AI Eyes on the Sky: Counting Africa’s Largest Bat Colony
The most accurate estimate yet has been provided by artificial intelligence and computer vision. Each year, a small forest in Zambia transforms into the site…
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LOFAR Uncovers Starlink’s Secret: Unintended Electromagnetic Emissions From SpaceX’s Satellites
Scientists use the LOFAR telescope to observe low-frequency radio waves from satellites in large constellations for the first time. Scientists have used the Low Frequency…
Unlocking the Secrets of the Cell: Scientists “Dive” Into the Dark Hole of the Nuclear Pore Complex
A dynamic network within the nuclear envelope’s pores obstructs dangerous intruders. Tiny pores within the cell nucleus are crucial to healthy aging, as they safeguard…
Scientists Reveal That Water Can “Talk” to Electrons in Graphene
Researchers confirm theory of quantum friction. Water and carbon make a quantum couple: the flow of water on a carbon surface is governed by an…
Harnessing the Hidden Power of Defects: Pioneering Energy Efficiency in Thermal Insulators
Scientists at the NOMAD Laboratory at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have shed light on the microscopic mechanisms that determine thermal…
Neuroscience Breakthrough: Missing Link Explains mRNA Delivery in Brain Cells
Collaborative efforts from teams at the MPI Institutes located in Dresden, Dortmund, Frankfurt am Main, and Göttingen have led to the first evidence of a…
New Hope in Alzheimer’s Fight: Addressing Myelin Degradation Could Prevent Disease
New research has demonstrated that impaired myelin actively promotes disease-related changes in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible e type of dementia, is the most…
Why Do We Find It So Hard To Resist Treats Like Chocolate Bars? Scientists Discover Sweets Change Our Brain
Why do we find it so hard to resist chocolate bars and similar treats? Why is it so hard to resist chocolate bars, chips, and…
Unlimited Resolution – Unprecedented Microscopy Technique Is a “True Game-Changer”
Scientists have achieved Ångström-level resolution using DNA-tagged fluorescent microscopy. Ralf Jungmann’s research group at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the Ludwig Maximilian University…
Physics Breakthrough: First-Ever Measurement of a Quantum Paradox
How do quantum particles exchange information? An intriguing hypothesis regarding quantum information has recently been validated through experimental verification conducted at TU Wien. If you…
From Caves to Batteries: Stalactites, Stalagmites, and Longer-Lasting Batteries
Groundbreaking research has the potential to pave the way for batteries with significantly extended lifespans. A multitude of everyday gadgets such as electric cars, mobile…
Carbon Neutral Biochemicals: Transforming CO2 Into Valuable Materials Using Formic Acid
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have created a synthetic metabolic pathway that converts carbon dioxide into formaldehyde via formic acid, offering a carbon-neutral method…
A Game-Changer for Space Telescopes: Membrane Mirrors Revolutionize Astronomy
Mirrors that are both lightweight and flexible could be compactly rolled up for the launch, and then accurately reshaped once they are deployed. Scientists have…
Protein Power Unleashed: Spitrobot Makes Time-Resolved Crystallography Accessible
Spitrobot is a groundbreaking experimental device developed by scientists in Hamburg that simplifies observing protein changes and makes time-resolved crystallography more accessible. This will speed…
Theoretical Physicists Discover Why Optical Cavities Slow Down Chemical Reactions
Scientists have discovered why chemical reactions are slowed down in mirrored cavities, where molecules interact with light. The team used Quantum-Electrodynamical Density-Functional Theory to find…
Scientists Discover a New Class of “Molecular Motors”
Cells possess a remarkable ability to organize their interiors using minuscule protein machines known as molecular motors, which generate directed motion. Most molecular motors rely…
Ultrafast Magnetism: Intense Lasers Magnetize Solids Within Attoseconds
Intense laser light can create attosecond magnetism in solids with heavy atoms, offering new insights into magnetization and potentially enabling ultrafast memory devices. Intense laser…
Lighting the Path to High-Speed Computing: Terahertz Laser Pulses Transform Ferromagnetism
Researchers have used terahertz light pulses to induce ferromagnetism in a crystal at temperatures far above its normal transition temperature, paving the way for optically…
