Epiregulin: The Growth Factor Redefining Human Brain Evolution
What makes us human? According to neurobiologists, it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do…
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TU Dresden, officially known as Technische Universität Dresden, is one of the largest and most prominent technical universities in Germany. Located in Dresden, Saxony, it was founded in 1828 and has evolved into a major center of research and education in Europe. The university is known for its broad spectrum of subjects in engineering, natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. TU Dresden is part of the German Universities Excellence Initiative, a campaign to promote high-quality research and education in Germany, which has enhanced its profile as a leading research university. The institution is also involved in various international collaborations, providing its students and faculty with numerous opportunities for global research exchanges and partnerships.
Organ Architects: The Remarkable Cells Shaping Our Development
Finding your way through the winding streets of certain cities can be a real challenge without a map. To orient ourselves, we rely on a…
Scientists Create World’s First “Quantum Semiconductor”
Semiconductor devices are small components that manage the movement of electrons in contemporary electronic gadgets. They are essential for powering a wide range of high-tech…
Groundbreaking Superconducting “Miracle” Receives $2.96 Million Boost
Unconventional Superconductor CeRh2As2: A Quantum Superstar The research conducted by Elena Hassinger, an expert in low-temperature physics working at ct.qmat—Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter…
From Aging to Regeneration: The Unexpected Benefits of Senescent “Zombie” Cells
Scientists show that so-called senescent cells, i.e., cells that have permanently stopped dividing, boost production of new muscle cells to enhance regeneration of lost limbs…
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…
Unlocking the Secrets of the Gaze: What Our Eyes Reveal About Us
We constantly move our eyes to gather important information from our surroundings. By measuring eye movements, we can gain insight into how this information is…
Tremendous Potential – Vitamin K Found To Prevent Cell Death
Scientists discover a new function for a long-known molecule. A team of researchers from Helmholtz Munich has discovered a new function for vitamin K, which…
Constant Renewal: Your Liver Is Just Under Three Years Old
Using retrospective radiocarbon birth dating, an international team of scientists shows that the human liver stays young throughout life and is on average less than…
Faster Than the Speed of Light: Overcoming the Physical Limitations of Today’s Telecommunications
With a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark, a team of researchers and experts from industry and Aarhus University will try to solve the fundamental…
Cell Feng Shui: Unity of Physical and Biochemical Cues Creates Healthy Organisms
New TU Dresden research group aims to uncover how stem cells respond to mechanical forces and electrical cues during the development and maintenance of the…
Implantable AI System Developed for Early Detection and Treatment of Illnesses
Artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change medicine and healthcare: Diagnostic patient data, e.g. from ECG, EEG or X-ray images, can be analyzed with the help…
Electrons Waiting Their Turn: New Model Explains 3D Quantum Material
Scientists from the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat – Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter have developed a new understanding of how electrons behave in strong…
Who’s to Die and Who’s to Live: Mechanical Cue Is at the Origin of Cell Death Decision
Hydraulic Instability Decides Who’s to Die and Who’s to Live In many species including humans, the cells responsible for reproduction, the germ cells, are often…
Holographic X-ray Nano-Tomography Reveals How Mother-of-Pearl Self-Assembles Into a Perfect Structure
Mollusks build shells to protect their soft tissues from predators. Nacre, also known as the mother of pearl, has an intricate, highly regular structure that…
Synthetic Microswimmers: Inanimate Microparticles Display Complex Behavior
TU Dresden Freigeist fellow Dr Juliane Simmchen is investigating with her multidisciplinary junior research group the motion of synthetic microswimmers in liquids. Her goal is…
Understanding the “Hydrogen Burning” Power of Our Sun – Success After More Than 80 Years
The Borexino collaboration, in which also scientists from TU Dresden are involved, has succeeded after more than 80 years in experimentally confirming the Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle….
Newly Discovered Memory in Our Bones: Keeping a Record of Previous Infections to Boost Immunity
Blood Stem Cells Boost Immunity by Keeping a Record of Previous Infections These findings should have a significant impact on future vaccination strategies and pave…