by Manca Žitnik | Apr 9, 2025 | 2025
Many proteins can bind to RNA and in this way form granules in cells, whose changes are a characteristic phenomenon in many neurodegenerative diseases. I will describe our recent research showing that some proteins can attract their own mRNAs into granules when they...
by Manca Žitnik | Apr 8, 2025 | 2025
The presentation will review the fundamental functional principles of quantum information processing and provide an update on the status of the Innsbruck trapped-ion quantum computer. Using strings of trapped ions, a quantum information processor is implemented to...
by Manca Žitnik | Mar 27, 2025 | 2025
Perovskites comprise a vast family of materials with many important applications in areas such as dielectrics, superconductivity and photovoltaics, among others. From a structural chemical perspective, the basic perovskite, ABO3, is the parent of a large variety of...
by Manca Žitnik | Mar 26, 2025 | 2025
Technological advances have enabled humans to have a permanent presence in space in this century, but with unwanted consequences of weightlessness, which can be dangerous on return to Earth. Despite current exercise methods, astronauts suffer a loss of muscle and bone...
by Manca Žitnik | Mar 25, 2025 | 2025
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the upper and lower motor neurons leading to death from respiratory failure. About 50% of patients die within 3 years of first symptoms, and 80% within 5 years. The disease typically affects...
