Credit: TU Wien Recently, surprising physical effects were observed using special microscopic waveguides for light. Such "photonic structures" currently are revolutionizing the fields of optics...
What can we learn from the Nordic low-carbon energy transition given the new US leadership vacuum on climate change? A new study by Professor Benjamin...
Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU Jena (Germany) Mild in flavour and of great nutritional value: the light-yellow vegetable oil pressed from sunflower seeds has a wide range...
Credit: Photo: Patrick Seeger The University of Freiburg has set up infrastructure and services to support researchers across Europe in the fields of biology, medicine,...
Conservation and preservation of historical monuments as well as of single artworks of our cultural heritage are receiving increasing attention. In the online magazine ChemViews,...
But whenever a brand tries to shave a few percentages off the size of their product, consumers immediately notice and complain. The latest revolt occurred...
Credit: Dr. Lennart de Nooijer (NIOZ) Fact: More carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air also acidifies the oceans. It seemed to be the logical conclusion...
Antibodies are able to activate human nerve cells within milliseconds and hence modify their function -- that is the surprising conclusion of a study carried...
The International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Call for Proposals is now open. Whether you have a human factors/ergonomics research or...
Credit: Yakobson Research Group HOUSTON - (Jan. 26, 2017) - Hold on, there, graphene. You might think you're the most interesting new nanomaterial of the...
Credit: Brian Gratwicke As human diseases become alarmingly antibiotic resistant, identification of new pharmaceuticals is critical. The cane toad and other members of the Bufonidae...
Credit: Press photo Scientists of Institute of Physics, Nanotechnology and Telecommunications of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with University of...
Credit: Henry H.Q. Heng , Bentham Science Publishers Various -omics studies have unexpectedly highlighted the importance of molecular cytogenetics and cytogenomics when synthesizing molecular data....
In shampoo ads, hair always looks like a shiny, smooth surface. But for physicists peering into microscopes, the hair surface looks much more rugged, as...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Women over 50 who have been treated for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are more likely to be alive ten years later...
