| 19 Aug 2019 |
Protein aggregation: relevant not only for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Amyloid fibrils play a crucial role in neurodegenerative illnesses. Scientists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Forschungszentrum Jülich have now been able to use cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to decode the spatial structure of the fibrils that are formed from PI3K SH3 domains – an important model system for research.
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Original publication: Christine Röder, Nicola Vettore, Lena N. Mangels, Lothar Gremer, Raimond B. G. Ravelli, Dieter Willbold, Wolfgang Hoyer, Alexander K. Buell & Gunnar F. Schröder, Atomic Structure of PI3-Kinase SH3 Amyloid Fibrils by Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Nature Communications, August 2019.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11320-8
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| 16 Jul 2019 |
Hidden Dynamics Detected in Neuronal Networks
Jülich, 23 July 2019 – Neuronal networks in the brain can process information particularly well when they are close to a critical point. However, experimental investigations of brain activity revealed much fewer indicators of such critical states than expected. Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University have now proposed a possible explanation.
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Second type of criticality in the brain uncovers rich multiple-neuron dynamics, David Dahmen, Sonja Grün, Markus Diesmann, Moritz Helias
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (published 12 June 2019), DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1818972116
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| 16 Jul 2019 |
Nano Puzzle for More Stable Data Storage
Jülich, 16 July 2019 – Being able to arrange individual atoms systematically on a surface has nowadays become routine for researchers. However, being able to use them as tiny magnetic data storage devices for computers is still a long way off. If this could be achieved, it would bring with it enormous advantages: more data could be stored in a smaller space and processed faster and with less energy consumption.
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Stabilizing spin systems via symmetrically tailored RKKY interactions;
J. Hermenau, S. Brinker, M. Marciani, M. Steinbrecher, M. dos Santos Dias, R. Wiesendanger, S. Lounis, and J. Wiebe;
Nature Communications 10, 2565 (2019), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10516-2
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| 13 Jun 2019 |
Concert of magnetic moments
Jülich, 13 June 2019 – An international collaboration between researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and South Korea has uncovered a new way how the electron spins in layered materials can interact. In their publication in the journal Nature Materials, the scientists report a hitherto unknown chiral coupling that is active over relatively long distances.
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D.-S. Han et al.
Long-range chiral exchange interaction in synthetic antiferromagnets
Nature Materials (2019), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-019-0370-z
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| 12 Jun 2019 |
New Quantum Dot Microscope Shows Electric Potentials of Individual Atoms
Jülich, 11. June 2019 – A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg has developed a new method to measure the electric potentials of a sample at atomic accuracy. Using conventional methods, it was virtually impossible until now to quantitatively record the electric potentials that occur in the immediate vicinity of individual molecules or atoms.
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Quantitative imaging of electric surface potentials with single-atom sensitivity
Christian Wagner, Matthew. F. B. Green, Michael Maiworm, Philipp Leinen, Taner Esat, Nicola Ferri, Niklas Friedrich, Rolf Findeisen, Alexandre Tkatchenko, Ruslan Temirov, F. Stefan Tautz
Nature Materials (published online 10 June 2019), DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0382-8
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| 18 Apr 2019 |
Microscopic Protective Covering for Better Batteries
Jülich/Seoul, 18 April 2019 – Lithium-ion batteries are far superior to other rechargeable battery systems due to their long lifetime and high energy density. However, for many applications, such as electric cars, they still fall short of the mark. One of the reasons for this is the cathode material of these batteries. Scientists from Jülich and South Korea are conducting research on a material that could make the batteries more powerful in future.
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Originalpublikation: Microstructure‐Controlled Ni‐Rich Cathode Material by Microscale Compositional Partition for Next‐Generation Electric Vehicles, by Un‐Hyuck Kim, Hoon‐Hee Ryu, Jae‐Hyung Kim, Robert Mücke, Payam Kaghazchi, Chong S. Yoon, Yang‐Kook Sun, Advanced Energy Materials, Februar 2019, DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201803902
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| 20 Mar 2019 |
New Method for Separating Rigid and Flexible Blood Cells
Jülich, 12 March 2019 – Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich have developed a new method for measuring the elasticity of red blood cells. This elasticity – along with many other cell properties – is considered an important biomarker. Various diseases such as sickle-cell anaemia, malaria, or diabetes are associated with an increasing rigidity of red blood cells. This rigidity is an indicator of the presence and progression of the disease. The disc-shaped red blood cells are usually very flexible and change their shape frequently. This permits them to penetrate even the smallest blood vessels in order to provide oxygen.
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Sharp-edged geometric obstacles in microfluidics promote deformability-based sorting of cells
Zunmin Zhang, Wei Chien, Ewan Henry, Dmitry A. Fedosov, and Gerhard Gompper
Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 024201 (published 13 February 2019), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.024201
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