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Materials Sciences

Optimizing Space Partitioning: New Advances in Geometry

Partitioning space into cells with optimum geometrical properties is a central challenge in many fields of science and technology. Researchers of Karlsruhe…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Amplifier Boosts Terahertz Lattice Vibrations in Semiconductors

The laser is based on a fundamental principle in physics, the (L)ight (A)mplification by (S)timulated (E)mission of (R)adiation. This concept theoretically…

Life & Chemistry

Iron From Microbes: A New Approach to Climate Solutions

Distributing iron particles produced by bacteria could “fertilize” microscopic ocean plants and ultimately lower atmospheric carbon levels, according to a new…

Life & Chemistry

Immunotherapy Targets HIV Using Common Virus Discovery

The discovery, made in the laboratory using cells from people with HIV, is yet to be tested in clinical trials, but could lead to the development of a vaccine…

Materials Sciences

High-tech material in a salt crust

MAX phases are viewed as promising materials for the future, for example for turbines in power plants and aircraft, space applications, or medical implants. A…

Life & Chemistry

Birmingham and Bonn Collaborate on New Insights in Memory

The researchers presented participants with a number of different scene images. Importantly, they paired each scene image with one of two different objects,…

Life & Chemistry

On-Demand Blood Vessels: A Breakthrough in Tissue Repair

When organs or tissues are damaged, new blood vessels must form as they play a vital role in bringing nutrients and eliminating waste. This is the only way for…

Earth Sciences

The origins of Europe’s climate

Influencing current climate and weather events in Northwest Africa and Europe, this wide-ranging phenomenon in the North Atlantic describes fluctuations in the…

Earth Sciences

When the North Sea's circulation is reversed

The currents in the North Sea are generally influenced by westerly winds and tidal forces from the Atlantic; the tides flow into the shallow sea from the west…

Life & Chemistry

Ubiquitin Labeling Unlocks New Pathways in Cell Regulation

Plants, fungi, animals and even humans have it: the protein ubiquitin. It comprises a sequence of 76 amino acids, making it a relatively small biomolecule. But…

Information Technology

Aachen’s Fraunhofer Institutes Launch 5G and IIoT Case Studies

In the course of their first annual meeting, the ICNAP partners ranked three subject areas as being in particularly urgent need of attention and selected them…

Event News

ExoMars Press Conference Highlights at EGU Meeting 2023

In addition, the EGU meeting will feature a session on science, politics and European (dis)integration with Mario Monti and Ilaria Capua, which will also be…

Event News

Boosting Employee Health Through Workplace Digitalization

The health of its employees is fundamental to the performance of a company. New developments, in particular regarding digitalisation at the workplace, are…

Materials Sciences

Polythene films strong as aluminum could be used for windows, screens and phones

Research led by Professor Ton Peijs of WMG at the University of Warwick and Professor Cees Bastiaansen at Queen Mary University of London, has devised a…

Health & Medicine

Evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections. When patients with HIV are treated…

Life & Chemistry

Wearable Sensors Mimic Skin to Enhance Wound Healing

“We eventually hope that these sensors and engineering accomplishments can help advance healthcare applications and provide a better quantitative understanding…

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