ICIS Innovation Awards: Arkema, winner in the Best Product Innovation category

BASF inaugurates new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen

Expansion of global catalyst development activities

A thinner thermal insulation for buildings

ETH spin-off Aeroskin Tech is developing innovative thermal insulation that uses aerogel technology to insulate buildings more efficiently and more sustainably

Nobel Prize in Chemistry: How protein discoveries benefit research at BASF

Computational protein design and protein structure prediction speed up day-to-day research

Packaging industry: Plasma-coated paper as a plastic substitute

Evonik is driving forward the green transformation with electrodialysis

Electrochemical process converts salts into valuable raw materials

LANXESS wins ICIS Innovation Award for LFP battery materials

LANXESS also examines production of iron phosphate as a precursor for LFP

Chemours Opens State-of-the-Art Battery Innovation Center to Accelerate the Evolution of Electric Vehicle Batteries

The facility will enable more sustainable, cost-effective, and high-performing EV batteries

Scientists find a human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas

Self-powered pump harnesses light and chemistry to target, capture pollutants

Dartmouth team develops light-controlled pump with potential applications for environmental cleanup

Accelerated development and manufacturing processes for rubber compounds

Software supports formulation and processing conditions for tire treads

Understanding and utilizing atomic quantum effects

Two new early career research groups bolster Stuttgart's quantum photonics research

A new idea: conical instead of cylindrical

TU engineers are researching new geometries for gas foil bearings, which are required in air compressors for the operation of fuel cells

A new understanding of enzymatic catalysis

BASF and the University of Graz develop fundamentally new computer-assisted model to optimize efficiency of biocatalytic production processes

Europe at forefront of innovation in water technologies

Large companies dominate but university innovation on the rise

Removal of PFAS from water

Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Cornelsen optimize process

Simply configure: GenISys brings generative AI to plant engineering

Huntsman Inaugurates New Innovation Center in Tienen, Belgium

BASF researching CO2-neutral production of bio-based fumarate using bacteria found in cow stomachs

BASF coordinating joint research project between universities in Saarland, Marburg and Kaiserslautern

Siemens opens its largest global research hub north of Munich

"Two international champions made in Bavaria are joining forces – success is therefore inevitable"

Digital ID for innovative advanced materials

New EU project aims to help Industry developing more sustainable materials

Recycling batteries with citric acid

Highly efficient recycling process for NCM lithium-ion batteries

Plastic fantastic: Green, strong and edible

Researchers have created a biodegradable composite material that might help battle the global plastic-waste crisis

New method for new materials

Low-cost production process for transition metal nitrides in high industrial demand

Fresh iron from old mining sludge

Great interest in pilot plant

Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050

CCU and recycling as the cornerstone of the chemical industry’s feedstock in 2050

Researchers develop a new material that removes a dangerous “forever chemical,” from drinking water

Powerful technology can detect and filter out chemical linked to cancer and other health risks, potentially revolutionizing water purification efforts

Advanced Automation Technologies agrees to acquire GERSTEL

Expanding automated sample preparation capabilities

Breakthrough: Previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water identified

Identifying the compound required a more complete understanding of chemistry and better analytical instrumentation

Spin-Powered Crystals: A Breakthrough in Clean Hydrogen Production

"...we've created a catalyst that outperforms traditional materials by a factor of 200"

Carbon recycling instead of plastic trash

Iron electrocatalysis breaks down polystyrene and delivers green hydrogen

Chemistry paper discusses new approach to breakdown PFAS, forever chemicals

Researchers showcase an effective LED light-based photocatalytic system

New process for recovering valuable elements from wood ash

Processing of previous incineration waste as a secondary raw material

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

The science behind Magnum Bon Bon bite-sized ice creams

3D printed prototypes created the optimal Bon Bon size for packing and transportation

Interdisciplinary research team developing novel drug detection technology

New system uses software that acts like a robotic scientist

A new era of allergy treatment

Scientists unveil the early molecular key to curing life-threatening allergies

Food labeling in the EU is often misleading

Constantly changing information makes consumers lose track

Roche lays the foundation for the diagnostics production of the future in Germany

Investment of more than 600 million euros in a high-tech production center - Roche's largest single investment in Germany to date

CRISPR-Cas technology: ETH researchers have uncovered a serious side effect

A molecule designed to make the process more efficient destroys parts of the genome

Beer like the Romans

Carlsberg sheds light on the gladiators' favorite drink

MIT gel changes color on demand

Material could lead to fast, inexpensive sensors

‘Love hormone’ instead of opioids

A groundbreaking new approach to treating chronic abdominal pain

Risk assessment: Essential ingredient for greater food safety

BfR organizes international symposium in Costa Rica

World Community Grid Targets AIDS in Giant Research Effort

Second project will help determine effective AIDS therapies

Designing large new proteins with AI

New method for designing artificial proteins

Can AI improve plant-based meats?

New dimension for efficient laboratory work

Laboratory SaaS provider Labforward ramps up Series B financing to >€8.5 million in second closing

Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers

Microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals can be used to transport medicines precisely via the bloodstream to tumors or blood clots

Airy, delicious pastries with food foam made from peas

Chemical analyses faster and more precise than ever before

A new spectroscopy method: Ultra-short light pulses enable high-precision "artificial nose"

Brain tumour cells rapidly integrate into brain-wide neuronal circuits

Researchers hope to use their new findings for future therapies for glioblastomas, which are currently incurable

Color-Changing Test for Rapid Salmonella Detection

Researchers probe secrets of bacterial immune system

Concept Life Sciences and Accelero Biostructures partner to advance X-ray crystallography in early drug discovery

Up to 10 times faster drug development expected

Why coffee needs an extra shot of Taylor Swift

Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time - opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution

From chip shop to pit stop

Scientists make cooking oil biofuel as efficient as diesel

Robots work in the bakery

Bakisto relieves employees and reduces food waste

Poplar DNA code cracked new possibilities for sustainable energy

Cancer research: Small change with a big impact

How p53 works

Method to enhance solubility of pea protein favors its use in food and beverages

New brain target for potential treatment of social pathology in autism spectrum disorder