CO2 as a sustainable raw material

TU Berlin presents tandem electrolyzer for a circular economy with carbon dioxide

15-May-2024 - Scientists at TU Berlin have presented a combination of two electrolysis cells that can convert carbon dioxide together with water directly into basic chemicals for the chemical industry with the help of electricity. In the first electrolysis, carbon monoxide is first produced from carbon ...

Milestone in plasma acceleration: New energy record for next generation proton accelerators

Promising applications in medicine and materials science are getting closer

15-May-2024 - The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has made a significant advance in laser plasma acceleration. By employing an innovative method, a research team managed to substantially exceed the previous record for proton acceleration. For the first time, they achieved energies that so far have ...

Machine learning and AI aiding in the prediction of chemical reaction outcomes

15-May-2024 - There are few problems now that AI and machine learning cannot help overcome. Researchers from the Yokohama National University use this modern advantage to overcome what conventional methods cannot. There are many rules to remember when it comes to the interaction of carbon-containing (or ...

Bayer Group: First-quarter performance as expected

“We’re consolidating roles, designing teams for more impact, and taking out layers”

14-May-2024 - The Bayer Group performed as expected in the opening months of the year. “First-quarter sales declined slightly versus the prior year. The Pharmaceuticals Division saw gains in growth and profitability, and the Crop Science Division outperformed in a difficult market. Consumer Health started ...

Evolutionary algorithm generates tailored “molecular fingerprints”

Research team develops an improved method for explaining machine predictions of chemical reactions

14-May-2024 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming more and more relevant in everyday life – and the same goes for chemistry. Organic chemists, for example, are interested in how machine learning can help discover and synthesise new molecules that are effective against diseases or are ...

Scientists convert chicken fat into energy storage devices

Cost-effective method for converting waste chicken fat into electrically conductive nanostructures

14-May-2024 - The global move toward more sustainable, green energy has increased power reserves and the demand for energy storage devices. Unfortunately, some materials for these devices can be expensive and environmentally problematic. Producing alternative energy storage devices from things that are usually ...

Getting dirty to clean up the chemical industry’s environmental impact

Chemical reactions in water can be dramatically sped up by adding a water-resistant material to an electrode

14-May-2024 - The global chemical industry is a major fossil fuel consumer and climate change contributor; however, new Curtin University research has identified how the sector could clean up its green credentials by getting dirty. Most chemical reactions involving electricity and organic materials can’t be ...

Electron vortices in graphene detected

“Thanks to our extremely sensitive sensor and high spatial resolution, we didn’t even need to cool down the graphene...”

14-May-2024 - Researchers at ETH Zurich have, for the first time, made visible how electrons form vortices in a material at room temperature. Their experiment used a quantum sensing microscope with an extremely high resolution. When an ordinary electrical conductor – such as a metal wire – is connected to a ...

An AI leap into chemical synthesis

AI navigates and performs chemical research tasks with unprecedented efficiency

13-May-2024 - Chemistry, with its intricate processes and vast potential for innovation, has always been a challenge for automation. Traditional computational tools, despite their advanced capabilities, often remain underutilized due to their complexity and the specialized knowledge required to operate ...

Researchers can now accurately measure the emergence and damping of a plasmonic field

This is crucial for renewable energy and other technologies

13-May-2024 - An international research team led by Universität Hamburg, DESY, and Stanford University has developed a new approach to characterize the electric field of arbitrary plasmonic samples, like e.g. gold nanoparticles. Plasmonic materials are of particular interest due to their extraordinary ...