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May 21, 2026

A terahertz light wave is converted into a spin wave in a sample of thin metallic layers.

Magnetic sandwich mediating between two worlds

An international research team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has developed a new method for the efficient coupling of...

The Future of Physical Chemistry

The symposium was held at the historical Harnack-Haus and discussed possible future developments the FHI will face with the approaching...

Fall armyworm is a major threat to the majority of Africa’s maize crops

Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals

Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new...

ERC Consolidator Grants for two researchers from KIT

In the 2022 allocation round for the award of the prestigious Consolidator Grants of the European Research Council, researchers of...

Four Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Four researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine were elected as 2022 fellows of the American Association for...

Schematic illustration of the electrochemical liquid cell

CityU researchers invented a novel device enabling high-resolution observation of liquid phase dynamic processes at nanoscale

In situ observation and recording of important liquid-phase electrochemical reactions in energy devices is crucial for the advancement of energy...

Inhibiting a protein, SURF4, may present an attractive strategy for leukemia therapy

Pusan National University researchers uncover novel gene that regulates leukemia development and progression

Leukemia, a type of blood cancer, affected around 2.3 million people around the world in 2015. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—a...

Picture 1. Research highlights the role of physical exercise in improving sleep quality in middle-aged Japanese women.

Moderate and intense physical activity favors good sleep

Ishikawa, Japan -- An adequate amount of good-quality sleep is essential for the physical and emotional well-being of humans. For...

Google’s and Apple’s tightrope walk between enforcement and oversight as distributors and developers for health apps

Google and Apple dominate as a “duopoly” with their app stores. They distribute and import many thousands of health and...

Study finds obesity-related neurodegeneration mimics Alzheimer’s disease

A new study led by scientists at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University finds a correlation between neurodegeneration...

Science of redox reactions in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

Elucidation of electrolyte decomposition behavior in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

Professor Sung Ho Park (center) and his research team at UNIST.

New breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

A research team, led by Professor Sung Ho Park in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST announced the results of...

Catching the wrongdoers in the act: HKU chemists develop a novel tool to decipher bacterial infections in real time

A research team led by Professor Xiang David LI from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong...

An illuminated water droplet creates an ‘optical atom’

Shining light on a water droplet creates effects analogous to what happens in an atom. This can help us understand...

Connections between peripheral artery disease, negative social determinants of health like poverty may lead to earlier diagnosis, intervention in at-risk Blacks

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 31, 2023) – Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, in which impaired blood flow to the legs can...

Monitoring an ‘anti-greenhouse’ gas: Dimethyl sulfide in Arctic air

Data stored in ice cores dating back 55 years bring new insight into atmospheric levels of a molecule that can...

Solutions for Fracture Prevention in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, some 400,000 women at high risk of fracture remain untreated for osteoporosis

An estimated 100,000 to 120,000 fragility fractures occur annually in the Netherlands, the equivalent of at least 11 broken bones...

Terry McGovern named CUNY SPH Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

New York, NY | January 30, 2023 - The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and...

Photomicrograph of Cryptococcus deneoformans

Warmer climate may drive fungi to be more dangerous to our health

DURHAM, N.C. – The world is filled with tiny creatures that find us delicious. Bacteria and viruses are the obvious...

$1M grant to U chemists could accelerate drug development