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Life & Chemistry

New Insights: Stomach Pathogen Helicobacter Pylori Attracted to Bleach

Researchers at the University of Oregon have uncovered a molecular mechanism by which the human stomach pathogen Helicobacter pylori is attracted to bleach,…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Thermometer Reveals Mitochondria’s Heat Release Mechanism

Mitochondria, the cell's power stations, release quick bursts of heat by unleashing the power stored in an internal proton “battery,” the researchers found….

Health & Medicine

A Protective Factor Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

In the brain, TREM2 is exclusively produced by microglia, the immune cells of the brain. These cells patrol the brain and clear it from cellular waste products…

Event News

AI and Laser Technology Conference: Enhancing Laser Systems

The idea of holding a conference on the use of AI in laser systems originated at the Process Control group at Fraunhofer ILT, which has been researching the…

Life & Chemistry

High-Tech Gel Enhances Drug Delivery in Medical Treatments

Eben Alsberg, the Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Bioengineering and Orthopaedics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues report on a…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Grassland Biodiversity: Benefits and Innovations

“There are many benefits for why we should care about grasslands. They provide food for livestock, habitat for wildlife, prevent soil erosion, support…

Life & Chemistry

High-End Microscopy Unveils Metabolic Enzyme Insights

The enzyme transhydrogenase plays a central role in regulating metabolic processes in animals and humans alike. Malfunction can lead to serious disorders. For…

Information Technology

Entanglement Breakthrough: 50 km Optical Fiber Connection

The quantum internet promises absolutely tap-proof communication and powerful distributed sensor networks for new science and technology. However, because…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fraunhofer ISE Achieves Record Efficiency in Solar Cells

“Monolithic multi-junction solar cells are a source of hope for the further development of the silicon solar cells dominating the field today because they can…

Life & Chemistry

Signal Blocks Stem Cell Division in Geriatric Brain Study

Whether stem cells also occur in the human brain has long been controversial. Today, it is considered certain that the brain can form new neurons throughout…

Medical Engineering

New MRI Technique Detects Heart Scarring Without Kidney Risk

3D MRI computing can measure strain in the heart using image registration method. Traditional method involves giving the patient a dose of gadolinium which can…

Materials Sciences

Smarter Experiments Speed Up Materials Discovery

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designed, created, and…

Physics & Astronomy

Hot Jupiters: Surprising Similarities in Nightside Temperatures

A new study by McGill University astronomers has found that the temperature on the nightsides of different hot Jupiters– planets that are similar size in to…

Physics & Astronomy

Streaks in aurora found to map features in earth's radiation environment

Known as structured diffuse aurora, it was recently discovered, with the help of NASA spacecraft and instruments, that these faint lights in the night sky can…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists discover 'electron equivalents' in colloidal systems

Atoms have a positively charged center surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged particles. This type of arrangement, it turns out, can also occur at a more…

Materials Sciences

Microwave-Sized Water Harvester Tackles Desert Water Scarcity

With water scarcity a growing problem worldwide, University of California, Berkeley, researchers are close to producing a microwave-sized water harvester that…

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