COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Engineers at the University of Maryland have found a way to make wood more than ten times times stronger and tougher than before, creating a natural substance that is stronger than many titanium alloys. (more…)
Auf der Suche nach der Dunklen Materie bestimmen Physiker stärkste Grenze für die kaum messbaren „WIMP“-Partikel
Kosmologische Beobachtungen zeigen, dass das Universum zum großen Teil aus Dunkler Materie besteht. Was diese ausmacht, ist allerdings bislang unbekannt. Physikalische Theorien sagen voraus, dass es sich bei den Dunkle-Materie-Teilchen um so genannte WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) handeln könnte. (more…)
Q&A with DGS officials provides insight into sea level rise
Societal concerns about climate change, severe weather and rising seas are raising questions about readiness across the globe. Extreme weather events this year such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria underscore the need to be prepared. (more…)
Werbebriefe sind auch im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung ein wirksames Werbemittel. Das hat eine Studie der Universität Kassel ergeben. Demnach verweigern nur 20 Prozent aller Haushalte Werbebriefe aktiv durch Aufkleber auf Briefkästen. (more…)
New studies from MU researchers provide evidence that video game technology can help health care providers discover injury risk and track rehabilitation progress among athletes, patients
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Motion-based lab technology can help physical therapists, clinicians and athletic trainers analyze how we move—it also is very expensive. Some motion labs can cost upward of $100,000. Now, a team of University of Missouri researchers is finding that the depth camera often associated with video game systems can provide a variety of health care providers with objective information to improve patient care. (more…)
A new study by geochemists from Brown University suggests that Earth’s mantle varies in composition over kilometer-sized pockets.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — New research by Brown University geochemists provides new insights on the scale at which Earth’s mantle varies in chemical composition. The findings could help scientists better understand the mixing process of mantle convection, the slow churning that drives the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates. (more…)
Unter anderem an Implantaten sollen sie Anwendung finden: In einem aktuellen Projekt arbeiten Innsbrucker Ionenphysiker an neuartigen Nanobeschichtungen aus Gold. Die neue Hüfte soll gut im Körper anwachsen, der Dialysefilter nicht verstopfen: Um das zu erreichen, könnten sie in Zukunft zum Einsatz kommen. (more…)
Many women struggling to have a baby turn to in-vitro fertilization to improve their chances, and then face further uncertainty and anxiety when confronted with the decision of whether to use frozen or fresh embryos. A new study by a researcher at Yale School of Public Health and co-authors in China finds an insignificant difference in live birth rates between the two methods. (more…)
