Section: Research in Practice
Radical Research Results on the Oxidation of Vitamin E Recent research results have challenged conventional understanding of the oxidation of the "radical scavenger", vitamin E. Cutting-edge analysis methods
Section: Research in Practice
Nanoscience: Weak Force. Strong Effect. The van der Waals force, a weak attractive force, is solely responsible for binding certain organic molecules to metallic surfaces. In a model for organic devices
Section: Research in Practice
New International Field of Research Established - AllergoOncology Research into the correlations between allergies and the development of tumours - and possible benefits for future cancer treatments -
Section: Research in Practice
"Memory" in Neuronal Circuits Neuronal reactions to visual sensations are more complex than previously thought. Nerve impulses generated in reaction to a visual stimulus create a spatio-temporal pattern
Section: Research in Practice
Overcoming resistance - new options for the treatment of ovarian cancer Research on the development of a new therapeutic agent for the treatment of particularly aggressive ovarian cancer has produced some
Section: Research in Practice
Unusual Nanoscale Mound Formation Terrace-like elevations of just a few nanometres can form during production of organic thin films made from electrically conductive material. This phenomenon was previously
Section: Research in Practice
Research for Organic Farming - Soya Thrives on Nitrogen From the Air For the first time, the capacity of soya plants to absorb nitrogen from the air has been precisely determined in dry areas of Eastern
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Bacteria Use Plant Defence for Genetic Modification Bacteria that cause tumours in plants modify plant genomes by skilfully exploiting the plants' first line of defence. Utilising the plant's own proteins
Section: Research funding
Wittgenstein Award Target group outstanding researchers of any disciplineGoals The Wittgenstein Award provides both recognition and support to excellent scholars/scientists (up to 60 years of age) who
Section: Research in Practice
An Animated Key to the World of Young People Animated films produced by children offer wide-ranging insights into how the younger generation see the world around them. This was the conclusion of an extensive