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A map for single-atom catalysts

The precise knowledge of the atomic environments can help produce single-atom catalysts that are more uniform, and thus more effective

WITec Paper Award 2025 winners announced

This year’s prizes reward scientists for their excellent work in material analysis, battery research and medical science

High-throughput screening, synthesis and characterization of active materials for flow batteries

International research network »PREDICTOR« aims to establish rapid, high-throughput methods to identify and develop materials for electrochemical energy storage

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

How urea forms spontaneously

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

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

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

Computational trick enables better understanding of exotic state of matter

New process relevant for fusion and materials research

Versatile new polymer material

Highly efficient metal catcher and building block for environmentally friendly batteries

Nanoburgers with promising flaws

DESY team finds surprising defects in tiny metal particles, which could stimulate the development of more efficient catalysts

When Electrons "Jump" into Water: The Secret Behind High Electrode Capacities

Researchers decode how minimal "electron spillover" increases energy storage capacity tenfold

Sustainable synthesis of biomolecules and pharmaceuticals

Chemists develop a procedure that makes external catalysts superfluous

Largest carbon removal investment round globally year to date

Climeworks raises USD 162M to scale up technology

Edible algae-based cups, designed to reduce plastic waste at sporting events

JUGEND GRÜNDET National Finals 2025: ALTANA Special Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Student Duo from Heilbronn

ETH spin-offs sweep the board at Venture Awards

Brenntag Essentials acquires Gefahrstoffzentrum (GSZ) Kaiserslautern

Brenntag Essentials significantly enhancing its mixing and blending capabilities in Germany

Saint-Gobain acquires Maturix

thyssenkrupp nucera Signs an Agreement to Acquire Key Technology Assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

LUMITOS Celebrates Anniversary – From University Vision to Leading B2B Online Marketing Expert

Organic Growth Instead of Venture Capital: How LUMITOS Survived the Dot-com Crisis and Became Market Leader

On stream: BASF starts up new world-scale plant for hexamethylenediamine in Chalampé, France

“This investment underlines BASF’s strong commitment to chemical production in Europe...”

All good things come in threes: Dyphox is back

Start-up wants to build the world's first stellarator-based fusion power plant in the 2030s

Proxima Fusion raises €130M Series A: “Fusion energy is entering a new era—moving from lab-based science to industrial-scale engineering”

BASF starts commercial operation of Black Mass plant for Battery Recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany

JULABO Opens New, Climate-Friendly Facility in Lahr, Germany

Hold the cream and sugar: black coffee linked to lower risk of death

Benefits diminished with additives

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

New Microscope Brings Glowing Cells into Focus

A New Tool for Studying Life in Motion

Newly identified group of nerve cells in the brain regulates bodyweight

Potential for novel obesity treatments

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

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

Tumor profiling: 43,000 data points against melanoma

Data-driven personalized treatments are about to become a reality

Ready for summer with the PINK LEMONADE from waterdrop®

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

How fructose increases the risk of inflammation

Even short-term high fructose consumption influences the immune system

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

Lab in a tube: Monitoring soil chemistry without disturbing it

Yeast Produces Human DNase1 for the First Time

The human protein is currently produced only in mammalian cells with considerable effort and money

Eating more sweet food may not sway sweet preference

Randomized controlled trial shows that eating more — or less — sweet-tasting foods didn’t change how much people liked sweet flavors

Bruker Announces Acquisition of biocrates

The acquisition further enhances Bruker’s MS-based metabolomics solutions

Possible anti-aging compounds found in blood bacteria

These findings could lead to new treatments for aging skin

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible

Researchers have achieved this using a special metal-oxide lens material called lithium niobate and through nanoscale pattern, stamped into the material

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

App-based early detection is as accurate as laboratory tests and could motivate more people to undergo screening

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

Tumor diagnostics: AI model detects more than 170 types of cancer

Looking into the genome instead of into the tissue

Amphibian skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer

Researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative

The EPO unveils the top 10 innovators of the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025

Prize recognises innovators under 30 who are tackling Global Challenges through groundbreaking science and technology

New Body-Fluid Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease Discovered

A misfolded protein facilitates reliable diagnosis even in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease in body fluids

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

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

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

New hope against superbugs: A completely new molecule has been identified

Promising antibiotic candidate discovered

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Mondelēz International Continues Progress Against “Snacking Made Right” Priorities

How chemical bonds are formed: Observing energy flow in real time

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible