Greenland Caves: Time Travel to a Warm Arctic
A 12-centimetre-thick sample of a deposit from a cave in the northeast of Greenland offers unique insights into the High Arctic’s climate more... [mehr]
Universität Innsbruck
Last Ice Age: Precipitation caused maximum advance of Alpine Glaciers
The last glacial period, which lasted about 100,000 years, reached its peak about 20,000 to 25,000 years ago: Huge ice sheets covered large parts... [mehr]
Remote control for quantum emitters
In order to exploit the properties of quantum physics technologically, quantum objects and their interaction must be precisely controlled. In many... [mehr]
Air pollution fell sharply during lockdown
The far-reaching mobility restrictions at the beginning of the Corona pandemic in March 2020 created a unique situation for atmospheric sciences:... [mehr]
New crystalline ice form: Scientists elucidate crystal structure for exotic ice XIX
Ice is a very versatile material. In snowflakes or ice cubes, the oxygen atoms are arranged hexagonally. This ice form is called ice one (ice I).... [mehr]
Past earthquakes triggered large rockslides in the Eastern Alps
Many steep valleys in the European Alps show the relicts of large rockslides, during which several hundreds of million cubic metres of rocks get... [mehr]
Social proximity in friendships has a strong effect on emotions
Especially in times of pandemics, when social isolation and quarantine are the order of the day, many people are unable to meet their best friends... [mehr]
A new mechanism protects against cancer cell migration and neuron hyperexcitability
The signaling protein MTOR (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin) is a sensor for nutrients such as amino acids and sugars. When sufficient nutrients... [mehr]
Error protected quantum bits entangled
Even computers can miscalculate. Already small disturbances change stored information and corrupt results. That is why computers use methods to... [mehr]