Braskem expands partnerships with NEO PVC program and signs agreement with the university of São Paulo

Patent filings in 3D printing grew eight times faster than average of all technologies in last decade

New glass with supreme toughness

Strong tiny animals: Swarm transport system carries 40 tons

KIT Spin-Off Facilitates Relocation and Exchange of Production Facilities

Scalable electrolyzers using innovative materials for hydrogen export to Germany

How can green hydrogen be transported cost-efficiently from Australia to Germany?

More comfortable and safer: new concept for chemical protective suits

Nanoneedles formed on an electrocatalyst improve hydrogen production

Achieving perfect temperatures with artificial intelligence

LAUDA starts AI research project with Aalen University

Umicore speeds up its EV battery materials R&D with unique large-scale prototyping center for solid-state battery materials

hte launches first virtual lab for digitalized R&D

Holcim, thyssenkrupp Uhde and TU Berlin test innovative process for carbon capture

High-purity CO2 as feedstock

Merck Collaborates with Research Groups Based in Berkeley, California, on Digital Design of Catalysts

Aim is to predict novel catalysts using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques

Graphene-based breakthrough in hydrogen peroxide production

Process produces higher yields with the potential to be more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than current methods

BASF strengthens R&D with more powerful supercomputer

New high-performance computer is the world’s largest supercomputer for industrial chemical research

Plasma against toxic PFAS chemicals

“Ideally, the harmful PFAS substances are eliminated to the point that they can no longer be detected in mass spectrometric measurements”

New Start-up develops aquafarms for macroalgae

AWI and Carbonwave spin-off: Large algae simultaneously bind CO₂ and create raw materials for the chemical industry

Jellyfish-like robots could one day clean up the world’s oceans

Digitalisation has the power to transform the European chemical industry

New Report Offers a Blueprint for Overcoming Bottlenecks and Unlocking the Full Potential of Digitalisation in the Chemical Industry

Looking for Start-up (ideas) in chemical engineering, chemistry and biotechnology

ACHEMA Start-Up Award

Spark Award for new corrosion protection

Sprayed on like paint, this polymer can even be peeled off again, recycled and reused

Two young researchers on their way to becoming entrepreneurs

Start-ups for environmentally friendly batteries and nanoparticles for cancer therapy in planning

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