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Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Cellular Transport: Innovations in Mitochondrial Function

The research labs of the associate professor (Privatdozent) Dr. Thomas Becker and Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Pfanner teamed up with several other researchers at the…

Life & Chemistry

UNH Researchers Develop Advanced Hydrogel for Wound Healing

Wound healing can be complex and challenging, especially when a patient has other health obstacles that seriously impede the process.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Meta-Surface Breakthrough Improves Lens Chromatic Aberration

Today's optical systems — from smartphone cameras to cutting-edge microscopes — use technology that hasn't changed much since the mid-1700s.

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights on Exoplanet HR 8799c’s Composition

Astronomers have gleaned some of the best data yet on the composition of a planet known as HR 8799c–a young giant gas planet about 7 times the mass of Jupiter…

Life & Chemistry

New Technique Removes Mercury From Contaminated Water

“Our results have really exceeded the expectations we had when we started with the technique,” says the research leader Björn Wickman, from Chalmers'…

Medical Engineering

US and China Studies Validate Pulse Oximeters for Blood Pressure

“We found that the oximeter, which clips on to a finger or toe to measure heart rate and the amount of oxygen in the blood, can detect normal, elevated or high…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Photovoltaic Systems adapted to their environment – project Infinity successfuly completed

Photovoltaic (PV) systems are in use around the world in all kinds of different environments, including deserts, rainforests, temperate climates and high…

Information Technology

CiViQ Integrates Quantum Tech Into Telecommunications

In over 200 years, the world has experienced four major industrial revolutions. While the first implemented steam power for mechanized production, the second…

Physics & Astronomy

Breakthrough Diode Designed for Magnetic Fields Unveiled

Electric diodes are essential electronic components that conduct electricity in one direction but prevent conduction in the opposite one. They are found at the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sustainable Energy Solutions for Developing Nations’ Needs

In 2016, the United Nations adopted 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) within the framework of the UN Agenda 2030. The seventh goal “Affordable and Clean…

Life & Chemistry

Nanomachines: Enhancing Cargo Transport in Cell Function

Moving around, sensing the extracellular environment, and signaling to other cells are important for a cell to function properly. Responsible for those tasks…

Life & Chemistry

Chimpanzees Exhibit Unique Social Cultures, Study Reveals

An international team of scientists including members of the Leipzig Research Center of Early Child Development (LFE) have been studying four groups of…

Medical Engineering

Researchers use MRI to predict Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking skills. The disease affects 5.5 million Americans,…

Physics & Astronomy

AI Meets Optoelectronics: Customizing Light Properties with Machine Learning

Using machine-learning and an integrated photonic chip, researchers from INRS (Canada) and the University of Sussex (UK) can now customize the properties of…

Life & Chemistry

New Human Platform Tests Age-Specific Vaccine Responses

A team of scientists at Boston Children's Hospital has developed the first modeling system for testing age-specific human immune responses to vaccines –…

Earth Sciences

Volcano-Glacier Combo Reveals Surprising Methane Emissions

A study of Sólheimajökull glacier, which flows from the active, ice-covered volcano Katla, shows that up to 41 tonnes of methane is being released through…

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