By applying new data and Princeton’s supercomputers to the classic question of what lies beneath our feet, Princeton seismologist Jessica Irving and an international team of colleagues have developed a new model for the Earth’s outer core, a liquid iron region deep in the Earth. (more…)
Freiburger Wissenschaftler klären Mechanismus zum Transport von wasserunlöslichen Eiweißmolekülen in Mitochondrien
Forscherinnen und Forscher der Universität Freiburg haben in Zusammenarbeit mit internationalen Kolleginnen und Kollegen beschrieben, wie wasserunlösliche Membranproteine mit Hilfe von Chaperon-Proteinen durch den wässrigen Raum zwischen den mitochondrialen Membranen transportiert werden. (more…)
As all things pumpkin spice arrive in grocery store aisles and on restaurant menus, a new study published in the journal Asian Perspectives describes the earliest-known use of nutmeg as a food ingredient. (more…)
Structural model of physiological tau-microtubule interactions sheds light on neurological diseases that correlate with their disruption
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with computational molecular modeling to produce a near-atomic-resolution model of the interaction between microtubules – crucial components of eukaryotic cell ultrastructure – and microtubule-associated proteins called tau. (more…)
Midas-Effekt im Labor nicht nachweisbar
Ein Team aus internationalen WissenschafterInnen der Universitäten Wien und Oslo hat erforscht, ob “Kuschelnerven” dafür sorgen, dass wir uns großzügiger verhalten, wenn wir berührt werden. (more…)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a technique that can determine whether bricks – the common building material – have ever been near a radiological source, and identify the specific type of source, such as high enriched uranium or plutonium. The technique is possible when there are no chemical residues left behind, and has security and nuclear nonproliferation applications. (more…)
UCLA and University of Oslo researchers define the sensations associated with the emotion of ‘kama muta’
Researchers from UCLA and the University of Oslo have documented a complex but universally felt emotion they call kama muta — a Sanskrit term that means “moved by love.” (more…)
UD engineers use carbon nanotube composite coatings
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide range of fibers, including cotton, nylon and wool. Their discovery is reported in the journal ACS Sensors where they demonstrate the ability to measure an exceptionally wide range of pressure – from the light touch of a fingertip to being driven over by a forklift. (more…)
