President Vladimir Putin met with pilot cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The President in person congratulated her on the remarkable date – the 55th anniversary of her single-person flight around the Earth aboard the Vostok-6 spaceship, which began on June 16, 1963, and lasted almost three days. (more…)
In an effort to block emerging threats to online security, researchers at Princeton University have developed a method to verify the strength of random number generators that form the basis of most encryption systems. (more…)
Contraception cannot be handled with a one-size fits all approach. Women often try several types of birth control before finding one that works best. A new study at University of Utah Health finds that cost often limits women’s access to the most effective contraceptive methods, like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and subdermal implants. (more…)
Freiburger Arbeitsgruppe leistet wichtige Beiträge zur Arbeit am Europäischen Forschungszentrum für Elementarteilchenphysik
Die ATLAS-Kollaboration am Europäischen Forschungszentrum für Elementarteilchenphysik CERN in Genf/Schweiz hat die Entdeckung eines neuen Teilchenprozesses verkündet: der gemeinsamen Produktion eines Higgs-Bosons mit zwei Top-Quarks. „Diese Messung ist ein Meilenstein in der Erforschung des Higgs-Mechanismus und der Wechselwirkung der Elementarteilchen mit dem Higgs-Teilchen. (more…)
Berkeley Lab research could lead to applications in agriculture, industry
In research that could lead to better gas mask filters, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been putting the X-ray spotlight on composite materials in respirators used by the military, police, and first responders, and the results have been encouraging. What they are learning not only provides reassuring news about the effectiveness of current filters in protecting people from lethal compounds such as VX and sarin, but they also provide fundamental information that could lead to more advanced gas masks as well as protective gear for civilian applications. (more…)
Voters are wrong to think they can pick the best politician based on their looks, according to new research which shows this leads to less effective people being elected. (more…)
Eine kompostierbare Batterie, kostengünstig hergestellt und gleich leistungsfähig wie gängige Lithium-Ionen-Akkus: Was nach der eierlegenden Wollmilchsau klingt, könnte in einigen Jahren Wirklichkeit sein. Der physikalische Chemiker Engelbert Portenkirchner arbeitet daran, eine Batterie zu entwickeln, die auf organischen Materialien und Natrium-Ionen basiert. (more…)
DKV, Generali (Central), Signal-Iduna and Techniker Krankenkasse work with IBM to create Smarter Healthcare for Germany
HANNOVER, Germany, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that three of Germany’s major private health insurance companies have decided to offer their clients an individual electronic health record based on the system developed by IBM Germany and Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Germany’s largest statutory health insurer. (more…)
