Frederique van Baarle assumes position on the LANXESS Board of Management

Lego discards plan to build bricks from recycled plastic bottles

POWTECH and PARTEC 2023 – three days of processing and particle technology at the highest level

traceless materials secures €36.6 Million Series A to build first industry plant for bio-circular alternative to plastic

Change-enabler for driving the green transformation of the industry

Ilmac 2023 kicks off in Basel with new highlights

analytica: Significant upswing in international spin-offs

Country-specific challenges

Sustainable zinc-ion batteries for the energy transition

Research project aims for rapid industrial implementation

Patent filings in 3D printing grew eight times faster than average of all technologies in last decade

Al Mada and CNGR agree partnership to produce components for lithium-ion batteries in Morocco

Metallographic image analysis in second

TGFS invests in start-up for AI-based software for microstructure analysis

Battery technology "Made in Germany" as an opportunity of the century

CustomCells calls for a holistic course to be set for the targeted establishment and expansion of the battery value chain

Heraeus sells Noblelight Specialty Lighting Business to Excelitas Technologies

Evonik cooperates with REMONDIS on sustainable polyurethane recycling

The cooperation will support Evonik as it develops its chemical recycling process to the next level

Start-up recycles plastic lab waste into new test tubes and petri dishes

University of Bath is home to UK’s first pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste

Altmann Analytik acquires Technolab GmbH

BASF and Nanotech Energy partner for lithium-ion batteries with locally recycled content in North America

BASF will be the first company in North America to provide cathode active materials produced with recycled metals on a commercial scale starting in 2024

Where Germany’s imports for hydrogen and Power-to-X products could come from

Fraunhofer ISE Study

Schenck Process: Refocusing on core business after carve-out of the food division

Digital solutions and sustainable bulk solids processes at the heart

HCS Group announces completion of acquisition by ICIG

With the company takeover, the current CEO will be leaving the company

New standards for sustainable biogas facilities

Partnership between Bilfinger and spin-off from the Technical University of Munich

Rechargable revolution

Empa spin-off BTRY

Research shows table salt could be the secret ingredient for better chemical recycling

Table salt as the key to the plastics recycling revolution?

Leipzig-based start-up converts CO₂ into green chemicals with patented plasma catalysis

CO₂ recycling as a useful complement to carbon capture and storage

New battery holds promise for green energy

Redox-flow battery eliminates costly and inefficient membrane

Graphene discovery could help generate hydrogen cheaply and sustainably

Microscopic insights into electrochemical interfaces

A Second Life for Electric Car Batteries

Scientists develop a decision model for retired lithium-ion batteries

Major breakthrough in the development of electric vehicle batteries

New study finds ways to suppress lithium plating in automotive batteries for faster charging electric vehicles

World record: World's longest-range electric car comes from Munich

Electric car drives over 2500 kilometres on a single battery charge

Rechargable revolution

Empa spin-off BTRY

New ionic materials boost hydrogen fuel cell efficiency!

This breakthrough contributes to accelerating progress toward sustainable energy solutions in line with global efforts towards decarbonization

BASF and Nanotech Energy partner for lithium-ion batteries with locally recycled content in North America

BASF will be the first company in North America to provide cathode active materials produced with recycled metals on a commercial scale starting in 2024

Molybdenene – the "Metallic" Relative of Graphene

The researchers created the new 2D material using a microwave

At present, Europe is not making sufficient use of its hydrogen potential

A new study recommends stronger cooperation at EU level: Europe has the potential to supply itself with hydrogen in the future

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Green, sweet and crisp - New apple variety Pia41 approved

The apple bred at the Julius Kühn Institute receives variety protection

Can an artificial nose detect food spoilage?

Younger generation gets sick earlier and more often than older generation

In spite of their advanced age, they are in the middle of life, healthy, active and mentally alert – they are referred to as the “young old”

Sugar: Small increase in production despite record prices

EU sugar market more than in need of reform to keep medium-sized processing companies competitive

Benchtop NMR spectroscopy can accurately analyse pyrolysis oils

More accessible analysis could help develop the potential of bio-oils as an alternative to fossil fuels

How sleep deprivation can harm the brain

Sleep deprivation decreases the amount of a factor that protects neurons

A microchip for Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

Consorzio del Parmigiano Reggiano, p-Chip Corporation, and Kaasmerk Matec Partner to Launch Breakthrough in Food-Safe Digital Tracking Technology

New fatty acids found in vegetable oils

Characterize vegetable oils comprehensively

New approach to testing for long Covid

Blood vessels in the eye altered with persistent coronavirus symptoms

Germany: Food and energy keep inflation high

Inflation rate of +6.1% in August 2023

Taste secret of sourdough bread decoded

Consistent quality of sourdoughs as a goal

How internal clocks control fat metabolism

Modern lifestyle can disrupt "cycle of lipids"

People Misjudge the Amount of Sugar in Foods

Limited Information Can Already Help

New blood test gives very high accuracy to screen for Alzheimer’s disease

A whole new order of bacteria could hold the key to improving biogas production

The discovery was made by researchers from Germany, Spain and the Netherlands

Alpirsbacher increases sales and turnover

Beer volumes up 6.1 percent, sales up 15 percent

Cytomos welcomes new Director

£4 million investment sets path for commercialisation of groundbreaking cell analysis technology

Cells with an ear for music release insulin

For the first time, researchers are using music, including Queen's global hit "We will rock you," to stimulate insulin release from cells

Beer quality has a name

2356 beers from 47 countries compete for the European Beer Star 2023 award

Scientists use quantum device to slow down simulated chemical reaction 100 billion times

What happens in femtoseconds in nature can now be observed in milliseconds in the lab

How to inactivate common cold viruses

In the cold season, cold viruses are everywhere. But we can do something about it

Making plant-based meat more ‘meaty’ — with fermented onions

When fermented with specific type of fungus, normally pungent onions can produce the same sort of chemicals that make meats smell ‘meaty’

Fondant under the magnifying glass

New insights into the properties of sweet coating: The results could be used to optimize the industrial production process in the future

At which age we are at our happiest

An evaluation of over 400 samples shows how subjective well-being develops over the course of a lifespan

Fibrous meat alternatives from regional pea flour

Hilcona Europe Premiere

Altmann Analytik acquires Technolab GmbH

Can coffee improve memory?

Findings suggest the efficacy of Trigonelline derived from coffee in preventing and improving age-related spatial learning memory impairment

How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?

New study on plastic in our food systems

Coronavirus: Researchers develop new rapid and reliable detection method