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How did the Fukushima disaster occur in 2011 and how can we better understand geological processes in order to protect coastal infrastructure in the long term? These questions surrounding the Tohoku earthquake are the focus of an expedition involving a scientist from RWTH Aachen University. The Tohoku earthquake occurred off the east coast of Japan on March 3, 2011.

Journal of the American Chemical Society Features RWTH Research on Catalyst Innovation Catalysts made from solid materials are used to produce approximately 90 percent of industrially important chemicals. A key type of such catalysts consists of nano-sized metal particles finely dispersed on an oxide support.

For the first time, the recovery of unique geological samples combined with sophisticated modelling provides surprising insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet formed. In recent years global warming has left its mark on the Antarctic ice sheets. The "eternal" ice in Antarctica is melting faster than previously assumed, particularly in West Antarctica more than East Antarctica.

Led by the University of Bremen, RWTH paleoclimate researcher Professor Thorsten Bauersachs and colleagues have now published their results on the glaciation of West Antarctica in the journal Science Advances. It has been more than 30 million years since West Antarctica was last largely ice-free. In the last 30 million years, however, it has been extensively glaciated.

  Researchers from RWTH have written a new book that provides actionable insights for practical application. The global environmental crisis, technological developments, the COVID-19 pandemic and advancing economic and political globalization are just some of the developments that have strongly increased the pressure on regions, companies, and society as a whole to transform and innovate.

  Observations made by the Euclid telescope show the world the discovery of free-floating new-born planets, of a new dwarf galaxy and many more.

Researchers from the Institute of Experimental Molecular Imaging at RWTH Aachen University publish results on the identification of suitable tumor patients in clinical trials for nanoparticle-based cancer therapies . Nanomedical formulations have attracted increasing public attention since the development of coronavirus vaccines.

Anisotropic microbubbles open up forward-looking possibilities for ultrasound imaging and drug delivery . An international research team led by Anshuman Dasgupta and Twan Lammers from the Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging at RWTH Aachen University has succeeded for the first time in generating stable non-spherical microbubbles.

  Light and strong at the same time - this is what designers want from a material that can be used to manufacture energy-efficient components. Lightweight components made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic possess these characteristics. They consist of two components: high-quality carbon fibers and a plastic matrix into which these fibers are embedded.

Chemical, medication and cosmetic manufacturers are obligated to test their products for possible health risks using appropriate means, as stipulated by various European guidelines. Animal testing is frequently used to determine the dangers of such products to the human eye. Aside from ethical reasons, arguments against this form of testing include high costs, delays due to approval procedures, and concerns whether the results from animal testing can be extrapolated safely to human beings.

CERN In a scientific seminar that has been broadcast worldwide today, the two large-scale particle physics experiments ATLAS and CMS at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, presented the latest results in their search for the Higgs boson. Three RWTH institutes are participating in the experiments.