BASF and Argonne reach resolution with Umicore

Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed

Imports without guarantees are not competitive

Chemistry as the key to sustainability

GDCh presents "Sustainability Strategy 2030"

How to Defossilise the Chemical Industry?

New report presents policy proposals for a Renewable Carbon Future

How can Europe boost its domestic battery production and what policy actions are needed?

Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030

HiQ-LCA fosters industry collaboration to address data needs and drive compliance with new EU Battery Regulation

Support for carbon pricing higher than expected

Study shows that a majority of Germans would be willing to accept carbon pricing in return for a direct climate premium

Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6% of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under POPs and REACH regulations

How a carbon central bank can turn Europe into a CO2 “eater”

Carbon removal can become a game changer

Germany’s hydrogen strategy: More consistent focus on green hydrogen needed

Now is the time to establish viable hydrogen supply chains

How to Enable the Transition From Fossil to Renewable Carbon in the Chemical and Material Sector?

In a comprehensive member survey, the Renewable Carbon Initiative collected ideas and opinions

Electrification or hydrogen?

Both have distinct roles in the European energy transition

International battery policies: What strategies do the leading countries have?

Funding for battery research has increased significantly worldwide

BUND Christmas tree test 2023: Over two thirds of trees contaminated with pesticides

Environmental association calls for pesticide reduction and glyphosate restriction

EU wants to take tougher action against environmental crime

The commonly defined offenses will reportedly include serious violations of chemical regulations

10 more years for glyphosate

What the agent is all about

ECHA’s investigation finds toxic chemicals present in childcare products

ECHA recommends more transparency in the trade of hazardous chemicals

The European Chemicals Agency is making recommendations for changes to the legal text.

From sports fields to cosmetics: microplastics to be banned in the EU in the future

Granules on artificial turf fields and other sports facilities are largest source of added microplastic releases, commission says

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

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

A Breakthrough in PFAS Destruction

Claros Successfully Demonstrates High-Throughput PFAS Destruction in Landmark Pilot

Temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink

A chemical receptor turns red when it detects the drug γ-hydroxybutyrate

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

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

New materials with real added value

Syensqo and Start-up cylib reach a milestone in lithium recovery from spent electric vehicle batteries

Innovative process enables successful pilot-scale materials recovery from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to meet future lithium needs

A more climate-friendly way to produce nitrogen fertilizer

Ammonia can be produced from water and nitrogen gas using electricity from solar and wind

Super-resolution X-ray technique uncovers atomic structures

New method promises enhanced understanding of chemical reactions and material properties by applying a Nobel-prize winning technique in spectroscopy

Progress toward decarbonizing the chemical industry

Positive interim results for the Air2Chem project

Researchers develop cleaner, scalable process to recycle lithium-ion batteries

"We’ve shown that it’s possible to create high-performance batteries from recycled materials at scale"

Nina Energy: From ISC3 Start-up of the Month to global climate protection innovation

Sustainable Chemistry Changemakers: The path to a more sustainable future

Connect Four: New Semiconductor for Future Computer Chips

For a long time, manufacturing such a material was thought to be virtually impossible

Rethinking Batteries: Raw material sovereignty and a boost to innovation for Europe

With BMFTR funding, start-up theion and partners advance new generation of lithium-sulphur battery cells - resource-efficient, powerful and scalable

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

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

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

How to detect the amount of microplastics in food

Focus on fish and seafood

Sunny side up for eggs and cholesterol

It’s time to rethink the reputation of eggs

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

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

From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy

A new technology uses the "coffee-ring effect," paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics

Sweet and climate-friendly: Kaufland's first own-brand products with a cocoa-free chocolate alternative

New method for protein analysis

The process can be used universally without the need for expensive special equipment

Ready-made pizza & co.: How fast food damages the brain

Ultra-highly processed is ultra-poor

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

How immune cells switch into attack mode

New insights into macrophage biology

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

Waters and BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business to Combine

Creating a Life Science and Diagnostics Leader Focused on Regulated, High-Volume Testing

Study finds caffeine can weaken effectiveness of certain antibiotics

Researchers discover substances bacteria can find in their natural environment trigger their alert systems

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

Faster and brighter protein labeling with new tool SNAP-tag2

The new labeling system works effectively in a broad range of bioimaging applications and opens up new possibilities for multi-color imaging

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

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"

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Tumor cells target metastases as they die

A new drug can eliminate cancer cells while training the immune system to destroy such cells throughout the body

Mio Mio back on track for growth. Weak spirits market

Berentzen Group publishes preliminary results for the first half of the year: Significantly positive but lower consolidated operating profit

Temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink

A chemical receptor turns red when it detects the drug γ-hydroxybutyrate

These immune cells eat molecular trash to keep Alzheimer's at bay

A molecular receptor enables microglia to gobble up and digest amyloid beta plaques

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

New Basis for More Tolerable Foods

An advanced imaging technique detects cancer with unprecedented precision

New endoscopy technology enables early detection of esophageal cancer

AmphiStar secures €12.5m EIC funding to bring its biosurfactants to market

Belgian start-up impresses with sustainable microbial biosurfactants, upcycled from a bio-based waste feedstock

Did you know how long water lasts?

More than 100-year-old flu virus sequenced

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed