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Physics & Astronomy

Melt Gold at Room Temperature: Insights from Chalmers Research

Ludvig de Knoop, from Chalmers' Department of Physics, placed a small piece of gold in an electron microscope. Observing it at the highest level of…

Health & Medicine

Live Probiotics: Rebalance Your Gut Microbiome Naturally

New research published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics demonstrates that 'good' bacteria in the live probiotic SymproveTM can successfully reach…

Life & Chemistry

New Osteoporosis Drugs: Advancements in Receptor Structure

Osteoporosis affects about 400,000 people in Switzerland, mostly women after menopause. It is often described as a silent disease, because bone loss usually…

Life & Chemistry

SETD5 Gene Mutation Linked to Autism’s Brain Flexibility Issues

About 1% of patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability have a mutation in a gene called SETD5. Scientists have now discovered…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Sugar’s Role in Reproductive Biology Innovations

At present, sugar is under general suspicion of being responsible for many widespread diseases and health problems of mankind, especially in the industrial…

Environmental Conservation

From the Arctic to the tropics: researchers present a unique database on Earth’s vegetation

All plants face the same challenges, whether they are small grasses, shrubs or trees. “For example, they have to find an efficient way to conduct…

Environmental Conservation

Insights Into the Threatened Annamite Striped Rabbit Ecology

The researchers used camera-trapping to study the Annamite striped rabbit in five areas of Vietnam and Laos. Camera traps placed across the landscape showed…

Materials Sciences

Exploring Innovative Polymer Pelts for Versatile Applications

Polymer pelts made of the finest of fibers are suitable for many different applications, from coatings that adhere well and are easy to remove to highly…

Information Technology

Earthquake Researchers Shine as Supercomputing Prize Finalists

A team of researchers from the Earthquake Research Institute, Department of Civil Engineering and Information Technology Center at the University of Tokyo, and…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Insights Into Cell Membranes Transform Disease Research

The discovery was made as part of an international research collaboration, led by Oxford University, alongside peers including Imperial College London. The…

Life & Chemistry

Using Light to Control Organ Growth in Embryonic Tissue

In optogenetics, researchers use light to control protein activity. This technique allows them to alter the shape of embryonic tissue and to inhibit the…

Event News

German-Japanese Alliance Advances Medical Imaging Techniques

Medical imaging is currently undergoing a period of dynamic change: Calls from medical experts for improved imaging modalities in the areas of diagnostics and…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Energy Supply Channels in Membrane Proteins

Working in cooperation with international colleagues, researchers from the University of Freiburg have described how water-insoluble membrane proteins are…

Materials Sciences

Gecko Adhesion Study Reveals Secrets of Wall-Climbing Ability

The scientific work on the project started more than three years ago and dates back to a priority program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in which…

Life & Chemistry

Vine Compound Disrupts Cancer Cell Growth, Study Reveals

Professor Gerhard Bringmann, an expert in natural product chemistry, and his team from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität…

Materials Sciences

Push-Button Solution: Stay Dry with Innovative Winter Sports Wear

Efficient clothing is needed to keep the body warm and dry during winter sports. The demands placed on such textiles are high, as people sweat up to one liter…

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