Multi-coloured photonic materials with a ‘woodpile’ structure

TU Graz develops mobile device for the high-precision measurement of air pollutants

A device the size of a moving box can detect traces of toxic gases from miles away

Cooking plastics into oil

University of Amsterdam pilot plant brings advanced plastic recycling technology closer to industry

Winter-ready lithium batteries: scientists use "polarity-contras" electrolyte strategy to outsmart extreme cold

Lithium metal batteries retain 80% capacity after 150 cycles at -40 °C

Nanodiamonds by Molecular Design

Nature study presents new route to tailor-made diamond nanoparticle

Carbon dimer: precision measurement delivers new record value

New value deviates significantly from a much-noticed 2019 measurement, but agrees with older quantum chemical calculations

Atomic reshuffle paves way for record-breaking catalysts for hydrogen production

"This opens a new strategy for designing adaptive catalysts for a wide range of applications"

The hidden roughness of sapphire surface

Geometry determines chemistry: Nanometer-scale roughness fundamentally alters surface reactivity

Magnetic field during catalyst synthesis triples ammonia yield

A scalable strategy for developing next-generation electrocatalysts for efficient and sustainable chemical production

Materials chemistry shapes the future of catalysis

New approaches could accelerate the discovery of efficient catalysts for energy conversion and the decarbonisation of the chemical industry

MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks

MIT spinout Rock Zero aims to make U.S. lithium production less dependent on China

Making climate-neutral plastics and cosmetics using bacteria

EU project aims to make breakthrough in sustainable chemical manufacture

Holography meets spectroscopy: Ultrafast microscopy method for optical processes

Research team from Heidelberg and Milan develops novel microscopy technique to study energy materials

Making Chemistry Greener: The 2026 Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award goes to Professor Marc Koper

His findings are crucial to advancing the use of renewable energy and the development of sustainable chemistry

Quantum entanglement makes chemical bonds measurable for the first time

LMU physicists develop a new framework for understanding chemical bonding through quantum entanglement

Biobased spintronics: Sustainable magnetic field sensors – printed

Core-shell particles made of iron and iron oxide in a cellulose matrix replace problematic raw materials

New alliance for research-based spin-offs: Renowned research institutions join forces

The new “Academic Spin-out Alliance” aims to facilitate more academic spin-offs in collaboration with the Vienna Business Agency

Frequency combs: the key to the next generation of spectroscopy

A review article demonstrates how dual-comb interferometers can determine resolution solely through temporal coherence.

Step towards sustainable hydrogen production with cyanobacteria

An oxygen-free microenvironment protects the sensitive enzymes

Detecting heavy metals in soil and water: New method for on-site analysis

Simple technology replaces expensive laboratory procedures

A Quantum Leap into a New Era of Materials Research

Algorithmiq and Fraunhofer ISC to Collaborate in Quantum Computing for Materials Development

Festo is cutting approximately 1,300 jobs in Germany

Family-owned company responds to intensifying competition in Asia and geopolitical crises with a global transformation program

Water splitting catalyst creates hydrogen at low temperatures

Birmingham researchers’ novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods

German plastics recycling on the brink of collapse

Six proposals to save the industry

Short circuits in solid-state batteries: the mechanism finally proven

Using cryo-electron microscopy under vacuum, a Max Planck team has resolved a decade-long debate on dendrite-induced cracking

Green hydrogen from sunlight and water - without electrolyzers and without electricity

Photreon, a spin-off from KIT, is developing a photoreactor panel that enables direct solar hydrogen production

Reversible glue technology goes electric

Water-based adhesive joins electronic components and releases them on demand

Job cuts at WACKER: Around 1,600 jobs in Germany affected

Global cost-cutting and efficiency program PACE aims to generate annual savings of over 300 million euros

Sunfire to Build Electrolysis Test Facility at BASF Site in Schwarzheide

Test facility supports the industrial-scale deployment of green hydrogen

Recovering critical materials from batteries

Chinese inventors selected as finalists for the European Inventor Award 2026

Focused Energy secures US$240 million: the world’s first laser fusion power plant is set to be built in Germany

Record funding round positions the start-up at the forefront of the international fusion industry

