Merck KGaA Completes Millipore Acquisition and Launches New Merck Millipore Division

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

Takara Bio and Eppendorf cooperate

Automation of Takara Bio’s Chemistries on Eppendorf’s Automated Pipetting Systems for Significantly Higher Efficiency

FLEXIM becomes part of Emerson

Headquarters in Berlin to be expanded into global center of excellence for ultrasonic flow measurement technology

ALTANA bolsters business with acquisitions and innovation investments

Sales below previous year’s level due to general economic conditions

beeOLED raises EUR 13.3m in Series A funding to solve the last big challenge of the OLED industry

The deep tech startup will use the investment to further develop its innovative, high-efficiency, deep-blue emitter technology towards go-to-market-readiness

KNAUER invests in Dresden-based start-up company

Both companies will offer integrated solutions in the field of material separation and laboratory organisation

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

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

Table salt as the key to the plastics recycling revolution?

Graphene discovery could help generate hydrogen cheaply and sustainably

Microscopic insights into electrochemical interfaces

New battery holds promise for green energy

Redox-flow battery eliminates costly and inefficient membrane

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

CO₂ recycling as a useful complement to carbon capture and storage

The trio - nickel, palladium, and platinum - for enhanced hydrogen evolution

Green methanol for shipping and industry: € 10.4 Mio. for the "Leuna100" project

A consortium of two Fraunhofer institutes, DBI-Gastechnologisches Institut Freiberg, Technical University of Berlin and C1 makes industrial history at the Leuna site

A Second Life for Electric Car Batteries

Scientists develop a decision model for retired lithium-ion batteries

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

Electric car drives over 2500 kilometres on a single battery charge

New lithium battery with simple production and high safety developed

"This study underscores the importance of molecular structure design in creating effective additives for quasi-solid-state electrolytes"

Rechargable revolution

Empa spin-off BTRY

Recycling the non-recyclable

New epoxy resin resists flames and reduces waste

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

Clean water from fog

A property known as photocatalytic memory ensures that this also functions when skies are overcast and at night

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

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

Coronavirus: Researchers develop new rapid and reliable detection method

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

Can an artificial nose detect food spoilage?

How sleep deprivation can harm the brain

Sleep deprivation decreases the amount of a factor that protects neurons

People Misjudge the Amount of Sugar in Foods

Limited Information Can Already Help

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"

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 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

Straws and disposable tableware: Also made of paper often with harmful chemicals for the environment and health

The supposedly better alternative is often not better at all, scientists emphasize

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

Alpirsbacher increases sales and turnover

Beer volumes up 6.1 percent, sales up 15 percent

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

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

KNAUER invests in Dresden-based start-up company

Both companies will offer integrated solutions in the field of material separation and laboratory organisation

How minimal genetic differences can turn healthy food into a deadly danger

You are what you eat - this old saying could take on a new dimension according to latest research results

Beer quality has a name

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

Researchers “film” novel catalyst at work

"Anti-obesity drugs" normalises brain in obesity

Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity

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’

EVIDENT Corporation Appoints New CEO and COO