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University of Münster is involved in the new "Center for Molecular Water Science Water is not only essential for life, it is also a fascinating and complex molecule that forms the basis of all life on earth. In the new "Centre for Molecular Water Science", a European research network, scientists are investigating the molecular properties of water and its compounds.

International researcher team develops scalable aluminium alloys for the hydrogen economy To the point Novel alloy design for aluminum: Researchers mix scandium with aluminum alloys to achieve 40 percent higher strength and five times higher resistance to hydrogen embrittlement - while maintaining the same ductility.

Longest and most comprehensive computer simulation of the merger of two neutron stars to date reveals explosive details of the formation of black holes and jets To the point Record-breaking simulation: An international team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) has performed the longest and most complex simulation to date of a binary neutron star merger, lasting 1.5 seconds of real time.

Chemists at the University of Münster have successfully substituted carbon atoms with nitrogen atoms in pharmaceutical components / New possibilities for drug design Skeletal editing is a modern approach to chemical synthesis. By making precise alterations at the atomic level, researchers are able to directly convert existing drug scaffolds into new, biologically relevant compounds.

A research team from ct.qmat has detected optical quasiparticles on the surface of an antiferromagnetic quantum material for the very first time.The breakthrough results have been published in Nature Materials. Alexey Chernikov and his team specialize in detecting optical quasiparticles using ultrafast microscopy.

International team calculates observable quantities such as scattering angle and emitted energy with unrivalled precision. Black holes are unique objects in our universe. They curve space and time in a way that prevents light from escaping their immediate surroundings. When two black holes approach each other, they spiral around each other for billions of years.

Data from the University of Bonn call into question the standard model of cosmology The "afterglow" of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides important answers to the question of how the first galaxies were able to form. Researchers at the Universities of Bonn, Prague and Nanjing calculate that the strength of this radiation has probably been overestimated up to now.

An alloy of aluminum, magnesium and scandium is strong and does not become brittle even when exposed to relatively large amounts of hydrogen Aluminum alloys are known for their light weight and corrosion resistance - properties that make them ideal materials for a CO2-free economy. Whether in the lightweight construction of vehicles or as storage tanks for green hydrogen, the demand for aluminum will continue to increase with the transition to sustainable technologies.

An international research team made up of scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in conjunction with Université de Lorraine in Metz, France, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the chemistry of fluorinated compounds. With the aid of quantum chemical simulations they were able to prove for the first time that heavy fluorine atoms can also "tunnel," or in other words, transform between two states.

A research group at the University of Stuttgart has succeeded for the first time in manipulating light by interacting with a metal surface in such a way that it exhibits completely new properties. The researchers have now published their findings in the journal "Nature Physics". DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02873-1 "With our results, we are adding another chapter to the still young field of skyrmion research," explains Harald Giessen , head of the 4th Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart, in whose working group the success was achieved.

New measurements from a large-scale experiment at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) published in the journal Science / Christian Weinheimer from the Institute for Nuclear Physics involved Neutrinos are among the most enigmatic particles in the universe. They are all'around us and yet they rarely interact with matter.

An international research team has analyzed data from 41 million galaxies in order to estimate the distribution of matter in the universe. The data confirm a long-established model - much to the team's surprise. The Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS) has been observing large parts of the southern sky over a period of eight years in order to gain valuable new insights into the distribution of matter in the universe.

"Nature" Study: Phosphorene Nanoribbons Combine Magnetic and Semiconductor Properties at Room Temperature A recent study published in the scientific journal Nature has examined the remarkable properties of phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs). These atom-thin ribbons made of phosphorus exhibit both magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature, making them promising candidates for future electronic applications and paving the way for a new generation of energy-efficient technologies.

Germany's members of the Euclid Consortium have played a significant role in producing the mission's first large set of survey data which the European Space Agency has just released. Researchers from the Argelander Institute for Astronomy (AIfA) of the University of Bonn have been involved in these activities.

Comprehensive scientific dataset sets standards and provides insights into the depths of the universe - thanks in part to strong German participation First major data release: The European Space Agency has released the first major dataset from the Euclid space telescope, launched in July 2023. A record number of galaxies discovered: After only a few years of operation, Euclid has already found 26 million galaxies.

A team of researchers from Würzburg has for the first time experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado. Electrons form vortices in the momentum space of the quantum semi-metal tantalum arsenide. Scientists have long known that electrons can form vortices in quantum materials. What's new is the proof that these tiny particles create tornado-like structures in momentum space - a finding that has now been confirmed experimentally.

Neural network registers gravitational wave signal from neutron star collisions early on and shows telescopes where to find the subsequent kilonova explosion in the sky When two neutron stars merge, gravitational waves propagate into space. Shortly after this disturbance of space-time, a glistening explosion follows - a kilonova, in which, as in a cosmic goldsmith's, heavy atoms arise that stars can not form.

Until now, physics has differentiated between fermions and bosons, but now there is evidence of a third type of particle At first glance, our world appears to be enormously complex. However, according to the laws of particle physics, it is strictly organised. According to this, there are only two classes of particles, the matter particles and the force particles.

Until now, physics has distinguished between fermions and bosons, but now there are indications of a third type of particle At first glance, our world appears to be enormously complex. However, according to the laws of particle physics, it is strictly ordered. According to this, there are only two classes of particles, the matter particles and the force particles.

An international research network has observed a cosmic neutrino with a record-breaking energy in the depths of the Mediterranean. Würzburg astrophysicist Sara Buson and her team were also involved. From the abyss of the Mediterranean Sea, scientists including astrophysicists from the Chair for Astronomy in Würzburg, Germany, used the KM3NeT neutrino telescope to detect a cosmic neutrino with a record-breaking energy of about 220 PeV.