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Medical Engineering

AI Innovations Transforming Medical Technology Today

AI methods enable machines to autonomously operate, carry out analyses and make decisions in complex situations. These characteristics make AI systems…

Physics & Astronomy

Cuddling in a Nebula: Supernova Explosions Explained

Supernova explosions are catastrophic explosions of stars in space, were different types are distinguished. A supernova type Ia or thermonuclear supernova…

Life & Chemistry

New Approaches to Treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common kind of cancer in children. T-ALL, a subtype that resembles T-lymphocytes, can be treated successfully…

Materials Sciences

Twisted WSe₂ as a highly tunable platform for the study of exotic phenomena

In their search for new materials which can conduct electricity without any resistance, the so-called superconductors, many scientists now investigate…

Social Sciences

Young and Chronically Diseased: COVID-19’s Global South Impact

At almost every age within this population group, more people in Brazil and Nigeria suffer from pre-existing chronic conditions than in European countries,…

Life & Chemistry

"Green brother" of PET – LIKAT Simplifies Procedure for the Building Blocks of the Bio-Polymer PEF

Coca Cola was the first company to build a plant bottle factory in the USA for beverage bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which are produced…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers develop a "quick and easy" Covid-19 test for population screening with simple means

Global endeavours to fight the Covid-19 pandemic heavily rely on accurate, fast and frequent tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – “test, test, test”, as the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Light Switch Technology Enhances Magnetic Materials

Magnetic materials have been a mainstay in computing technology due to their ability to permanently store information in their magnetic state. Current…

Information Technology

Data Security in Website Tracking: Protect Your Privacy Online

Tracking of our browsing behavior is part of the daily routine of Internet use. Companies use it to adapt ads to the personal needs of potential clients or to…

Physics & Astronomy

Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy? It's likely, NASA scientists find

“Plumes of water erupt from Europa and Enceladus, so we can tell that these bodies have subsurface oceans beneath their ice shells, and they have energy that…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding T-Cell Response in Chronic Virus Infections

“The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrates the importance of understanding how the immune system reacts to virus infections,” says Dr. Kilian Schober.

Materials Sciences

Dirac Electrons Resurrected in Magic-Angle Graphene

In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to the other by a “magic” angle show a variety of interesting quantum phases,…

Life & Chemistry

Advancing Green Fuels: Solar Energy in Catalysis Research

“Using solar energy to efficiently make green fuels is the ultimate goal for many catalysis researchers,” says Jorge Gascon, director of the KAUST Catalysis…

Physics & Astronomy

New design for 'optical ruler' could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, telecommunications

Small enough to fit on a chip, miniature versions of these combs — so named because their set of uniformly spaced frequencies resembles the teeth of a comb –…

Life & Chemistry

Light-Powered Nanocatalyst Breaks Fluorocarbon Bonds

Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Method to Illuminate Cell Surface Receptors

Birthe Meineke and Johannes Heimgärtner have jointly developed a method in Simon Elsässer's lab at Science For Life Laboratory Stockholm to label and image…

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