Basic Research

The Mystery of Horse Domestication Deepens

By a process of elimination, ancient DNA sequences are clarifying the history of horse culture.1 Domestic horses were genetically very diverse for...

Tailored Meshes for Limb Supports

3D mesh device prototype for ankle braces and other medical supports.

Assessing the Fertility of Sperm

Machine-learning applied to IVF.

Minimal Cells, Maximal Impact

Members of the Max Planck Research Network in Synthetic Biology put together a special issue on synthetic cells for Advanced Biosystems.

Improving PET Polymer Using VUV Photons

Japanese researchers studied how to increase the water contact angle of a PET surface.

How to Reduce Stress at the Nanoscale Level

Scientists measured nanoscale structural alterations in the brains of mice after chronic corticosterone administration using a novel nanoscale optical imaging technique and...

PicoQuant’s Quantum Symposium Covered a Wide Range of Photonic Quantum Technologies

The second edition of this symposium provided not only outstanding and inspiring talks but also excellent opportunities for networking. Berlin (Germany), 06...