Passenger aircraft need to be much lighter than they are today in order to be powered by electricity. A reduction in weight is also very important for vehicles…
In allergen-specific immunotherapy – once known as hyposensitization – doctors inject patients with the substances that cause allergic reactions, mostly pollen…
Ecosystems have a variety of benefits: They provide us with food, water and other resources, as well as recreational space. It is therefore even more important…
Nitrous oxide, or N2O, is a greenhouse gas that affects the ozone layer and the earth‘s climate. Until now, experts believed that microbes in the soil were…
The unique ability of cuttlefish, squid and octopuses to hide by imitating the colors and texture of their environment has fascinated natural scientists since…
When time-consuming destructive testing methods are used, the damage or destruction of the products results in enormous costs of the quality inspection….
The idea has been bounced around for a while now – and not just by the likes of NASA, but also by private entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk: that…
When we interact with the world, such as when we reach out to touch an object, the brain actively changes incoming sensory signals based on anticipation. This…
Diatoms are unicellular microalgae. They dominate marine phytoplankton, which is ubiquitous in our oceans. On shores and beaches, these algae can be observed…
Silicon, a so called semiconductor, is currently widely employed for the development of components such as solar cells, LEDs or computer chips. High purity…
Optimal use of storage capacity
Scientists and healthcare professionals all over the world ask themselves this question as diseases like dementia, cardiovascular diseases and cancer continue…
Like many microorganisms, Candida albicans lives as a commensal, i.e. harmless beneficiary in the human digestive tract. It is part of a healthy microbiome….
In this form, the phosphorus atoms arrange in a honeycomb structure similar to graphene, however, not completely flat but regularly “buckled”.
One mainstay of evolutionary theory is survival of the fittest individuals, whose genes can thereby be passed on. However, one type of gene – 'selfish' genes -…
Berlin-Charlottenburg, a van parks at the roadside. It is equipped with diverse modems and antennas. The vehicle is a temporary node in the 5G mobile network…
Feedback
