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Proteins That Shape Bacterial Cell Membranes Explained

Like all cells, bacteria have a membrane that shields them from the outside like a skin. This barrier is not static, but has to allow transport of substances…

Physics & Astronomy

The world’s lightest mirror

Garching, 16th of July 2020 – Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have engineered the lightest optical mirror imaginable. The novel…

Life & Chemistry

TU Dresden's BIOTEC and its PharmAI spin-off analyse millions of active substances that could cure Covid-19

The Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) of TU Dresden with its bioinformatics group and the spin-off PharmAI GmbH participate in such a competition – the so-called…

Life & Chemistry

Study Links Blood Iron Levels to Slower Aging Process

Genes linked to ageing that could help explain why some people age at different rates to others have been identified by scientists. The international study…

Earth Sciences

Continuing Atmospheric Research with HALO Aircraft Innovation

The total budget for the third phase of HALO SPP 1294 is based on the volume from previous years, with approximately 12 million euros for scientific proposals…

Physics & Astronomy

Tiny Bubbles Propel 2D Material Innovations at Columbia

Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Montana State University report today that they have found that placing sufficient strain in a 2D material–tungsten…

Health & Medicine

New Bone Imaging Technique Reveals Knee Osteoarthritis Insights

Osteoarthritis, the most common joint disorder in the United States, affects more than 32.5 million adults. It is marked by degradation and loss of soft…

Physics & Astronomy

Russian Scientists Unveil New Physical Paradox Discovery

Researchers from the Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) discovered and theoretically explained a new physical effect: amplitude of…

Materials Sciences

Discovering Higher-Order Topology in 2D Crystals

Since then, scientists have found more exotic topological phases including Dirac semimetals, Weyl semimetals and Axionic insulators. But most recently,…

Information Technology

Nanoelectronics Mimic Human Brain Learning For AI Advances

Especially activities in the field of artificial intelligence, like teaching robots to walk or precise automatic image recognition, demand ever more powerful,…

Medical Engineering

Mobile EEG: Smart Detection of Epileptic Seizures Anytime

The catchy title »MOND« stands for the project’s clear objective: The conceptual development of a »Mobile, Smart Neurosensoring System for the Detection and…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Infrared Insights on Tropical Depression 6E Strength

Tropical Depression 6E formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean by 5 p.m. EDT on July 13 and was located well to the southwest of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Physics & Astronomy

New Advances in Electron Optics for Solid-State Systems

Electrons can interfere in the same manner as water, acoustical or light waves do. When exploited in solid-state materials, such effects promise novel…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Faster Charging Lithium Battery Reduces Explosion Risks

Cell phone batteries often heat up and, at times, can burst into flames. In most cases, the culprit behind such incidents can be traced back to lithium…

Architecture & Construction

Concrete Innovation: Self-Stressing Technology Unveiled

More than ten billion tonnes of concrete are produced and used worldwide every year. This is more than all other building materials combined. By way of…

Life & Chemistry

New Test Method Detects Coronavirus in Diluted Gargle Samples

The most prominent test method being used to detect whether someone suffers from an acute COVID-19 infection is the polymerase chain reaction, or briefly, PCR….

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