But if these solid particles have the same composition, what factor causes the charge to flow in a given direction? In a new study published in Nature, physicists from the Institute of Science and ...

A significant step toward the potential prevention of stomach cancer: Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have increased the effectiveness of a standard antibiotic by a factor of ...

Yet many radical innovations fail not because customers reject them, but because sales teams hesitate to promote them. A new study by ESMT Berlin reveals a key psychological barrier behind this ...

Modern technology for a digitalized hydrometeorological monitoring network This is where the project “DMeStHyA” (Development of a Digital Measurement and Control System for Hydrometeorological ...

Newly discovered enzymes found in the cinchona tree play a crucial role in the production of the malaria drug quinine and other important alkaloids. This opens up possibilities for the ...

Most frequently occurring canopy palm in the Amazon The genus Attalea ranks among the most frequently occurring canopy palms in tropical lowland Amazon rainforest. However, its various species are ...

Graduates and students at private universities are satisfied with the strong labour market relevance and quality of teaching. • Regardless of the type of university, respondents agree that studying ...

In order to expel these functional variants from the cell, Professor Garbers and his team want to outsmart the ‘chaperones’ of ER quality control. In a first step, the researchers therefore want to ...

At the interface between light and magnetism: Physicists from Konstanz show how spin waves (magnons) can be converted into signals that can be used by computers.

Wind-triggered Antarctic sea ice decline preconditioned by thinning Winter Water DOI: Link to the paper in Nature, embargoed until March 18, 11 am CET.

From artificial intelligence and quantum technologies to global health and the future integrity of science: this summer, some of the world’s most influential scientific minds will gather in Lindau, ...

Maintaining wind turbines at dizzying heights is risky, costly, and involves long downtimes. Robots could be an alternative. A joint project involving the University of Würzburg is working on this. In ...