Air Liquide finalises Lurgi acquisition

EcoBean: Brewing sustainable chemicals from coffee grounds

Reducing the environmental impact of the chemical and coffee industry: OHAUS as partner

Siemens to establish global AI Manufacturing Technologies R&D Center for Battery Production in Canada

Investment of CAD$150 million (ca. €97 million) over five years

New approaches in battery production

From raw material processing to recycling

European chemical companies pessimistic for 2025: recovery not foreseeable until 2026

Green transformation remains one of the top management priorities alongside digitalization and AI

New solar cells from the 3D printer

The future of energy generation?

BASF and Forestal collaborate on advanced e-methanol production

Forestal will utilize BASF's proprietary OASE® technology for efficient CO2 removal in the production of e-methanol

Boost for the Startup Scene in the Rhine-Main Region

Four Universities and Futury Launch the Future Factory

Lauda launches 5-year premium warranty

How a German deep-tech start-up wants to redefine the future of fuel

Interview with ICODOS on e-methanol production for climate-neutral industries

thyssenkrupp Uhde secures landmark contract for GNFC's new nitric acid plant

Third project for GNFC will increase nitric acid production capacity by more than 50

ALTANA achieves double-digit growth in 2024 and invests heavily in the future

Sales increase by 16 percent to 3,169 million euros

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

Management changes at hte

Wolfram Stichert will hand over the management of the company to Markus Bold on April 1, 2025.

Arkema sets up its new headquarters in Paris La Défense

LANXESS significantly increases earnings in fiscal year 2024

Transformation into specialty chemicals company completed

C1 raised €20 million in fresh capital to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries

Green methanol: Commercialisation of the circular raw material of the future

OE-A and LOPEC celebrate innovation with the OE-A Competition and Start-up Competition Awards 2025

LUMITOS and SPECTARIS present the first digital lab day in May 2025

Digital event for the laboratory sector offers a unique platform for innovation and networking

Data recycling with AI: How new knowledge is created from old information

Munich start-up combats data chaos

How can Europe boost its domestic battery production and what policy actions are needed?

Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030

Complete breakdown of PMMA plastic into its building blocks

Surprisingly simple process

New green chemistry extracts valuable compounds from plant waste

Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

Researchers estimate that each bag of infusion fluid could deliver about 7,500 microplastics directly into the bloodstream

C1 raised €20 million in fresh capital to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries

Green methanol: Commercialisation of the circular raw material of the future

Scientific breakthrough in chemistry

Scientists succeed in fully synthesizing one of the strongest natural cytotoxic substances: a great step forward for cancer research

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

Just take a photo to determine the chemical composition

Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images

The "funky" side of solid-state battery development

Material design and surface modifications create new opportunities

Novel Memristors to Overcome AI’s "Catastrophic Forgetting"

Revolution in lithium mining?

New membrane discovery makes possible cleaner lithium extraction

Improved Recycling of Plastic from Packaging Waste

Recycled plastic used in filaments for 3D printing

Important technological milestone: production of sustainable aviation fuel becomes more efficient

KIT and Sunfire succeed in Kopernikus project P2X technology upgrade for CO2-neutral production of fuels

What drives our cravings for food and drink?

New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action

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

Just take a photo to determine the chemical composition

Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles, like a Google Earth map

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Watching electron motion in solids

Simplification of a spectroscopic method for investigating the movement of electrons in molecules and solids achieved

Antimalarial drug together with anticancer drug is efficient against leukemia

Combination of approved drugs offers new strategies for acute myeloid leukemia

AI food scanner turns phone photos into nutritional analysis

NYU Tandon researchers develop technology to calculate calories and nutrients from food images

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life

After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud

Who is ready to eat a plant-based diet?

Study shows: Medical recommendations and a good infrastructure in particular can help people switch to a more plant-based diet

Between test tube and algorithm: the laboratory of the future under the microscope

Study on the transformation of laboratories

Extreme Mutation Hotspot in Bacteria Discovered: Study Links High Mutation Rates to Transcriptional Activation

Groundbreaking research identifies a 5000-fold increase in mutation rates in the promoter of a bacterial gene

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

This nanotube has a nose for oxygen

A light-activated high-performance sensor can precisely detect oxygen in complex gas mixtures

Tool identifies specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

Research team shortens the search for attackers that can wipe out multiresistant pathogens – with the aim of treating infections without antibiotics

With bird flu in raw milk, many in U.S. still do not know risks of consuming it

Science on the back burner: European laboratories struggle with massive restrictions

Great sustainability ambitions and willingness to innovate despite the need to save money

Sensors against superbugs

Dangerous increase in antimicrobial resistance: Detect resistant pathogens faster and start customized treatment in good time

Eating mangos daily shown to improve insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control

New research finds mangos may be key to reducing insulin resistance in adults who are overweight or obese

Pocket-sized breath test for stomach bacteria

Mini sensor analyses breath for infection with Helicobacter pylori

Origin of Life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants

From research to startup: Polybot receives order for AI-based harvesting robotics

"The Polybot project leverages recent breakthroughs in machine learning to make polyculture farming economically viable"

Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing

Skin models with living cells

New imaging reveals the secrets of cellular traffic control

Texas A&M University researchers work with experts from EMBL Imaging Centre to uncover how molecules navigate the nuclear pore complex

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

A high-fat diet reduces a brain chemical linked to pleasure. Boosting it in mice aids weight loss.

How to save energy in the laboratory

Electricity Saving Challenge: Exploring savings potential in the laboratory

A method to purify proteins with light

Gentler and more efficient than previous procedures

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

Inflammatory messenger fuels Alzheimer’s

Combination therapy could potentially slow down the deterioration of the brain