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Life & Chemistry

'Poisoned arrowhead' used by warring bacteria could lead to new antibiotics

Researchers have uncovered a novel weapon in the arsenal of bacteria that works in a similar way to common antibiotics.

Event News

Innovations in Functional Materials for Energy Transition

Mastering the Challenges of the Energy Transition

Physics & Astronomy

High-Energy Neutrino Detected from Distant Cosmic Collider

On July 12, 2018, the IceCube collaboration announced the detection of the first high-energy neutrino, IceCube-170922A, which could be traced back to a distant…

Environmental Conservation

Innovative Strategies to Combat Forest Diebacks in Germany

Bark beetles, heat, drought, storms, and fires have damaged the German forests. Those who go for a walk there often encounter dead spruces and dried beech…

Event News

Exploring Architecture and Mathematics at NEXUS 2020

For the first time, fatuk [Faculty of Architecture], TU Kaiserslautern presented in September 2018 the RCA conference, Research Culture in Architecture –…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Analgesic Resistance in Chronic Pancreatitis

In many cases only potent analgesics such as opiates are able to relieve the suffering of those affected. But these medications have serious side effects,…

Physics & Astronomy

Beyond Einstein: Solving the Mystery of Photon Momentum

Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for explaining the photoelectric effect: in its most intuitive form, a single atom is irradiated with light. According…

Medical Engineering

New Imaging Tech Enhances Cancer Detection During Surgery

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have demonstrated that imaging technology used to map the universe shows promise for more accurately and quickly…

Physics & Astronomy

Curved Nanochannels: Tuning Charge and Spin Currents Effectively

Das started with two main questions: how to tune spin current using geometry, and how to create spin transport in a 3D nanostructure. Electron spin is a…

Life & Chemistry

New Antibacterial Coating Material From RUDN University Chemists

Preservatives are widely used in the food industry. They are necessary to extend the shelf life of products. On the other hand, preservatives reduce food…

Life & Chemistry

Promising Antibody Offers Hope in Treating Childhood Leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children. This form of blood cancer is caused by malignant abnormal precursor cells of certain…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Liquid Crystals Enable Directed Electricity Transmission

Liquid and solid – most people are unaware that there can be states in between. Liquid crystals are representative of one such state. While the molecules in…

Machine Engineering

Aachen Emerges as a Hub for Optical Production Excellence

Aachen has a long tradition as a center for the production of high-precision optical components and systems. The researchers at the Fraunhofer IPT have…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Evolutionary Remnants Found in Human Embryo Muscles

Also remarkably, in both the hand and the foot, of the 30 muscles formed at about 7 weeks of gestation one third will become fused or completely absent by…

Life & Chemistry

Jellyfish's 'superpowers' gained through cellular mechanism

“Currently our knowledge of biology is quite limited because most studies have been performed using so-called model animals like mice, flies, worms and fish…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Researchers synthesize 'impossible' superconductor

Superconductors are materials capable of conducting an electric current with no resistance whatsoever. They are behind the powerful electromagnets in particle…

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