Scientists Unveil Surprising Secrets of a 40-Year-Old Catalyst
Activity of the industrial catalyst TS-1 relies on titanium pairs/Important discovery for catalyst development. ‘Titanium silicalite-1’ (TS-1) is not a new catalyst: It has been…
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Climate Change Impacts Astronomical Observations
Climate changes associated with global warming can affect astronomical observations. That is the result of a study involving scientists from the University of Cologne. The…
Columns of Matter That Build Up Newborn Stars Directly Observed for the First Time
A team including researchers from the Institute for Astrophysics of the University of Cologne has for the first time directly observed the columns of matter…
3.8 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Show That Water and Other Elements Necessary for Life Were Delivered to Earth Very Late in Its History
Arrival delayed! Water, carbon and nitrogen were not immediately supplied to Earth. Spearheaded by earth scientists of the University of Cologne, an international team of…
Bacteria Can ‘Outsmart’ Programmed Cell Death Overriding an Immune System Defense Mechanism
Certain bacteria can override a defense mechanism of the immune system, so-called programmed cell death, through inhibition of death effector molecules by their outer membranes…
Size of Nucleolus Plays Important Role Protecting Cells Against Infection
All cells in the body have the basic ability to protect themselves from infection, called the innate immune response. But how cells do this is…
Physicists Create Artificial Magnetic Monopoles
By merging tiny magnetic whirls, called skyrmions, a team of scientists were able to create artificial magnetic monopoles. A team of researchers from Cologne, Munich…