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Tiny hairs on the outer wall of some cells can move in different directions, thereby influencing each other

Tiny hairs on cell walls, so-called “cilia”, can move in unison to pump fluid. Now there finally is a physical theory describing these hairs'…

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Because they are extremely stable, so-called "topological states" play an important role in materials research. Now, for the first time, it has been…

a plate with three different microscopes

Researchers at TU Wien (Vienna) and FHI Berlin succeeded in monitoring a catalytic reaction with three different microscopies under exactly the same…

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A new design principle can now predict the properties of quantum materials that have hardly been explored so far. For the first time, a strongly…

[Translate to English:] Drei dreidimensionale Computerdarstellungen der Metallstruktur: Quader bestehend aus kleinen unregelmäßigen Körnchen.

A seemingly paradoxical effect: friction normally causes more damage at higher speeds. But at extremely high speeds, it is the other way around.

 

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CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for such reactions quickly lose their effectiveness. TU…