Energy: Don’t drink and drive – put the tequila in your fuel tank instead

Potential for significant defossilisation of the chemical industry using biomass

Study Confirms Biomass Can Meet 20% of Carbon Demand in Chemicals Sector by 2050 without compromising food and feed supply

Trapped in a magnetic cage

A surprisingly efficient new mechanism can restrict the motion of electrons motion to a single dimension

The molecular pressure cooker

New method for producing nanostructures from molecules

Engineers discover key barrier to longer-lasting batteries

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered why LiNiO2 batteries break down

Extremely Low Friction Thanks to New Solid State Lubricant

By combining organic and inorganic chemistry, scientists developed the innovative lubricant - with remarkable capabilities

The use of MRI to directly observe metal-ion dissolution in lithium battery cathodes

There is enormous promise in how this technique can increase the ability to understand how reactions within these batteries work and how to test alternate battery technology

Atomic traffic control

Researchers have developed + tested novel technology for even more precise quantum sensors

A 150-year-old problem resolved using AI

New approach enables precise predictions of the phase transition

Nanoplastics at lofty heights

Researchers detect microscopic plastic particles on alpine glaciers with the help of mountaineers

Mini flow battery speeds energy storage research

Tiny flow battery delivers outsized benefits, reducing time, cost, and resources needed for testing new battery materials

Recyclable Plastic for the Printer

Polythioenones: a step toward a circular economy for synthetic polymers

Quantum correlation revealed by attosecond delay

Groundbreaking applications such as efficient solar energy harvesting, ultrafine sensor technology, and enhanced photocatalysis possible

Breakthrough in conductive polymers

New polymer crystal conducts electricity like a metal

Why your headphone battery doesn't last

Texas Engineers took on the well-known battery challenge of degradation in a real-world technology that many of us use daily: wireless earbuds

AI speeds up nanoparticle research

Massive time saving

Breakthrough in click chemistry: innovative method revolutionizes drug development

Innovative platforms enable rapid synthesis of triazoles, which have important applications in medicine, biochemistry, and materials science

The molecular einstein

One molecule, endless patterns: Empa researchers have now also found a chemical solution

ChatGPT, run my particle accelerator!

A first step towards a future in which complex scientific systems can be optimised simply by voice input

How to save energy in the laboratory

Electricity Saving Challenge: Exploring savings potential in the laboratory

Not humans or robots, but humans and robots

A perspective for AI-driven self-controlled laboratories of the future

Breakthrough in materials research: The metal that does not expand

An alloy of several metals has been developed that shows practically no thermal expansion over an extremely large temperature interval

VINCI Energies acquires the TEHA Technology Group

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Novonesis launch innovative enzymatic esterification technology

A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification

Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded

How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen)

Progress Toward a New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries

Redox mediator improves performance and lifespan of Li-O2 batteries

A 150-year-old problem resolved using AI

New approach enables precise predictions of the phase transition

European Consortium Launches DELYCIOUS Research Project to Optimize Operation of Renewable Hydrogen Production Units

Global battery market continues to see strong growth despite uncertainties and holds opportunities for European manufacturers

New European players must show they can produce high-quality battery cells at low cost

WACKER Expands Production Capacity for Specialty Silicones in Asia

Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions

Extremely Low Friction Thanks to New Solid State Lubricant

By combining organic and inorganic chemistry, scientists developed the innovative lubricant - with remarkable capabilities

Walk like a … gecko?

Animal footpads inspire a polymer that sticks to ice

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

Revolution in biotechnology: CO2 becomes food

Breakthrough bioprocess turns CO2 and electricity into high-protein food

Sugar tax harms Red Bull and not Pure Bio Energy Drink

Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector

Insight into schizophrenia disease mechanisms found in the eye

Impaired neuronal connectivity in the retina

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Biotage AB and McMaster University sign joint agreement to develop new chemistry platform

Bats: Corona Without Symptoms

The genome of flying mammals could offer new approaches to medical solutions

Freshwater alga could be the next superfood that feeds the world

New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor

Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles

Groundbreaking technology can turn cancer cells back into normal cells

Research findings have been transferred to the start-up biotech company BioRevert

Meat production increased by 1.4 % in 2024

Meat production rises again for the first time since 2016, but remains almost a quarter below the previous peak

Mayo Clinic researchers map prostate cancer relapse

By using C-11 choline PET and MRI

Omega-3s can slow down aging process

Epigenetic clocks used for the first time to measure the ageing process

How AI is transforming Unilever Ice Cream’s end-to-end supply chain

New synchrotron technique could see hidden building blocks of life

A molecular fountain of youth for the brain

Ageing processes in “mini-brains” observed for the first time

ShrimpWiz: More animal welfare in domestic shrimp farming through AI

Test identifies toxic platinum and palladium without time-consuming sample pretreatment

Fluorogenic solution glows green within four hours when even minute traces of poisonous Pd(II) and Pt(IV) are present

Slim waist and sufficient exercise

Only the combination significantly reduces the risk of cancer

Value-added pancakes

WSU using science to improve nutrition of breakfast staple

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

Thinner, less toxic than existing coatings; efficient and economical to produce

Crucell acquires ChromaGenics to strengthen its strategic position in protein production technology

‘True food’ research database offers rankings for 50,000 processed foods

A fast, non-destructive test for 2-dimensional materials

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

Kirin Holdings presents the "Electric Salt Spoon" with innovative flavor technology

New gadget presented at CES 2025

Biological signalling processes in intelligent materials

Innovative biohybrid systems with information processing functionality

HI viruses crack the lock to the cell nucleus

For the first time, researchers have observed how HIV penetrates the nuclear pores to the genome of human immune cells

Green food revolution

Epigenomics AG: Clinical Study Shows Lead Biomarker for Lung Cancer also works in Blood

Biomarker mSHOX2 could accelerate diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected lung cancer