Ever since Hermann Staudinger discovered the linear polymers in 1920, it has been a dream of synthetic scientists to extend the polymerization into the second…
For the first time, scientists in Bremen were able to observe bacteria forming pearl chains that protrude from the cell surface. These pearl chains serve to…
Investigation of viral communities of sponges allows new insights into the mechanisms of symbiosis
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) are developing digital applications intended to make it easier for various actors to better cope with weather…
An international research group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics developed a brain imaging method for improved and early assessment of…
During an epileptic seizure, large nerve cell clusters in the brain discharge simultaneously. The consequences are dramatic muscle spasms and loss of…
In the next years, the Chair of Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg wants to develop together with scientists of the…
New research on two-dimensional tungsten disulfide (WS2) could open the door to advances in quantum computing.
Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them.
Around the world, approximately 300,000 heart valve operations are performed every year. Some 30,000 people receive a new heart valve implant every year in…
Using state-of-the-art brain imaging techniques, Vaidehi Natu at Stanford University in California, along with her colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for…
Modern electronics is based on doped semiconductors. To synthesize electronic components, dopant atoms such as aluminum or phosphorus are embedded into…
What started as a hallway conversation between colleagues is now an “engine for the discovery of new therapeutic targets in cells” thanks to Medicine by…
The Arctic sea ice cap is an expanse of frozen seawater floating on top of the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas. Every year, it expands and thickens during…
In a study published in Advanced Materials Technologies, the team, led by Caterina Lamuta, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of…
From the Great Pacific garbage patch to inland rivers, plastics are among the most widespread contaminants on Earth. Microplastics — particles of plastic…
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