For shorter approval times: New process simulates decomposition of too long stored drugs in 15 minutes

New approach represents a paradigm shift in the application of mechanochemical processes in organic chemistry

31-May-2023 - Before their approval, pharmaceuticals not only have to be tested for their effectiveness and safety, but also for their stability, since they are usually stored in pharmacies and private households for years and are not allowed to change. To test their stability, a process is needed that ...

Sustainable Chemistry Based on Wood

Producing materials for solar cells, light-emitting diodes and other organic electronics applications as sustainably as possible

17-Feb-2022 - Some hikers carry a small solar power plant with them: a foil is attached to their backpack that converts sunlight into electricity. This allows them to charge their mobile phone while on the move. Flexible, thin and lightweight solar panels can also be attached to outdoor clothing or glued to ...

Vibrating 2D Materials

An international research team now has determined for the first time how strongly 2D materials vibrate when electronically excited with light

15-Feb-2021 - Current electronic components in computers, mobile phones and many other devices are based on microstructured silicon carriers. However, this technology has almost reached its physical limits and the smallest possible structure sizes. Two-dimensional (2D) materials are therefore being intensively ...

Molecular insights into spider silk

10-Dec-2018 - Spider silk belongs to the toughest fibres in nature and has astounding properties. Scientists from the University of Würzburg discovered new molecular details of self-assembly of a spider silk fibre protein. They are lightweight, almost invisible, highly extensible and strong, and of course ...

Boron based polymers

22-Jan-2018 - Plastic bags from polyethylene, packaging from polystyrene, frying pans with Teflon coatings: everyday life is awash with polymers. Chemically, polymers are long, chain-like molecules with backbones based almost exclusively on carbon (and sometimes silicon) atoms. Other types of polymers are ...

Going green with nanotechnology

21-Dec-2016 - Reducing the environmental impact of organic solar cell production, building more efficient energy storage: Würzburg-based research institutes have provided for progress in the Bavarian project association UMWELTnanoTECH. Three of the ten projects were located in Würzburg. Professor Vladimir ...

Novel light sources made of 2D materials

01-Nov-2016 - Physicists from the University of Würzburg have designed a light source that emits photon pairs. Two-photon sources are particularly well suited for tap-proof data encryption. The experiment's key ingredients: a semiconductor crystal and some sticky tape. So-called monolayers are at the heart of ...

New lasers for police and petrochemistry

22-Mar-2016 - Laser to replace breathalyser – this principle could be the future of traffic controls: Physicists of the University of Würzburg have developed a laser that can be used to measure alcohol in the driver's cab. But the new laser can do much more. Is this the future of traffic controls? A special ...

Boron-Oxygen Triple Bonds stabilized for the first time ever

20-Apr-2010 - World first: chemists from the University of Würzburg have, for the first time ever, succeeded in creating a stable triple bond between the elements boron and oxygen. This success is reported in the journal "Science". Why is this renowned scientific magazine so enthusiastic about the work of the ...

Nanocapsules for artificial photosynthesis

10-Nov-2009 - Imitating photosynthesis in plants? If we were to accomplish this, mankind would have a little less to worry about. Chemists from the University of Würzburg have now made progress on the road to achieving artificial photosynthesis. The structure that has been developed in the university's ...