X-Rite Achieves ISO 17025 Accreditation in US and Europe

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

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Breakthrough in lithium refining from lithium chloride

Strengthening the European battery industry: Nobian joins forces with Veolia to advance lithium production for batteries

How urea forms spontaneously

New reaction discovered: Potential for sustainable and low-energy urea synthesis

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 dragonfly wing-inspired design for high-energy lithium batteries

A mechanically robust in-situ solidified polymer electrolyte for SiOx-based anodes

Multi-million investment to drive the de-fossilization of the chemical industry

Verbio flagship project in bio-based chemicals: groundbreaking for catalyst production in Hungary

A possible replacement for plastic could lead to stronger, eco-friendly materials for everyday use

It has the potential to become your next disposable water bottle, and so much more

Connect Four: New Semiconductor for Future Computer Chips

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

Making fuels from sunlight

“It works like a perfectly synchronized relay race”

New liquid can simplify hydrogen transportation and storage

Instead of relying on high-pressure tanks or super-cold liquids, industries could use stable, easy-to-handle hydrogen carriers at room temperature

Temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink

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

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

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

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

Short naps increase the likelihood of flashes of inspiration

Study on the effect of power naps

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

Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

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

Ultra-highly processed is ultra-poor

Compostable Single-Use Tableware

Mechanically stable, water-resistant polymer films thanks to bio-based coatings

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Virtually indefinitely durable: the world's only heart valve prosthesis made from the body's own tissue implanted for the first time

Technology was transferred to the Berlin start-up GrOwnValve

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

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

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

A possible replacement for plastic could lead to stronger, eco-friendly materials for everyday use

It has the potential to become your next disposable water bottle, and so much more

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Making fibrosis visible – before it’s too late

With planned ETH spin-off to market maturity

NUCLIDIUM Closes EUR 84 Million Series B Financing

"NUCLIDIUM’s platform stands out in a rapidly evolving field and will change how radiotheranostic care is delivered"

Ferrero to acquire WK Kellogg

Acquisition supports Ferrero’s portfolio expansion and growth in North America

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

New analytical methodology: Significant detection of hazardous compounds and their effects on cells

Pigments that can do more

New discovery sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics

Screw cap increasingly accepted for wine

A few years ago, this was unthinkable, as a recent study now shows

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

Researchers discover how caffeine could slow cellular ageing

Coffee might do more than just wake you up

Vegan diet improves dietary acid load, a key risk factor for diabetes

Plant-based diet reduces inflammation and supports effective weight loss

New Label-Free Imaging Tracks Cancer Treatment in Single Cells

One Tool, Many Applications

The evolution of cancer cells decoded

"Our vision is a new type of early cancer detection"

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods leads to weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes

More than 100-year-old flu virus sequenced

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed