Analytik Jena and Thuringian partners develop innovative sensor technology for monitoring micropollutants in wastewater

Starting signal for "MikroGraph" research project

02-Sep-2025 - The launch of the "MikroGraph" research project marks the start of a new Thuringian research network. The aim is to improve the continuous monitoring of micropollutants in wastewater in accordance with the new EU Municipal Water Directive. To this end, Analytik Jena is working with the other ...

Merck Honors Alán Aspuru-Guzik with the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Computational Sciences

Chemist wins prestigious science award worth € 15,000

01-Jul-2025 - Merck announced that the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award has been bestowed upon Alán Aspuru-Guzik (48), professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, Canada, in recognition of his groundbreaking innovations in computational sciences. The award ceremony, held at the ...

Magnetism guides individual atoms

Potential for controlled atomic movement in nanotechnology and data storage

12-Jun-2025 - Normally, individual atoms move on surfaces rather randomly - influenced primarily by the symmetry of the surface. This process, known as "diffusion", plays a central role in the production of semiconductors, in catalysts or in the construction of nanostructures. Researchers have long suspected ...

Laboratory Technology in Focus: Future Labs Live Basel Achieves Attendance Record

Visienco Wins Start-up Competition

06-Jun-2025 - Future Labs Live Basel 2025 set a new attendance record with 3,730 attendees, making it the most attended event to date. The two-day event at Congress Center Basel (27-28 May 2025) brought together laboratory professionals from across Europe and beyond, with exhibitors and speakers providing ...

digital lab day 2025 celebrates international success

virtual battery day 2025 follows in November

02-Jun-2025 - The digital lab day (dld) 2025 has come to a successful conclusion and has established itself as an international platform for lab experts, scientists and decision-makers. With 2,375 registered participants from 93 countries, the event underlines its global significance and reach. Organized by ...

Researchers detect tiny atomic motion in crystals

The findings open new ways for studying ultrafast processes in materials

20-May-2025 - A team of researchers from TU Dortmund University, the University of Paderborn, and the University of Nottingham has developed a new optical method to detect ultra-weak atomic motion. Their experiment performed in Dortmund has demonstrated unprecedented sensitivity of detection of atomic motion ...

Overwhelming success: digital lab day 2025 impresses across the board

International platform for laboratory digitization extended by one week

15-May-2025 - The digital lab day 2025 on May 14 was a great success and underlines the growing importance of digital events for the laboratory sector. With 2,271 registered participants from all over the world and a comprehensive program, the event offered a unique platform for knowledge transfer, innovation ...

Christoph Schell Appointed CEO of KUKA Group

05-May-2025 - Christoph Schell has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KUKA AG. The technology manager and CCO of Intel will succeed Peter Mohnen on July 1, who is leaving the company at his own request after 13 years on the KUKA Executive Board. In Christoph Schell, KUKA has gained an ...

3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis

Practical, cost-effective solution for accelerating innovation in materials science

14-Apr-2025 - FLUID, an open-source, 3D-printed robot, offers an affordable and customizable solution for automated material synthesis, making advanced research accessible to more scientists. A team of researchers led by Professor Keisuke Takahashi at the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, have created ...

The proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter is much higher than assumed

Measured from the air in real time

02-Apr-2025 - People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which affect biological processes in the body. However, researchers from the University of Basel have now ...