers oxygen and nutrients to the last corners of the body. So far, research on the…

Environmental Conservation

Engineers Purify Sea And Wastewater in Just 2.5 Minutes

The System PQUA, works with a mixture of dissociating elements, capable of separating and removing all contaminants, as well as organic and inorganic…

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