CeMM receives HR Excellence in Research Award from the EU Commission
CeMM, the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), has been awarded the HR Excellence in Research Award from the...
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Arctic soil methane consumption may be larger than previously thought and increases in a drier climate
Arctic wetlands are known emitters of the strong greenhouse gas methane (CH4). Well-drained soils on the other hand remove methane from the atmosphere. In the...
Evolving chemical system changes its environment
A chemical system of synthetic replicators showing the first signs of Darwinian evolution: two different replicators compete for a common building block, and which one...
Growing triple-decker hybrid crystals for lasers
By controlling the arrangement of multiple inorganic and organic layers within crystals using a novel technique, researchers at Duke University and Purdue University have shown...
Breathe! The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health
A soft ball that ‘personifies’ breath, expanding and contracting in synchronicity with a person’s inhalations and exhalations, has been invented by a PhD student at...
15th University Training Course Fluidization Technology will be held on November 6th – 9th, 2023 at Hamburg University of Technology
Fluidization technology has a tremendous economic importance in process engineering and is used for a wide range of physical and chemical processes like particle formulation,...
Early action to control cardiovascular risk factors preserves brain metabolism
Cardiovascular disease and dementia frequently occur together in elderly people. Nevertheless, few longitudinal studies have examined how atherosclerosis and its associated risk factors affect brain...
Illinois professor examines the overlooked role of food in civil rights struggle
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Food was used as both a weapon and a tool of resistance in the Mississippi Delta during the Civil Rights Movement.Credit: Photo...
Editorial: Epigenetic aging in oocytes
“In summary, our group demonstrates basic principles in the early aging of mammalian oocytes.”Credit: 2023 Wasserzug-Pash and Klutstein “In summary, our group demonstrates basic principles...
Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Irish coast
Scientists believe a huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark, which washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, earlier this year, represents the first of its species...
NASA to demonstrate laser communications from space station
NASA uses the International Space Station — a football field-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth — to learn more about living and working in space. For over 20...
Mountain bikers are most likely to hurt or fracture their arms, and hikers to injure their legs and ankles, though most injuries are mild cuts, blisters and bruises, according to systematic review of trail users
Mountain bikers are most likely to hurt or fracture their arms, and hikers to injure their legs and ankles, though most injuries are mild cuts,...
First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers
First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers, who appear to recover lost...
Inhaled receptor decoy therapy for COVID-19 in preclinical models
The surface protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as the spike protein, is critical for infecting host cells. The spike...
How to write in water?
Writing is an age-old cultural technique. Thousands of years ago, humans were already carving signs and symbols into stone slabs. Scripts have become far more...
