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Power and Electrical Engineering

New Semiconductor Neutron Detector Paves Way for Advances

Most neutron detectors work based on one of two different technologies. Some, like those based on helium, are gas-filled. Others, like those based on lithium…

Life & Chemistry

Chiral Nano-Patterns: Simple Building Blocks, Complex Designs

Designing components for molecular self-assembly calls for functionalities that ‘interlock’. For example, our genetic information is encoded in two DNA…

Life & Chemistry

Visualizing Membrane TNF Receptor Patterns in Cells

Whether a sick cell dies, divides, or travels through the body is regulated by a sophisticated interplay of signal molecules and receptors on the cell…

Environmental Conservation

TU Freiberg Innovates Process to Remove Microplastics from Water

Microplastics are becoming more and more widespread, especially in water. The term “microplastics” refers to plastic particles ranging in size from a few…

Life & Chemistry

Cells’ Skeleton Assembly: Unveiling Microtubule Insights

Microtubules, filamentous structures within the cell, are required for many important processes, including cell division and intracellular transport. A…

Materials Sciences

3D Printing Breakthrough: New Device for Bremen Scientists

Laser metal deposition (LMD) is an additive, powder-based production process for metals. This type of 3D printings allows for large construction parts and very…

Life & Chemistry

Unraveling Water Molecule Movement: Insights into Behavior

Water is a mysterious substance. Understanding its behaviour on an atomic scale remains a challenge for experimentalists as the light hydrogen and oxygen atoms…

Event News

Laser Innovations for Fast Hydrogen Fuel Cell Manufacturing

On March 18, 2020, LKH2 attendees will be treated to a wide range of presentations covering the use of laser technology in the realm of hydrogen: the first…

Life & Chemistry

Washing Machine Bacteria: Uncovering the Rubber Seal Smell

“Which bacteria are found in which part of the machine? And what are the factors involved? Those were our initial questions,” explains the project leader,…

Physics & Astronomy

Gamma-Ray Sources Unveil Birthplaces of High-Energy Particles

Nine sources of extremely high-energy gamma rays comprise a new catalog compiled by researchers with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray…

Physics & Astronomy

University of Ottawa Tool Advances Nanopore Research Access

The innovative T.-Cossa Lab, which studies applied single-molecule biophysics, came up with the idea to provide the research community with the protocols,…

Life & Chemistry

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Advancing HIV Research

The biological processes in the human body are complex – thus, decoding disease-inducing processes are challenging. Diseases with a contribution of the immune…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Batteries at Their Limit: Insights from Rice University

Intentional defects in batteries have given Rice University scientists a window into the hazards of pushing lithium-ion cells too far.

Physics & Astronomy

Colloidal Quantum Dot Laser Diodes: A New Era in LEDs

Los Alamos scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes (LEDs) containing an integrated…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sinking Soils in the Everglades: Climate Change Connection?

Over a quarter of the Everglades are encompassed in the Everglades Agricultural Area. The Everglades Agricultural Area includes 700,000 acres of farmland where…

Life & Chemistry

Dresden Biologists Illuminate Living Sperm in New Study

How do female insects manage to keep the sperm fresh for months after mating? This is a central question of the sperm biologists of the Chair of Applied…

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