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MHH study investigates how effective inhalation with hypertonic saline solution is for incurable respiratory disease PCD. In primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), our lungs are no longer able to cleanse themselves….

New manufacturing solutions for microelectronics

A new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and led by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, was awarded $14.4 million over four years to advance manufacturing…

Generation and multiplexing of double-polarized terahertz vortex combs

As a new degree of freedom, the orbital angular momentum of electromagnetic waves exceeds the traditional frequency, phase, and amplitude, and is expected to promote the infinite expansion of channel…

Reef tourism encourages climate action

University of Queensland research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action. The researchers…

NASA’s mini BurstCube mission detects mega blast

The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last…

Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons

Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a world leader in molten salt reactor technology development — and…

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Physics and Astronomy

SpinMagIC: ‘EPR on a chip’ ensures quality of olive oil and beer

Spin-off company offers a tiny solution for a big problem. The first sign of spoilage in many food products is the formation of free radicals, which reduces the shelf-life and…

ORCESTRA: Half-time for the tropical cloud experiment

MPI-M researchers and their partner institutions are currently performing atmospheric measurements over the equatorial Atlantic with eight coordinated measurement campaigns. They want to find out what controls the structure of…

The World’s First Nuclear Clock

Atomic clocks have been used for decades – but now, even greater precision has become possible: TU Wien (Vienna) and JILA/NIST are presenting the w For many years, scientists all…

Life Sciences and Chemistry

UCF researchers develop rapid test to detect dopamine

The sensor could serve as a low-cost and efficient tool for early detection of neurological disorders and conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and depression. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter in our…

Hijacking the command center of the cell

Nuclear parasites in deep-sea mussels. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology reveal how a bacterial parasite thrives inside the nuclei of deep-sea mussels. Most animals live in…

New gene for “spindle hair” decoded

Bonn researchers find causative mutations in the keratin 31 gene for the dominantly-inherited form of monilethrix – From infancy and usually for life, some families suffer from broken hair due…

Materials Sciences

Aluminium battery with innovative electrolyte

Energy storage systems of the future must be cost-effective and sustainable. To achieve this, it is crucial that the materials used are both readily available and recyclable. A research team…

Achieving a supercapacitor through the ‘molecular coating’ approach

Researchers at Tohoku University have successfully increased the capacity, lifetime durability, and cost-effectiveness of a capacitor in their pursuit of a more power-efficient future. A capacitor is a device used…

Fungal Mycelium as the Basis for Sustainable Products

Fungi have more to offer than meets the eye. Their thread-like cells, which grow extensively and out of sight underground like a network of roots, offer huge potential for producing…

Information Technology

New manufacturing solutions for microelectronics

A new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and led by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, was awarded $14.4 million over four years to advance manufacturing…

En route towards the first German quantum computer

Together with 24 German research institutions and companies under the coordination of Forschungszentrum (FZ) Jülich, Fraunhofer IPMS is working on an integrated German quantum computer based on superconducting quantum chips…

Harnessing AI to Fight Global Deforestation

Automatic image recognition to identify types of wood. The new European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is intended to prevent goods marketed in the EU from contributing to the spread of deforestation….