This “insulation” develops differently depending on the needs of each brain region. Neurons in sensory cortices - such as the visual and auditory cortices - are highly myelinated, whereas neurons in ...
Premature babies in the intensive care unit are particularly at risk of becoming infected with potentially pathogenic bacteria. A team of doctors in Hanover has now investigated which external factors ...
Researchers at the Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS have, for the first time, succeeded in combining two complementary analytical methods to create a high-resolution molecular ...
In a ferrocenophane, the ‘bread slices’ are two carbon rings that enclose an iron atom as the sandwich ‘filling’. A team of chemists at Saarland University has now succeeded in developing a highly ...
Researchers have captured how a molecule redistributes energy after absorbing light, differentiating the roles of individual atoms in the process. They used X-ray flashes from the European XFEL to ...
Deep inequalities in taxation played a key role in fuelling the French Revolution, according to a new study published by the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) ahead of 14 July. For the first time, ...
TUM researchers are using drones on the Aeolian island of Vulcano and on Mount Etna to measure gases above volcanic fields. - The measurements produce a map showing gas concentrations at each location ...
The basis for electronic circuits are printed circuit boards (PCB), which are typically made of glass fiber-reinforced fossil epoxy resin, making them difficult to recycle, let alone biodegrade. A ...
Johannes Binder ( advisor to the President and a researcher specialising in defence economics at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the German defence budget for 2027 in the context ...
With the fourth edition of its "Research in Brief" format, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) once again provides insights into current research activities at the institute. The compact overview brings ...
The Senate and University Council elected Dirk Leuffen, a political scientist and current Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and Impact at the University of Konstanz, to succeed Katharina Holzinger.
Since Charles Darwin’s pioneering research, the Galápagos Archipelago has been recognized for its extraordinary endemic biodiversity. However, this natural heritage faces increasing threats from ...