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When ice melts into water, it happens quickly, with the transition from solid to liquid being immediate. However, very thin materials do not adhere to these rules. Instead, an unusual state between solid and liquid arises: the hexatic phase. Researchers at the University of Vienna have now succeeded in directlyContinuar Leyendo

Bern, December 05, 2025.- Nine awarded research projects: Of the 425 applications submitted to the Swiss National Science Foundation’s (SNSF) call for proposals for its SNSF Starting Grants 2025, nine from the University of Bern are being supported. The funding amount for the researchers having submitted with the University ofContinuar Leyendo

Which words do we find beautiful? And do beautifully sounding words stick better in memory? A new study led by linguist Theresa Matzinger from the University of Vienna suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well we remember them.Continuar Leyendo

A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult marine bristleworms continue to grow throughout life – driven by a ring of neural stem cells reminiscent of vertebrate eyes. What’s more, these stem cells respond to environmentalContinuar Leyendo

Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human lifespan. Cambrigde, Nov 28, 2025.- Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brainsContinuar Leyendo

Biomaterial vaccines using pathogen-specific antigens could significantly lower patients’ risk of infection from implanted medical devices. By Benjamin Boettner Boston, Nov 25, 2025.- Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with bacterialContinuar Leyendo

In a study now published in iScience, researchers from the University of Vienna (Austria), National Institute of Technology – Wakayama College (NITW; Japan), and Shimane University (Japan) present the largest cephalopod genome sequenced to date. Their analyses show that the vampire squid has retained parts of an ancient, squid-like chromosomalContinuar Leyendo