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Life & Chemistry

Boosting Solid-State Chemical Reactions for Greener Chemistry

A cross coupling reaction is typically performed in an organic solvent and leads to the production of a large amount of solvent waste, which is often harmful…

Life & Chemistry

Mirrors That Control Physics and Chemistry: A New Discovery

Scientists from the Theory Department of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science…

Materials Sciences

Cost-Effective Testing Methods for XXL Rotor Blades

Actual developments have now exceeded the specialists’ expectations: When Fraunhofer IWES opened the first rotor blade testing hall with its 70-meter test bed…

Physics & Astronomy

Famous “sandpile model” shown to move like a traveling sand dune

The so-called Abelian sandpile model has been studied by scientists for more than 30 years to better understand a physical phenomenon called self-organized…

Trade Fair News

Automatic Speaker Recognition Enhances Customer Contact at CCW

Heidelberg IT company EML European Media Laboratory GmbH will once again participate in the CCW – the trade fair for telecommunications – with its own stand…

Life & Chemistry

USC Scientists Discover Cost-Effective OLED Lighting Solution

USC Dornsife chemists have found a cheaper way to light up smartphone and TV screens, which could save manufacturers and consumers money without affecting…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Nanoscale Sticky Situations: Key Research Insights

In a series of papers, the latest of which is published in Scientific Reports, the researchers show that miniscule differences in the roughness of a surface…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Nature’s Design: Physics of Biological Structures

Beautifully crafted architecture isn't limited to human-made structures. Nature is rife with ornate structures, from the spiraling fractal patterns of…

Life & Chemistry

DNA Traces on Wildflowers Reveal Insect Visitors’ Secrets

Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have discovered that insects leave tiny DNA traces on the flowers they visit. This newly developed eDNA method…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Identify Genes That Help Bacteria Resist Treatment

A Rutgers-led team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper, a potent and frequently…

Life & Chemistry

Fluconazole Boosts Candida Albicans Activity: New Insights

The yeast Candida albicans occurs in most healthy people as a harmless colonizer in the digestive tract. However, it can also cause life-threatening…

Physics & Astronomy

Cryo-Force Spectroscopy Sheds Light on DNA Mechanical Properties

DNA is not only a popular research topic because it contains the blueprint for life – it can also be used to produce tiny components for technical applications.

Materials Sciences

Developed self-controlling 'smart' fuel cell electrode material

Professor Lee's team developed a new electrode material designed in a double perovskite structure to solve the stability of SOFC electrode. Inside the…

Materials Sciences

New Materials Boost High-Voltage Supercapacitor Performance

A research team led by Tohoku University in Japan has developed new materials for supercapacitors with higher voltage and better stability than other…

Life & Chemistry

Fungus Threatens Immune Health: Understanding Aspergillus Fumigatus

It is everywhere – and it is extremely dangerous for people with a weakened immune system. The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus occurs virtually everywhere on…

Life & Chemistry

New Metal Carbonyl Complexes Now Available in a Bottle

Since the discovery of the first homoleptic metal carbonyl complex Ni(CO)4 more than 130 years ago, scientists try to obtain further such compounds formed from…

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