When T-cells of our immune system become active, tiny traction forces at the molecular level play an important role. They have now been studied at TU Wien.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 21, 2020
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Dr. Brad Norman, Research Fellow at the Harry Butler Institute, is using whale shark identification technology adapted from NASA's Hubble Telescope scientists to inspire and activate the next generation of citizen scientists.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2020
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Stars are born in dense clouds of molecular hydrogen gas that permeates interstellar space of most galaxies. While the physics of star formation is complex, recent years have seen substantial progress towards understanding ...
Astronomy
Dec 21, 2020
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Researchers have taken an important new step in advancing the performance of resonator fiber optic gyroscopes, a type of fiber optic sensor that senses rotation using only light. Because gyroscopes are the basis of most navigation ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2020
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The yield and quality of many crops benefit from pollination, but it isn't just honey bees that do this work: bumble bees also have a role. However, placing honey bee or bumble bee colonies next to the field does not guarantee ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2020
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A new device designed to help scientists study in detail what happens during electrochemical reactions has been developed by researchers at the Center for Innovation in New Energies (CINE) in collaboration with researchers ...
Materials Science
Dec 21, 2020
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While the scientific community grapples with the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope, astronomers who recently revived a long-dormant radio telescope array in Argentina hope it can help modestly compensate for the work Arecibo ...
Astronomy
Dec 21, 2020
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A paper on research conducted by Meirielen Caetano de Sousa, postdoctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil, is highlighted as Editor's Pick in the September issue of Physics of ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 21, 2020
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The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest—and a kind of unstoppable genius.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2020
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The discovery of dozens of new Roman Army sites thanks to remote sensing technology has revealed more about one of the empire's most infamous conflicts.
Archaeology
Dec 21, 2020
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