Recent releases

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Do violent video games numb us towards real violence?

Results of a neuroscientific study suggest that violence in video games has no negative influence on the empathy of adults

16.01.2024 | [weiter]

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First Direct Imaging of Small Noble Gas Clusters at Room Temperature

Novel opportunities in quantum technology and condensed matter physics opened by noble gas atoms confined between graphene layers

11.01.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Graphic of how fast microplastic fibers settle in the atmosphere

Shape matters: How microplastic travels that far

New study: Microplastic fibers are settling substantially slower than spherical particles in the atmosphere and might even reach stratosphere

09.01.2024 | [weiter]

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Women from low socio-economic backgrounds see themselves as less talented

How distorted self-images carry a negative impact on chances of success

03.01.2024 | [weiter]

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New research lays groundwork for personalised dietary supplements

New research reveals surprising diversity of gut bacteria responsive to inulin

14.12.2023 | [weiter]

Fig. 1:  Picture of a one-inch-diameter silicon substrate coated with a conventionally deposited interference coating.

In Search of the Perfect Mirror at Mid-Infrared Wavelengths

Advanced infrared mirrors enhance climate and biofuel research via precision trace gas sensing.

06.12.2023 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: View of the SuperMaMa laboratory at the University of Vienna.

Quantum physics: Superconducting Nanowires Detect Single Protein Ions

Detection efficiency 1,000 times higher than conventional ion detectors due to high sensitivity

04.12.2023 | [weiter]

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Floral Time Travel: Flowers Were More Diverse 100 Million Years Ago Than They Are Today

Angiosperm flowers reached their greatest morphological diversity early in their evolutionary history

30.11.2023 | [weiter]