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Life & Chemistry

Cuprate-Like Behavior Observed in Nickel-Oxide Film

Since bulk neodymium nickel oxide (NdNiO2), which exhibits an analogous crystal structure and valence electron number as the cuprates, does not show…

Life & Chemistry

Inside a Battery: Understanding Charging and Discharging Processes

What happens inside a battery at the microscopic level during charging and discharging processes? A team of scientists led by Prof. Dr. Gunther Wittstock of…

Life & Chemistry

New Biosensor Tracks Alpha-Synuclein Spread in Nerve Cells

Human alpha-synuclein (hαSyn) is a physiological protein that is primarily found in nerve cells, and is involved in the development of various…

Earth Sciences

Water Innovations: Addressing Drought in Brandenburg

The annual rainfall in Brandenburg is 560 litres per square metre. This makes Brandenburg a region with the lowest rainfall in Germany. In 2018 there were 390…

Health & Medicine

Beautyberry leaf extract restores drug's power to fight 'superbug'

Scientists discovered a compound in the leaves of a common shrub, the American beautyberry, that boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant…

Physics & Astronomy

ESA/NASA's solar orbiter returns first data, snaps closest pictures of the sun

Solar Orbiter is an international collaboration between the European Space Agency, or ESA, and NASA, to study our closest star, the Sun. Launched on Feb. 9,…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Predicting River Biodiversity Declines

Biodiversity is severely threatened both in Switzerland and worldwide, and numerous organisms are facing massive declines – particularly in freshwater…

Life & Chemistry

Bioinspired Strategy for Controlled Polyene Synthesis

They occur in nature, are reactive and play a role in many biological processes: polyenes. It is no wonder that chemists have for a long time been interested…

Information Technology

Boosting Productivity: Employee-Focused Workplaces Explored

Every developer of assembly workstations has different ideas of the target group and sets different priorities. Time and again, this leads to misunderstandings…

Information Technology

Breakthrough Learning Algorithm Boosts AI Application Potential

The high energy consumption of artificial neural networks' learning activities is one of the biggest hurdles for the broad use of Artificial Intelligence (AI),…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Simulation Reveals Particle Behavior Near Black Holes

Fortunately, based on the equivalence between the metric of curved space-time in general relativity and the electromagnetic parameters in electromagnetic…

Life & Chemistry

Characterizing Microplastics: Understanding Water Pollution

The pollution of seas, lakes and rivers with plastic waste is a major environmental problem. Over time, objects made of plastics are mechanically broken down…

Information Technology

Next-Gen Satellite and Terrestrial Networks Research Unveiled

The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is supporting an extensive new research project to advance data networks, led by the University of Luxembourg’s…

Machine Engineering

Fraunhofer ISE Unveils High-Throughput Printing System

In addition to solar cells, the system enables high-precision printing on single components, e.g. for applications in the field of hydrogen technology, sensor…

Life & Chemistry

Blueprint of Oxytocin Receptor: New Autism Drug Insights

The so-called “love hormone” or “cuddle hormone” oxytocin is not only involved in strengthening the mother-child relationship and regulating social bonding. It…

Process Engineering

New NMR Method Monitors Chemical Reactions in Metal Containers

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is employed in a wide range of applications. In chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is in standard use for the…

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