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New Electronegativity Scale Changes Chemistry Understanding

The theory of electronegativity is used to describe how strongly different atoms attract electrons. By using electronegativity scales, one can predict the…

Physics & Astronomy

Fraunhofer FHR Radar Enhances Deorbiting Systems for Space Sustainability

Their space radars TIRA and GESTRA present researchers with examples of their use at the ESA Neo and Debris Detection Conference from 22 to 24 January 2019, in…

Life & Chemistry

New Methods to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases Unveiled

Most neurons in the human brain are generated from neural stem cells during embryonic development. After birth, a small reservoir of stem cells remains in the…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Coral Secrets: Full Carbonate Chemistry Revealed

Researchers from the Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM), the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the University of Kiel have succeeded…

Life & Chemistry

Deciphering diabetes with "game-changing" human blood vessels from stem cells

Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide, already affecting at least 420 million people. Another 500 million people are estimated to be…

Life & Chemistry

Mesozooplankton’s Response to Blue-Green Algae Blooms

It forms one of the most important pillars of the marine food web worldwide: the so-called mesozooplankton comprises animals between 0.2 and 20 mm in size…

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Start to the year for medical exhibitions: international high-tech companies meet at MD&M West

From February 5 to 7, 2019, high-tech companies from Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, Spain and the USA will be presenting their products and services…

Life & Chemistry

Artificial Cells Communicate: Insights into Life Models

Scientists around the world are working on creating artificial, cell-like systems that mimic the behavior of living organisms. Friedrich Simmel and Aurore…

Physics & Astronomy

Kiel Physicists Uncover New Plasma-Solid Interaction Effect

Plasmas – hot gases consisting of chaotically-moving electrons, ions, atoms and molecules – can be found inside of stars, but they are also artificially…

Life & Chemistry

New Velcro-Like Adhesion Mechanism Discovered in Human Cells

The ability of cells to adhere to each other and to their environment is the basis for multicellular life. Adhesion occurs via diverse receptors at the surface…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Insulators with Conducting Edges and Their Potential

Insulators that are conducting at their edges hold promise for interesting technological applications. However, until now their characteristics have not been…

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Envisioning Our Digital Society: Life in 2040

How will we decide, live and love in 2040? How will we shape education and the way we work in the future? The European Hub in the Global Network of Internet…

Earth Sciences

The pace at which the world’s permafrost soils are warming

Global warming is leaving more and more apparent scars in the world’s permafrost regions. As the new global comparative study conducted by the international…

Physics & Astronomy

Flying Optical Cats Enhance Quantum Communication Insights

In 1935 Erwin Schrödinger formulated a thought experiment designed to capture the paradoxical nature of quantum physics. The crucial element of this gedanken…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Solar Cells Mimic Photosynthesis for Greater Efficiency

Green plants, algae and some bacteria use sunlight to convert energy. The pigments in chlorophyll absorb electromagnetic radiation which induces chemical…

Earth Sciences

Satellites Track Ice Mass Loss in Glaciers Efficiently

Surveying glaciers is nothing new. There are two methods which are used particularly often. In the first method, researchers take several measurements directly…

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