Unilabs reinforces its network of proximity laboratories in Switzerland

From Climate Gas to Raw Material

DFG Focus on Green Chemistry under Fluctuating Conditions

How cleaning agents can damage photovoltaic modules

Wastewater treatment plants as drivers for the energy transition

Technical add-on module can, in principle, turn any wastewater treatment plant into a CO2 sink and decentralized methane production plant

Pixel-by-pixel analysis yields insights into lithium-ion batteries

In a first, researchers have observed how lithium ions flow through a battery interface, which could help optimize the material’s design

Golden future for thermoelectrics

Record breaking material

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

Precisely arranging nanoparticles

Research team develops plasmonic molecules from nanoparticles

A Second Life for Electric Car Batteries

Scientists develop a decision model for retired lithium-ion batteries

‘Lab-on-a-drone’ sends science skyward to keep track of smelly air pollution

A low-cost 3D printed analytical IoT platform for vertical monitoring of gaseous hydrogen sulphide

Reducing the carbon footprint of methane by converting it into methanol with a new enzyme

Ocean acidification in coloured stripes

Making environmental changes visible

Accelerating battery research with robots

Smart, autonomous and chemistry-agnostic: The world urgently needs new types of energy storage

Pyrolysis processes promise sustainable recycling of fiber composites from rotor blades

Economic and ecological recycling solution for fiber composites on the horizon

Observing nanoparticles with unprecedented precision

Illuminated: Researchers investigate new physical phenomena on the nanoscale with microstructured fibers

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

Falling Walls announces Science Breakthrough of the Year 2023 laureates

“These outstanding breakthroughs will change the face of the world and impressively prove what ingenuity, curiosity and courage can achieve”

Simply blue

New material concept allows more cost-effective production of blue organic light-emitting diodes

When heat turns into electricity at 1000 °C

New perspectives for producing electricity from industrial waste heat

Repellant and Hostile to Bacteria

Zwitterionic polymeric sulfur ylides: antifouling coating with a synergistic effect

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

Electric car drives over 2500 kilometres on a single battery charge

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

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

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

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

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

Cleaning water with ‘smart rust’ and magnets

New method for pollutants such as crude oil, glyphosate, microplastics and hormones

Recycling the non-recyclable

New epoxy resin resists flames and reduces waste

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

Researchers unveil a new, economical approach for producing green hydrogen

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

Blender Bites launches at Walmart USA

The products are to be introduced in about 1,600 stores across the country

Coronavirus: Researchers develop new rapid and reliable detection method

"Anti-obesity drugs" normalises brain in obesity

Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity

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

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

Taste secret of sourdough bread decoded

Consistent quality of sourdoughs as a goal

How sleep deprivation can harm the brain

Sleep deprivation decreases the amount of a factor that protects neurons

Stanford study shows how the meat and dairy sector resists competition from alternative animal products

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

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

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

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

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

Researchers “film” novel catalyst at work

How to inactivate common cold viruses

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

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

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

Alpirsbacher increases sales and turnover

Beer volumes up 6.1 percent, sales up 15 percent

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

Germany: Food and energy keep inflation high

Inflation rate of +6.1% in August 2023

EVIDENT Corporation Appoints New CEO and COO