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New Insights Into the Hydrogen Bonding of Hydrogen Sulphide

What do ice cubes in a drink have to do with the smell of grandma's famous egg salad?

Carbon recycling instead of plastic trash

Iron electrocatalysis breaks down polystyrene and delivers green hydrogen

Fighting microplastics for a cleaner future

Dr. Manish Shetty is working to break down microplastics to create usable fuel

Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements?

Fermium studied at GSI/FAIR — Researchers investigate nuclear properties of element 100 with laser light

Stabilizing lithium-ion batteries: The vanadium touch

Simple, effective modification improves the sustainability and performance of high-energy lithium-ion batteries

Two hundred times better catalysts thanks to carbon

“For a long time, the use of carbon as a carrier material for catalysis had something almost magical”

Water treatment: nanotubes capture steroid hormones

Removal of micropollutants in electrochemical membrane reactor with carbon nanotube membrane

Chilling conquest: Aqueous batteries get a sun-powered warm-up

Improving energy efficiency in energy storage and electric vehicles in cold climates

AI-driven mobile robots team up to tackle chemical synthesis

Chemical research in turbo mode

Interstellar Methane as Progenitor of Amino Acids?

Gamma radiation converts methane into glycine and other complex molecules

Leveraging machine learning to find promising compositions for sodium-ion batteries

Researchers optimize the composition of a multi-element transition metal oxide to achieve exceptional energy density in sodium-ion batteries

The heaviest element ever chemically studied

Experiments succeed in determining properties of moscovium and nihonium

Optical measurement of forces in plastics

Fascinating "molecular springs": research team develops dyes that quantitatively indicate stresses in plastics

New procedure for better thermoplastics

New insights thanks to nano imaging and spectroscopy at the IRIS beamline of BESSY II

Early detection makes batteries safer

TU Darmstadt and MIT develop methods for monitoring with machine learning

Climate-friendly electricity from ammonia

Electricity and heat are generated in a single compact system — without CO2 emissions or other harmful byproducts.

The mechanism behind ice-forming bacteria

Researchers unlock mechanism of ice-nucleating bacteria

How to replace PFAS?

PFAS substitution in medical technology

A turning point in packaging development - with the AI application hub for plastic packaging

Fundamental quantum model recreated from nanographenes

One step closer to quantum technologies

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

Start-up aims to revolutionise CO₂ capture and conversion technology

Aerleum raises $6M in seed round

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Are trees the future for the production of industrial chemicals?

Finding could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals

The fireproof battery

Salt batteries

Hydrogen: Breakthrough in alkaline membrane electrolyzers

Machine learning can predict the mechanical properties of polymers

A machine learning algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials

Old becomes new - how new chemical products are made from used frying oil

Selective one-pot reaction

No significant PFAS emissions from waste incineration

Researchers investigate the effectiveness of combustion processes

Major investment boosts next-generation 3D printing technology

UpNano receives capital boost for further advancing high-end 2PP 3D printers, materials, and services

Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6% of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under POPs and REACH regulations

UK bioplastics breakthrough wins US plastics industry prize

“2024 is our year – we've scaled up three products, secured investor backing, brought new talent onboard and successfully launched our first commercial application"

Is the physics of red blood cells in bats a key to "artificial hibernation" for humans?

The new findings could contribute towards the development of new medical treatments

Energy drinks - the underestimated danger

New test improves diagnosis of allergies

Higher diagnostic accuracy than standard tests

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

Precise and fast kokumi effect

"Kokumi" is the name given to the spicy, full-bodied taste of mature cheeses. A new method can be used to effectively analyze the relevant peptides.

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

Berlin-Based Neurotech Startup Secures Investment for the Development of a Digital Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Activating the Memory System of the Brain with Software to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Solein® tops the list of NASA’s alternatives for space food systems

Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath

Sensing technology could provide a breakthrough in non-invasive lung cancer screening

Possible trigger of Crohn’s disease discovered

Dysfunctional mitochondria disrupt the gut microbiome

When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal

Researchers find ground beef packs bigger muscle-building punch than soy-based alternative

Drug discovery within the patient

Genetic analysis of bacteria from humans and animals paves the way for new active ingredients

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

Mintel announces Global Food and Drink Trends for 2025

New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded

Scientific milestone provides deeper insights into the evolution and biology of Octopus vulgaris

The preparation makes the poison

1.3 million pizzas with solar power

Gustavo Gusto produces with a PV system from E.ON

The Nobel Prize Winners 2017

Internal clock, gravitational waves and cold analysis

Protein interactions: who is partying with whom and who is ruining the party?

New method for investigating protein interaction networks - also of interest for pharmaceutical research

Delicious and plant-based: the new EXTRA plant-based chewing gum

For the launch of the new EXTRA® plant-based chewing gum, Mars Wrigley is working with the environmental organization The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support their conservation work in the Mexican rainforest.

AI does not necessarily lead to more efficiency in clinical practice

Researchers analyse the effects

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Full-bodied cheese flavor–prediction of flavor development soon possible thanks to new method

AI-driven mobile robots team up to tackle chemical synthesis

Chemical research in turbo mode

Possible approach for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases discovered

With “electro-agriculture,” plants can produce food in the dark and with 94% less land, bioengineers say

Kaspar Hauser was 99.9994 percent not a prince

New DNA analyses spark controversy over origins

Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases

Novel Framework to Study Polygenic Diseases

Sustainable food innovations from broccoli side streams

The focus is on the cultivation and utilization of the entire plant

ONE microscopy: from molecule to 3D structure with conventional microscopy

The simple and cost-effective method developed using a few simple but effective tricks