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Materials Sciences

Plumbene, graphene's latest cousin, realized on the 'nano water cube'

In particular, the up-to-now purely theoretical possibility of a lead-based 2D honeycomb material, called plumbene, has generated much attention because it has…

Materials Sciences

Physicists Create Quasi-2D Gold Using Molybdenum Disulfide

Published in Advanced Materials Interfaces, the study shows that by using monolayer molybdenum disulfide as an adhesion layer, quasi-2D gold can be deposited…

Physics & Astronomy

ToCoTronics Gains Momentum with New Research Centre Initiative

In 2015, physicists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, succeeded in establishing a new Collaborative Research Centre in…

Life & Chemistry

Dissolving Protein Blockades at Mitochondria Entrance

The research lab of the associate professor (Privatdozent) Dr. Thomas Becker at the University of Freiburg discovered a mechanism that solves blockades on the…

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Fraunhofer IBMT Showcases Automation in Stem Cell Engineering

These generated cells can then be used for the production of model systems for drug tests, toxicity studies or disease modelling, thus providing e. g., a…

Physics & Astronomy

First-Time Measurement of Electron Geometry and Spin

The spin of an electron is a promising candidate for use as the smallest information unit (qubit) of a quantum computer. Controlling and switching this spin or…

Physics & Astronomy

Galaxies As “Cosmic Cauldrons”

Star formation within interstellar clouds of gas and dust, so-called molecular clouds, proceeds very rapidly yet highly “inefficiently”. Most of the gas is…

Life & Chemistry

Lithography Advances in Artificial Organ Production

The production of artificial organs is a hot research topic. In the near future, artificial organs will compensate for the lack of organ donations and replace…

Physics & Astronomy

Original kilogram replaced — new International System of Units (SI) entered into force

The new International System of Units (SI) was adopted at the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Paris on 16 November 2018. Now the system…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Discover Unique Celestial Object Fusion Event

Astronomers at the University of Bonn and their colleagues from Moscow have identified an unusual celestial object. It is most likely the product of the fusion…

Life & Chemistry

Distinct Microbes Discovered Next to Corals in New Study

A new study from scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has begun to describe and catalogue microbes that live just a few centimeters…

Life & Chemistry

Uncovering Genetic Disease Origins: New Summit Insights

Environmental conditions, lifestyle choices, chemical exposure, and foodborne and airborne pathogens are among the external factors that can cause disease. In…

Health & Medicine

When wheels and heads are spinning – DFG research project on motion sickness in automated driving

Whether it is working on the computer or playing a card game with the kids – automated driving creates plenty of opportunities for activities while traveling…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Circuit Design Inspired by Prime Numbers Enhances Signal Clarity

Our ability to recreate the signals found in natural systems, such as those in brains, swarms, and the weather, is useful for our understanding of the…

Materials Sciences

Advancements in Synthesis of Helical Ladder Polymers

Moreover, most existing strategies for the synthesis of ladder polymers suffer from severe limitations in terms of selectivity and quantitativity. Another…

Materials Sciences

Ultra-Thin Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices for Nanophotonics

The group “Colloids and Nanooptics” of Prof. Dr. Matthias Karg at the Institute of Physical Chemistry has come up with a simple yet precise technique for…

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