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Friendly Signs Cut Vandalism on Scientific Equipment

Consequently, damage to or theft of technical equipment represents a dramatic financial and scientific loss. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for…

Technology Offerings

Synthesis of novel Myrtucommulone and Analogues

Scientists from the University of the Saarland have managed to carry out a total synthesis of myrtucommulone. Starting from commercially available or known…

Physics & Astronomy

Using Decay to Create Quantum Information Entanglement

Now researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have flipped things around and are exploiting the decay to create the so-called entanglement of…

Materials Sciences

Diamond 'flaws' pave way for nanoscale MRI

Nanoscopic thermal and magnetic field detectors – which can be inserted into living cells – could enhance our understanding of everything from chemical…

Life & Chemistry

New Immuno-Therapy Boosts Brain Tumor Treatment Success

A UZH research team has now achieved success with a novel form of treatment that involves encouraging the body’s own immune system to recognise and eliminate…

Information Technology

NIST Shows How Information Loss Enhances Quantum Computing

Researchers usually strive to perfectly shield ions (charged atoms) in quantum computing experiments from the outside world. Any “noise” or interference,…

Environmental Conservation

Great Lakes Waterfowl Die-Offs: Finding the Source

A deadly menace stalks the loons, gulls, and other water birds of the Great Lakes region: Type E botulism, a neuromuscular disease caused when birds eat fish…

Life & Chemistry

Super-Stretchy Electronics: Pushing Boundaries in Textiles

In order for textiles with built-in electronics to function over longer periods of time, all of the components need to be flexible and stretchable. In the…

Studies and Analyses

Study on Europe’s Digital Powerhouses: Software Clusters Compared

This is a result of the “EU Software Cluster Benchmark 2013” (http://www.softwareclusterbenchmark.eu) published today. This study analyses 15 European hotspots…

Physics & Astronomy

Advancements in Nano-Optics: Transforming Computer Processors

In recent years, computer engineers have no longer been able to increase the clock rate of conventional processors. This means that it is not possible to boost…

Health & Medicine

Allergies May Shield Against Toxins, Study Reveals

Allergy-like immune reactions could represent a mechanism of the body that protects it against toxins. This surprising conclusion has been reached by…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electric taxi „EVA“ for tropical Megacities

TUM CREATE presents an electric taxi for use in tropical megacities at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show. “EVA” showcases a new super-fast charging system recharging…

Life & Chemistry

X-Ray Lasers Create 3D Protein Models From Scratch

A study shows for the first time that X-ray lasers can be used to generate a complete 3-D model of a protein without any prior knowledge of its structure. An…

Physics & Astronomy

New Evidence Links High-Energy Neutrinos to Cosmic Origins

For the first time scientists have uncovered concrete evidence for highly energetic neutrinos stemming from outside our solar system.The IceCube experiment, a…

Life & Chemistry

Living Cells Tackle Needle-in-Haystack Problem to Generate Signals

Scientists have figured out how calcium channels – the infinitesimal cell membrane pores that generate electrical signals by gating a charged-particle influx –…

Life & Chemistry

Whales’ Adaptive Genomics: Insights from New Study

In a paper published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Genome Research Foundation, BGI, and other…

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