Materiali Molli Lab, rotate tiny hockey puck-like discs by generating torque. Funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and published in Nature Physics, this insight adds to the understanding of ...

It transports far more than 100 times as much water as all of the Earth's rivers combined: The Antarctic Circumpolar Current rushes around the southern continent unhindered by land masses and is ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and are ravaging new parts of the world due to global warming. A study led by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that this change is increasing ...

The supra-regional Leibniz Research Alliance “Advanced Materials Safety” (AMS), coordinated by the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research (IPF) and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) ...

In dryland ecosystems, increased environmental stress often triggers a change from a uniform vegetation cover to patchy vegetation patterns. Some theoretical studies suggest that this spatial ...

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing a harvesting robot for asparagus. They programmed a prototype that detects and localizes ripe green asparagus, moving at a ...

In the vastness of the Universe, any new object with interesting properties can spur the search for similar objects, potentially establishing a new class of stars. In a paper published in Astronomy & ...

The development of AI models in joint projects yields improved results because multiple companies contribute their data. The situation becomes critical, however, if a partner withdraws and requests ...

These insights are based on the latest update of the German Real Estate Index (GREIX) which provides property price data at the neighborhood level. The GREIX is a joint project of the local expert ...

For the first time, hydrogen takes on a dual function: it serves not only as the medium to be compressed but also simultaneously as a heat transfer agent. The results were recently published in the ...

Dr. Lina Herhaus has been awarded the Otto Meyerhof Award of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM e.V.) at the 77th Mosbacher Kolloquium of the GBM. The prize, endowed with ...

Women who have experienced a stroke or heart attack are at a higher risk of mortality than men. Fraunhofer researchers want to improve gender-specific aftercare with a customized assistance system – ...