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 terahertz waves with much shorter...
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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 retirements of three directors (Schlögl,...
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 research published in the journal...
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 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)...
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 the Advancement of Science (AAAS),...
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 science. A research team led...
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 particularly aggressive disease—generally starts in...
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 instance, good-quality sleep helps improve...
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 wellness apps into the EU,...
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 in obese people and Alzheimer’s...
Elucidation of electrolyte decomposition behavior in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
OverviewCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research group of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi...
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 a study on osteoblasts that...
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 (HKU) has developed a novel...
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 how atoms work, write researchers...
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 make walking painful and even...