Searching for clues and leads is still something investigators have to do themselves. But if they find creepy-crawlies at the crime scene, these creatures can be of great help. First come the ...

Researchers have created a quantum superposition state in a semiconductor nanostructure that might serve as a basis for quantum computing. The trick: two optical laser pulses that act as a single ...

It’s quite obvious that they are involved. The latest findings show one possible way. Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the deposition of clumped proteins in the brain and progressive ...

In a hybrid cascade, climate-damaging CO 2 is turned back into valuable methanol. An international research team has shown how this works. In order to recover valuable substances from CO 2, it must be ...

To unmask their impairments, researchers had to come up with a unique experimental design. Alzheimer’s patients develop severe symptoms of spatial disorientation as the disease progresses and are ...

Wireless communication (WiFi) has become an indispensable part of the modern digital infrastructure, from homes to hotels and public institutions. However, security remains a critical issue. Wireless ...

Researchers conducted an experiment in which test subjects felt like a rubber hand was part of their own body. As a result, their own hand became less sensitive to pain. If a person hides their own ...

The recently discovered seismic events are slower than conventional earthquakes. Their existence supports a scientific theory that until now had not been sufficiently substantiated by measurements. A ...

Unlike hitherto assumed, the cause is not to be found in the brain. It is not the brain that determines if people are right or left-handed, but the spinal cord. This has been inferred from the ...

Progesterone was shown in a study to have a protective effect on intestine nerve cells. These findings raise hopes that the hormone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. The nerve ...

A learning experiment with participants of different ages produced surprising results. The ability to make the connection between an event and its consequences – experts use the term associative ...

An international research team has decoded the genome of the longest-lived known vertebrate: the Greenland shark. It is huge and has special repair capabilities. The Greenland Shark (Somniosus ...