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A hormone, a nerve cell, a tiny worm: researchers at TU Dresden have discovered how the hormone somatostatin may influence memory, metabolism and lifespan through sleep.

When atoms dance: Researchers observe angular momentum in crystals

When atoms in a crystal rotate, they follow the same laws of nature as a carousel. But at the atomic level, something unusual happens: the angular momentum can reverse direction. Physicists from Dresden have now observed this effect directly for the first time — providing new insight into a physics question that has puzzled researchers for more than 100 years. | more

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