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Life & Chemistry

Saci: Innovations in Microorganism Bio-Factories

Yeast and bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis are among the most widely used microorganisms in industry. Their properties are transferred…

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Automotive Engineering

Understanding Cold-Start Dilemma in Catalytic Converters

From January to September 2019, almost 17,000 hybrids and plug-in hybrids were redeemed in Switzerland – an increase of 60 percent over the previous year….

Physics & Astronomy

Explained: Why water droplets 'bounce off the walls'

University of Warwick researchers can now explain why some water droplets bounce like a beach ball off surfaces, without ever actually touching them. Now the…

Health & Medicine

Existing Drugs as First-Line Treatment for Coronavirus

The number of people infected with the new corona virus continues to skyrocket, with more than 80000 cases worldwide as of the end of February. But there's no…

Life & Chemistry

Neutrons Reveal Secrets of the Freeze Drying Process

Who doesn’t know the story: time in the morning is short, we have to get through breakfast quickly. The fruit muesli is poured into the bowl, a few spoonfuls…

Health & Medicine

Underwater Snail-o-Bot: Light-Powered Soft Robotics Innovation

Making an untethered soft construct that can easily change its shape and move around freely inside water is a challenging task in the research field of…

Life & Chemistry

Faster Cell Monitoring: Early Detection of Changes and Damage

The research project focuses on cell monitoring and the early detection of cell changes or damages. This is particularly important when testing the tolerance…

Earth Sciences

Rare Lizard Fossil Found in Amber: Nature’s Time Capsule

How do fossils stay preserved for millions of years? Rapid embedding is an important prerequisite for protecting the organisms from access by scavengers, for…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists 'film' a quantum measurement

Despite the importance of the measurement process within the theory, it still holds unanswered questions:

Interdisciplinary Research

How Ants’ Cuticular Hydrocarbons Influence Communication

As social insects, ants are particularly dependent on optimizing their communication in order to ward off enemies and to recognize individuals from their own…

Life & Chemistry

Lab-Free Infection Test: Quick Answers for Doctors

Laboratory tests to identify the cause of common infections like urinary tract infections (UTIs) can take up to four days, with doctors having to use…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Lights, camera, action… the super-fast world of droplet dynamics

With one of the colour cameras positioned below the droplets and the other to the side, the synchronised system was able to record the moment one of the…

Information Technology

New Algorithm Unlocks Evolutionary History of Species

An international team of scientists from ITMO University and George Washington University (USA) created an algorithm for studying the evolutionary history of…

Interdisciplinary Research

Unlocking Cell-Free Biotechnology With Stabilized Freeze-Drying

Researchers at California Polytechnic State University have developed a low-cost approach that improves cell-free biotechnology's utility for bio-manufacturing…

Medical Engineering

Stretchable Wearable Coils Improve Comfort in MRI Scans

One reason the tests are uncomfortable is that they often use rigid radio-frequency (RF) coils to detect signals from the body. Now, the Purdue team has…

Health & Medicine

New Tumor Framework Offers Immune Protection Insights

Immune checkpoints found throughout the body are intended to protect your body from being attacked by your immune system. But in the structural framework a…

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