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Five New Tiny Frog Species Discovered in Madagascar

Madagascar, an island a little larger than mainland France, has more than 350 frog species. This number is constantly rising, and many of the newly named…

Physics & Astronomy

Tomorrow's data memories: Using new technology to explore single molecule magnets in slow motion

Whether hard disks, memory chips or sensors – magnets make the storage of data possible in the first place. The basis for magnetism is the spin of electrons,…

Studies and Analyses

Kilimanjaro’s Ecosystems: Insights from Humboldt’s Legacy

2019 marks the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt. He was one of the first naturalists to document the distribution and adaptation of species on…

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Hands-Free Process Documentation: Speech Recognition Unveiled at Hannover Messe

From April 1st to 5th, the Oldenburg based branch of Fraunhofer IDMT will be attending Hannover Messe to present a speech-to-text process documentation system…

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Smart Acoustic Sensors Reduce Machine Downtime at Hannover Messe

At Hannover Messe, taking place April 1st to 5th, the Oldenburg based branch of Fraunhofer IDMT will be presenting the latest version of its intelligent system…

Life & Chemistry

“Biological Bandage” Could Help Heal Wounds

Humans are vulnerable: one cut and they bleed. Fortunately, nature has its own solutions at the ready to treat minor injuries at the least: in order to close…

Physics & Astronomy

Icy giant planets in the laboratory

Giant planets like Uranus and Neptune may contain much less free hydrogen than previously assumed. Researchers from the German Helmholtz-Zentrum…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune

Like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Neptune's Great Dark Spots are storms that form from areas of high atmospheric pressure. In contrast, storms on Earth form…

Materials Sciences

Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time

The finding opens the door to a wide range of potential new applications, from phone displays and flatter screens to wearable technology.

Health & Medicine

New muscular disease: Myoglobinopathy

Researchers of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) led by Dr. Montse Olivé have described in Nature Communications a new muscular disease…

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Laser technology supports the path to printed electronic diversity

Fraunhofer ILT's Thin Film Processing group specializes in the post-treatment of coatings using lasers: One of its focal points is the laser-based treatment of…

Life & Chemistry

The pharmacological “fingerprint“ of the fourth opioid receptor

Also known as Orphanin FQ-receptor, the nociceptin receptor is the youngest member in the opioid receptor family. Receptors are large protein molecules located…

Life & Chemistry

Function decoded: protein influences growth processes and hormonal signalling

The working group under Junior Professor Dr. Mathias Beller from the Institute of Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems at Heinrich Heine University in…

Life & Chemistry

Substantial differences between the tumor-promoting enzymes USP25 and USP28 identified

The permanent interplay of protein production and degradation is a major driver of cellular metabolism. A key mechanism of this regulation is the labeling of a…

Life & Chemistry

Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of fluorine

Fluorine is the most reactive chemical element and highly toxic. It is nonetheless widely deployed. In the first attempt to determine the atomic distances of…

Physics & Astronomy

Searching for disappeared anti-matter: A successful start to measurements with Belle II

In the Belle II experiment, electrons and their anti-particles, the positrons, are brought to collision. This results in the generation of B mesons, couples…

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