EU project on sustainable batteries

Harnessing Municipal Wastewater as a Resource

Microbial polymers for bioplastics

Understanding Catalyst Activity for Green Hydrogen Production

The research holds promise for improving energy conversion technologies

Watching catalytic nanoparticles at work

Metal and oxide: successful only in combination

Hidden danger in forest soils

Researchers prove microplastics are stored in forests for the first time

Old Batteries from Electric Vehicles: Too Valuable to Shred

Automakers, Workshops, and Recycling and Recovery Companies will Benefit

Blueprint for Sustainable Plastics Developed

“Our findings are laying the foundation for the development of new, sustainable materials that can be broken down in a controlled manner”

EVs reduce climate pollution, but by how much?

New research has the answer

Common metal, unusual power

New manganese(I) complex breaks lifetime record for excited states, paving the way for future large-scale applications of photochemistry

Wax-assisted exfoliation and dual-surface AlOx encapsulation: significant enhancement of topological phases in MnBi2Te4

Capturing carbon dioxide with an electrochemical process

Carl Zeiss Foundation funds interdisciplinary project on CO2 capture and storage at the University of Jena with 1.8 million euros

Materials science meets medicine: Why implants fail

New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries

MIT researchers designed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life, allowing for easier recycling of components

Chinese scientists develop high-performance iron catalyst for fuel cells

Tunable metafibers for power-controlled remote light focusing

New method developed for investigating the internal structure of atoms

Previously unknown properties of the element samarium revealed

More efficient and reliable SiC devices for a greener future

Chemists develop molecule for important step towards artificial photosynthesis

Wired by nature: precision molecules for tomorrow's electronics

A look into the heart of the battery

Thanks to PTB's measurement technology, chemical processes in batteries can be observed non-destructively

Scientists discover new phenomenon in chiral symmetry breaking

A novel solid-state transition offers clues to the origin of homochirality

From 0 to 100 in 12 minutes: timetable for lithium-sulphur batteries

International study shows potential of fast-charging lithium-sulphur batteries for e-mobility and the energy transition

A Breakthrough in PFAS Destruction

Claros Successfully Demonstrates High-Throughput PFAS Destruction in Landmark Pilot

With super acids against perpetual chemicals

TU Berlin produces silicon-based "Lewis acids" that can attack the problem chemical PFAS

Breakthrough smart plastic: Self-healing, shape-shifting, and stronger than steel

Chemists develop molecule for important step towards artificial photosynthesis

Munich startup turns plastic waste into valuable chemicals

Radical Dot presented: Energy-efficient recycling technology for previously non-recyclable plastics

Getting sticky: The highest-performing underwater adhesive hydrogel polymer

Inspired by biology, the technology has been developed using data mining and machine learning

CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry

New materials with real added value

Hydrogen transport with salt

Around 1 million euros in funding for Wismar University of Applied Sciences in the project for innovative hydrogen storage based on formate salts:

Researchers at European XFEL create a novel gold compound

An intelligent catalyst for sustainable chemistry

A breakthrough in the field of single-atom catalysts

Machine learning reveals the mysteries of thin films at atomic scale

High-accuracy atomistic modeling of amorphous materials

Unexpected side-effect: how common medications clear the way for pathogens

Many non-antibiotics weaken the natural protective function of the intestine – with consequences for the colonization with pathogenic bacteria

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

A durable, paper-based sensor array enables quick and accurate measurements within minutes

Could lithium explain — and treat — Alzheimer’s disease?

Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

Metsä Tissue scores its sixth consecutive Platinum-level recognition in the EcoVadis assessment

An advanced imaging technique detects cancer with unprecedented precision

New endoscopy technology enables early detection of esophageal cancer

Key Mechanism for Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Researchers identify neurotoxic protein complex

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome

"Encouraging older adults to consume more nitrate-rich vegetables could have significant long term health benefits"

How Molecules Break and Form Bonds

A crucial step toward truly understanding chemical processes

This protein slows the aging brain and we know how to counter it

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Testing chemicals for a safer, more sustainable future

EU-project TOXBOX reaches 18 month-milestone

New method loads mRNA into exosomes in 10 minutes—just mix and go

KIST team develops cubosome-based method for loading large therapeutics without damaging exosomes

Did you know how long water lasts?

Aircraft toilets could flush out spread of global superbugs

Wastewater from aircraft toilets could provide a critical warning system for the global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs

How immune cells switch into attack mode

New insights into macrophage biology

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

The diamonds that could find cancer

Endoscopic diamond magnetometer for cancer surgery

Not all calories are equal: Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health

“Our results prove that ultra-processed foods harm our reproductive and metabolic health, even if they’re not eaten in excess"

Allergy-Triggering Proteins in Barley Measured Precisely for the First Time

New Basis for More Tolerable Foods

New research collaboration: The future of biomedical image analysis

Researchers identify a potential biomarker for long COVID

Extracellular vesicles in study participants contain SARS-CoV-2 peptides

Study shows: positive mood after morning coffee

Researchers from Bielefeld and Warwick collect data over four weeks

Tunable metafibers for power-controlled remote light focusing

Insights into olfactory disorders in Alzheimer's disease

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

Eating pistachios every night for 12 weeks altered bacteria in the gut, according to new study

New method developed for investigating the internal structure of atoms

Previously unknown properties of the element samarium revealed

Humify – superfood for the soil

Fighting climate change with green chemistry: The start-up Humify has developed a technology that can reactivate soil as a carbon sink

Brewed chicken protein made by precision fermentation tested in pet food

Interest in alternative protein sources for pets and humans has been increasing in recent years

A giant step in a miniature world: UZH researcher measures the electrical charge of nano particles