Cooling without a compressor or refrigerant—quieter, more efficient, and more sustainable than ever before

Fraunhofer Spin-off Raises €2.2 Million Seed Funding to Redefine Refrigeration Technology

IBU-tec is setting up LFP production without Chinese technology

New plant to produce 15,000 tonnes of European battery material, with a significantly lower carbon footprint than Chinese processes

Miltenyi Biotec expands Cologne production site for clinical reagents

Milestone for biotechnology made in Germany: More capacity for cell and gene therapies

New research finds that almost all plant-based meat alternatives contain mycotoxins

Grains, legumes and seeds used in vegan products are particularly prone to mould exposure during cultivation and storage

Common structural analysis of interfacial water is inadequate, according to a new study

Water molecules at the air-water interface characterised layer by layer for the first time

Egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Eating one egg per day for at least five days a week reduces risk of Alzheimer’s by up to 27%

Ultra-processed foods damage your focus even if you eat healthy

One extra bag of chips a day reduces your ability to focus and raise dementia risk factors regardless of diet quality

Detecting heavy metals in soil and water: New method for on-site analysis

Simple technology replaces expensive laboratory procedures

Cytospire Therapeutics announces oversubscribed £61 million Series A financing

London-based start-up aims to activate gamma-delta T cells in both the blood and the tumour to fight cancer

Future Foods Lab: Nomad Foods advances two startups to concept development

Swedish clean-label pizza brand For Real! Foods and Spanish functional snack maker Mia Puccia enter the next innovation phase

The olive as a laboratory

A new analytical approach predicts the quality of olive oil before it is extracted

The ‘Ozempic Era’ could shift blame for obesity from individuals to the food industry

How weight-loss injections could reinforce the perception of ultra-processed foods as addictive substances

Less hunger, more environmental problems?

Study investigates tradeoffs between human health and sustainability

For the first time, researchers are peering inside record-breaking superconductors

Atomic-level insights into lanthanum superhydrides are expected to enable more energy-efficient technologies in the long term

Coffee doesn’t just wake you up — it may help protect your body from aging

New research identifies a key biological pathway that could explain how coffee helps protect against aging and chronic disease.

Reduce, remove and modify: Research team "cuts" wheat chromosomes to size

Study paves the way for faster breeding

New technology detects bacteria on surfaces in five minutes using a smartphone

UMass spun off HertZ Innovation launches smartphone-based bacterial test

Could cultured chocolate unlock the next food revolution?

Chocolate from a bioreactor: UC Davis and food-tech start-up California Cultured aim to reinvent cocoa

Healthier plant-based diet associated with lower risk of Alzheimer’s, other dementias

Lower risk found even among those who adopted the diet at an older age

Largest study to date on the genetics of blood proteins highlights new disease mechanisms and drug repurposing opportunities

Machine learning combined with genetic analysis is expected to enable a more targeted use of active substances in precision medicine

NanoStruct secures €2.6 million for faster bacterial analysis in food

Nanostructured sensor chips combined with AI are set to replace laboratory tests that take several days

Not all ultra-processed foods are unhealthy

Healthy ultra-processed foods should be exempt from food policy restrictions

New biomarkers for detecting cancer

Able to distinguish between tumour stages

Dietary changes in older people can improve ‘biological age’

An omnivorous diet high in carbohydrates is the most reliable way to lower biological age

Red meat: Evolution’s double-edged sword

Why the food that made us human may be making us sick

First ​“protein map” of neurons that initiate pain reveals new targets for drugs

Deep Visual Proteomics applied to nerve cells for the first time

Europe is pooling billions to turn biotech companies into global champions

EQT will manage the €5 billion fund, investing in biotech, AI and other key technologies

Food processing and packaging machinery industry in good shape

Brain tumor spread in the living brain observed live for the first time

Three-photon microscopy reveals: immune cells of the brain actively influence how far the tumor advances

From the lab to the next generation of startups

IBT Lower Saxony funds research projects from Göttingen and Braunschweig with almost 2.4 million euros

Improving taste and texture in oat drinks

Greek-Swedish scientist selected as finalist for the European Inventor Award 2026

Making biomolecules glow: new dye solves problem

Combating unwanted signals in microscopy: method ensures just labelled biological molecules glow