Listening to electrons talk | ScienceDaily
Researchers from the MPIK present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The…
Assembly instructions for enzymes | ScienceDaily
In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) now derived universal rules to enable…
Tech meets tornado recovery | ScienceDaily
It started as a low, haunting roar building in the distance. It grew into a deafening thunder that drowned out all else. The sky turned an unnatural shade of green,…
The origins of language | ScienceDaily
Chimpanzees are capable of complex communication: The human capacity for language may not be as unique as previously thought. Chimpanzees have a complex communication system that allows them to combine…
Building bridges in physics | ScienceDaily
Researchers at Osaka University show that Cartan’s First Structure Equation, which relates to edge and screw dislocations in crystal lattices, can be recast in the same form as a basic…
Koalas’ Catch-22 | ScienceDaily
New research from the University of Sydney highlights the unique existential dilemma faced by Sydney’s koala population. These populations in south-western Sydney are among the very few in New South…
A springtail-like jumping robot | ScienceDaily
Springtails, smallbugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists in theHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied…
New shape-changing polymer developed | ScienceDaily
A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed. Made using a material called a liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE), a…
Preventing organ transplant rejection | ScienceDaily
Organ transplantation is an incredible medical accomplishment that unfortunately still presents significant unsolved challenges, including rejection by the body’s immune system. Although a lifetime of immune-suppressing medicine is the standard…
Unpacking polar sea ice | ScienceDaily
Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It shrinks, expands, moves, breaks apart, reforms in response to changing seasons, and rapid climate change. It is far from a homogenous layer of frozen…