A granular look at sugar
Our experience with sugar starts in early childhood – since breast milk contains lactose. Human sensory perception alone is, however, not enough to properly assess the useful but also potentially harmful effects of an age-old sweetener (saccharose). Nutrition researchers and physicians have ... more
How physics discovered TOC
The determination of algal biomass using TOC is a new method that has proven to be highly suitable in a laboratory environment for the measurement of biomass yield in photobioreactors and for the monitoring of algal growth. In combination with other sensors, additional information on the co ... more
New since 5000 years
Although the ancient Egyptians already used inks 5000 years ago, inks and their properties have been continuously improved and refined over thousands of years. Nevertheless, the basic principle of tinta acqua (colored water) remains the same. Today, in addition to inks based on dissolved dy ... more