Bayer MaterialScience joins Holst Centre flexible electronics research

Quantum tool opens door to uncharted phenomena

Method can contribute to a better understanding of quantum materials

Releasing Brakes on Biocatalysis

The new findings could play a role in H2 technologies

Hair care product chemicals can linger in the air in surprising amounts

Recovering instead of shredding: recycling batteries more efficiently

KIT researchers are working with industry to develop a more sustainable recycling process to recycle materials from lithium-ion batteries more effectively

Industry 4.0: No impact on energy consumption?

To what extent does the digitalisation of industrial and manufacturing processes (Industry 4.0) improve energy efficiency and thus reduce energy intensity?

New approach to the sensible utilisation of carbon dioxide from car exhaust gases

"A method has been discovered that uses impure CO2 streams and enables a breakthrough in the synthesis of valuable chemicals and pharmaceuticals"

Boosting PET recycling with higher standards for laboratory experiments

New study shows how enzymatic plastic degradation could be brought one step closer to commercialisation

Durable, inexpensive electrocatalyst generates clean hydrogen and oxygen from water

Innovating Optoelectronic Components with Phosphorus

Significant breakthrough: phosphorus chemists develop new method to selectively introduce phosphorus and nitrogen atoms into polyaromatic systems

Artificial intelligence finds ways to develop new drugs

The chemists tested the process using borylation – a reaction that activates hydrocarbon scaffolds

X-rays reveal how glasses lose their stability

PETRA III experiment shows how atoms in glass behave as weaknesses appear

‘Strange metal’ is strangely quiet in noise experiment

Understanding the strength development mechanism of chemically treated sandy soil

Researchers provide insights into how the chemical injection process increases soil strength, paving the way to advancement of next-generation construction

Novel machine learning model for molecular simulation under external field

Recycling used tires using pyrolysis increases circularity and saves CO2

Researchers obtain promising results against capacity loss in vanadium batteries

A computational study conducted in Brazil could help extend the working lives of these batteries, which are widely used by utilities and manufacturers

Making better use of residual gases

Award for invention for environmentally friendly adsorption of chlorine

Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

Low-altitude and denser clouds contained greater amounts of microplastics

Density matters for better battery material performance

Key to better electrochemical performance found?

Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol

Start-up C1 Green Chemicals AG and research partners develop fundamentally new production process

Plastic-eating bacteria turn waste into useful starting materials for other products

Microbial Upcycling of Waste PET

Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers

A coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria: Start-up to commercialise coated bacteria for large-scale use in regenerative agriculture

New designs for solid-state electrolytes may soon revolutionize the battery industry

Scientists achieve monumental improvements in lithium-metal-chloride solid-state electrolytes

This is a battery

Two colored liquids bubbling through tubes: Is this what the battery of the future looks like?

Dow and Evonik announce startup of hydrogen peroxide to propylene glycol (HPPG) pilot plant

Innovative technology offer flexibility, lower costs, and a smaller environmental footprint

Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol

Start-up C1 Green Chemicals AG and research partners develop fundamentally new production process

Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable compounds

Scientists develop a new method to incorporate harmful perfluoroalkenes into N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Graphene's proton permeability: A switch for future energy technologies

This discovery could lead to the development of more efficient hydrogen fuel cells and solar water-splitting devices

Lithium-ion batteries are no longer the gold standard in battery tech

On the way to safer and more powerful energy sources

Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

Low-altitude and denser clouds contained greater amounts of microplastics

Technology Group STRABAG invests € 100 million into battery and energy storage company CMBlu Energy

The ideal combination of technological and construction industry expertise to advance energy transition

CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year

Bowel cancer: aspirin activates protective genes

Researchers have identified a signaling pathway by which aspirin can inhibit colorectal cancer.

Eating grasshoppers and mealworms - yuck

European research project investigated the acceptance of insects as food in three countries

Autonomous measuring instruments systematically detect new materials

A new algorithm measures materials libraries up to four times faster than before: It’s based on machine learning

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

Dietary management drugs have transformed Type 2 diabetes care, but daily injection routines are challenging for some patients

Mushrooms, Brussels sprouts & cilantro: how flavor preferences are created

Aston University technology to combat the not-so sweet practice of honey fraud

Light technology to be used to detect if honey is blended with cheap additions

Pregnancy remodels the brain

Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers

Dunning-Kruger effect with muesli bars

Those who know the least consider themselves highly competent

Can an artificial nose detect food spoilage?

Coffee only wakes you up if you rarely drink it

What is the ideal way to consume coffee?

Naked Clams: The New Superfood Sensation Emerging from the Depths

Researchers found Naked Clams contain almost twice the amount of Vitamin B12 as blue mussels and have developed an efficient way to farm them

Researchers discover new ultra strong material for microchip sensors

A material that doesn't just rival the strength of diamonds and graphene, but boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar

How stem cells and immune cells communicate

Lisec Artz Award for Simon Haas: Groundbreaking discovery of an unknown protective mechanism against blood cancer from stem cells

Pushers, overcrowded trains and phone zombies

Sprite presents the world's first vending machine that responds to the things that bother Generation Z the most

Researchers “film” novel catalyst at work

Excessive fluid consumption: habit or hormonal disorder?

Which test provides a reliable diagnosis?

Ritter Sport Vegan with new variety Crispy Cookie

If you like crunch, you'll love this novelty: Starting in January, Ritter Sport is launching Crispy Cookie, a new vegan variety.

Tracking down Environmental Toxins

Detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by interrupted energy transfer

The weight of pollution: exposure linked to obesity

Chronic exposure to environmental pollutants found to increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Italy bans the production and sale of lab-grown meat

Viral Impostors: Breakthrough for Virus Research

The penetration of viruses into cells can now be tracked with unprecedented accuracy thanks to innovative design for pseudoviruses

Textbook knowledge turned on its head: 3-in-1 microorganism discovered

Newly multifunctional bacterial species

After nationalization: Carlsberg manager arrested in Russia

Fatty acid factory filmed at work

High-resolution images provide new insights into cellular fatty acid production: Potential for medicine and biotechnology

Mobile phone use may affect semen quality

Is 4G less harmful than 2G?

From the trough to the plate - digitally calculated

Computer program "ConTrans" estimates how much of an undesirable substance is transferred from animal feed to food

Scientists use quantum biology, AI to sharpen genome editing tool

"This study represents an exciting advancement toward, understanding how we can avoid making costly ‘typos’ in an organism’s genetic code"

Alzheimer’s Drug PRI-002 Receives EMA Approval for Phase II Trial

Making gluten-free, sorghum-based beers easier to brew and enjoy

Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals

Scientists engineer plants to speak in color