Forscher untersuchen, wie Moose in Gegenden mit unwirtlichen Bedingungen überleben können
Den Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Pflanzenwelt in der Antarktis verstehen: Der Rektor der Universität Freiburg, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jochen Schiewer, und der Präsident des Korea Polar Research Institute KOPRI/Südkorea, Dr. Ho-Il Yoon, haben ein Kooperationsabkommen für Moosforschung unterzeichnet. (more…)
Utah engineers develop process for electronic devices that stops wasteful power leakage
According to the National Resource Defense Council, Americans waste up to $19 billion annually in electricity costs due to “vampire appliances,” always-on digital devices in the home that suck power even when they are turned off. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Dendrites, whiskers of lithium that grow inside batteries and can cause fires like those in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, are the bane of next-generation lithium batteries. (more…)
In a step that brings silicon-based quantum computers closer to reality, researchers at Princeton University have built a device in which a single electron can pass its quantum information to a particle of light. The particle of light, or photon, can then act as a messenger to carry the information to other electrons, creating connections that form the circuits of a quantum computer. (more…)
An der Uni Innsbruck wird eine neue Technologie für die Analyse von Spurengasen entwickelt, die auf Terahertz-Spektroskopie basiert. Der Europäische Forschungsrat ERC unterstützt nun die Forscher um Roland Wester mit einem Proof of Concept Grant bei der Herstellung von Prototypen, parallel dazu werden Industriepartner gesucht. (more…)
Targeted medicine deliveries and increased energy efficiency are just two of many ways
Nanoscience research involves molecules that are only 1/100th the size of cancer cells and that have the potential to profoundly improve the quality of our health and our lives. Now nine prominent nanoscientists look ahead to what we can expect in the coming decade, and conclude that nanoscience is poised to make important contributions in many areas, including health care, electronics, energy, food and water. (more…)
AUSTIN, Texas — The oldest known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks and geese that lived more than 66 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs. (more…)
Wie Zuckerguss überzieht festes Helium die großen, fußballförmigen Kohlenstoff-Moleküle, die Innsbrucker Physiker im Labor erstmals erzeugt haben. Die Messungen an den „Schneebällen“ liefern wichtige Daten für die Suche nach Fullerenen im Weltall. Die Moleküle könnten eine wichtige Rolle bei der Entstehung des Lebens gespielt haben. (more…)
