17 September 2025
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DNA damage mechanism detected in aqueous solution
Important evidence of a special DNA-damaging mechanism has been successfully demonstrated for the first time under realistic conditions – providing a crucial basis for potential cancer therapies. An ...
12 September 2025
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Nanocatalysts in Action
Using a combination of microscopic analyses at the DESY NanoLab and spectromicroscopy at BESSY II in Berlin, a team has gained new insights into the chemical behaviour of nanocatalysts during catalysis. The ...
09 September 2025
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Nanopores unlock hidden chirality in exotic liquid crystals
In physics, some of the most striking phenomena emerge when perfect symmetry shatters. This principle, known as spontaneous symmetry breaking, underlies everything from the Higgs mechanism that gives particles ...