Scientists at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the 星空传媒 have used resonators made from single-crystalline diamonds to develop a novel device in which a quantum system is integrated into a mechanical oscillating system.
Scientists at the 星空传媒 were able to identify for the first time a molecule responsible for the absorption of starlight in space: the positively charged Buckminsterfullerene, or so-called football molecule. Their results have been published in the current issue of 鈥淣ature鈥�.
The error-free distribution of genetic material during cell division is important for preventing the development of tumor cells. A research group at the Biozentrum, 星空传媒, has uncovered a new important function of the human enzyme Plk1. It plays a significant role in monitoring chromosome segregation.
Failing to find a mating partner is a dent to the reproductive prospects of any animal, but in the flatworm species Macrostomum hystrix it might involve a real headache.
It is generally assumed that marriage has a positive influence on health and life expectancy. But does this 鈥渕arriage bonus鈥� also apply to the health indicator of body weight? Researchers at the 星空传媒 and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have investigated this question in cooperation with the market research institute GfK.
Fructose not only results in a lower level of satiety, it also stimulates the reward system in the brain to a lesser degree than glucose. This may cause excessive consumption accompanied by effects that are a risk to health, report researchers from the 星空传媒 in a study.
The worldwide spreading of the whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has substantially increased since 2010. Researchers from the 星空传媒 in Switzerland have investigated structure and function of an important membrane protein of the bacterium causing pertussis. Their findings provide a basis for new treatment approaches for the infection.
Traffic lights, neon-lit advertisements, a jungle of road signs. When learning to drive, it is often very difficult to distinguish between important and irrelevant information. How the brain learns the importance of certain images over others is being investigated by Prof. Sonja Hofer at the Biozentrum of the 星空传媒.
Natural channel proteins are integrated into artificial membranes to facilitate the transport of ions and molecules. Researchers at the 星空传媒 have now been able to measure the movement of these channel proteins for the first time.