5/22/12
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) under ultra high vacuum conditions enables the monitoring of organic reactions in solution when carried out in mixtures of reactive ionic liquids (ILs), as demonstrated by EAM scientists for a thermally activated alkylation of a nucleophilic amine by a ...
5/22/12
German and Swedish research groups at Kiel University and Umeå Plant Science Centre have identified the long-sought bolting gene B in the sugar beet crop. The gene called BvBTC1 determines if and when a beet plant will flower. Early flowering has the undesired effect of terminating the root ...
5/22/12
Simulation Laboratory Neuroscience in Jülich Jülich/ Freiburg, 21 Mai 2012 - Understanding the brain with supercomputers - this is the goal of the new Simulation Laboratory Neuroscience at Forschungszentrum Jülich that was founded by the Helmholtz Association. Within the new institution, the ...
5/22/12
Functional Molecular Complexes For the first time, individual biomolecules have been assembled to form a molecular complex with its own unique function For the first time, individual biomolecules have been assembled to form a molecular complex with its own unique function A few years ago, the ...
5/18/12
The German GREAT receiver on board of the flying observatory SOFIA studies the birth of stars in the galaxy May 10, 2012 The discovery of two new molecules and a detailed analysis of various phases of star formation – this is what the observatory SOFIA can report after completing its first ...
5/16/12
Scientists of KIT and the University of Birmingham have identified relevant new functions of a gene that plays a crucial role in Fanconi anemia, a life-threatening disease. The FANCM gene is known to be important for the stability of the genome. Now, the researchers found that FANCM also plays a ...
5/15/12
Among the factors that make spiders successful predators is the ingeniously composed and structured material of their fangs. Although their armour consists of the same material as their predator’s fangs, flies, grasshoppers and other insects that are the usual prey of spiders have little to ...
5/14/12
Researchers from Jülich, Hamburg and Kiel propose new approach for nanoscale information transport Jülich, 7 May 2012. How can computer data be reliably stored and read out in future when computers are getting smaller and smaller? Scientists from Jülich, Hamburg and Kiel propose to make use of ...
5/14/12
They can be bent after all: In defiance of a decades-old assumption, gamma-rays can be focused with lenses. The discovery opens up a range of potential applications – from monitoring of nuclear waste to new cancer therapies. Gamma-rays are extremely powerful electromagnetic waves that are far ...
5/14/12
Jülich scientists conduct research on climate in Europe using Zeppelin NT Jülich/Friedrichshafen, 4 May 2012 - The longest deployment of the Zeppelin NT for climate research so far was officially launched today in a campaign coordinated by scientists from Jülich. For a total of twenty weeks, the ...
