Astronomers Present the Effelsberg-Bonn HI-Survey
Astronomers from Bonn University and the Max Planck Institute present the Effelsberg-Bonn HI-Survey. Radio astronomers from Bonn University and the Max Planck Institute have surveyed…
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Bacteria Can Be Spatially Excluded from the Exchange of Amino Acids
New research shows that bacteria, which reciprocally exchange amino acids, stabilize their partnership on two-dimensional surfaces and limit the access of non-cooperating bacteria to the…
New Research Reveals the Mystery of Missing Ordinary Matter
New research shows that the majority of missing ordinary matter is found in the form of a very hot gas associated with intergalactic filaments. Matter…
New Model Maps the Development of Stem Cells in the Human Body
Using the telomeres on the chromosomes of blood cells, scientists have designed a mathematical model for mapping the development of populations of haematopoietic stem cells…
Astronomers Reveal How Stars Reach Masses of More Than a Hundred Times Our Sun
A team of astronomers has discovered a stable structure around one of the most massive, newly forming stars in our galaxy, revealing how some stars…
Scattered Light Gaps in Protoplanetary Disks Don’t Always Signal Planets
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that a gap in the dusty disk circling a star could be a sort of cosmic…
Results from Ulysses Interstellar Dust Measurements Revealed
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute and the International Space Science Institute have analyzed the Ulysses interstellar dust measurements, revealing that dust particles can change…
ESO and Hubble Reveal Fast-Moving, Wave-Like Features in the Debris Disk Around AU Microscopii
Using Hubble data and new images from SPHERE, astronomers have identified sub-structures and tracked changes within the debris disk that surrounds AU Microscopii. As many…
Is There a Guide to Long Life? Scientists Examine Life Expectancy Disparities between Population Groups
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute examine why life expectancy disparities between population groups have been increasing and see if there is a guide to…
New Nanotechnology Allows for Touchless Optical Finger Motion Tracking
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute have developed nanostructures that change their electrical and even their optical properties as soon as a finger comes anywhere…
Neurologists Speed Up Connectome Analysis by More Than 10-Fold
Using a new tools called SegEM, scientists from the Max Planck Institute are able to speed up the reconstruction of connections between nerve cells more…
Free Mate Choice Enhances Reproductive Success
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute show that behavioral compatibility plays an important role in mate choice in zebra finches. Zebra finches allowed to breed…
Scientists Discover Structural Change in Manganese Steel
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute reveal that the crystal structure of metals can change at linear defects, which should affect the properties of the…
High Density Wind Farms Generate Less Electricity Than Thought
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry show that large wind farms with a high density of installed capacity slow down the wind and…
XMM-Newton Views Turbulent Events at the Center of the Milky Way
Using the XMM-Newton X-ray Satellite, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute observe the events around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way….
Scientists Observed Conventional Superconductivity at Minus 70 Degrees Celsius
New research from the Max Planck Institute and the Johannes Gutenberg University reveals that hydrogen sulfide loses its electrical resistance under high pressure at minus…
CERN Experiments Reveal No Difference in Mass of Proton and Antiproton
The most precise experiments ever to compare the mass of the proton and antiproton reveal no difference between the particles, determining that the masses of…
P2Y2 Receptor Helps Control Blood Pressure
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that the P2Y2 receptor in blood vessel cells is a key element in the chain of blood…