Plasticisers impair normal brain function in vertebrates

"This is a factor that must be taken into account in future risk assessments of these substances"

25-Oct-2024 - Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered that the plasticisers DEHP and DINP have negative effects on normal brain function in vertebrates. These plasticisers are used in products such as PVC, paints, and cosmetics. The researchers reported their findings in the journal ...

New Fast and Sustainable Method for Hydrogen Production

“By overcoming the key challenge of current technology, our results have the potential to drive the global transition towards clean energy solutions”

23-Oct-2024 - Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci from the University of Bayreuth, a German-Chinese research team has developed a new method for the electrochemical splitting of water. This not only accelerates the production of hydrogen for technology and industry but also makes it more ...

My battery is better than yours! ... but is it really?

New standards for reproducibility and comparability of cell tests urgently needed

20-Sep-2024 - To date, there are no uniform standards for research into solid-state batteries, which are also to be used in e-mobility in the long term - even though billions are being invested in this area worldwide. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have identified the reasons for this and report on ...

Fluorinated plastics with an expiry date

The fluorine can be recovered from the degraded material to be reincorporated into all kinds of chemicals

15-Jul-2024 - Chemists at the University of Bayreuth, in collaboration with researchers from Berlin, have produced a new class of fluorinated polymers that degrade 20 times faster than their non-fluorinated equivalents. These results can help to prevent the accumulation of the industrially used fluorine ...

Synthesis of new forms of carbon compounds

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have gained new insights in the field of high-pressure carbon chemistry

26-Apr-2024 - Researchers at the University of Bayreuth synthesized two new carbides – compounds of carbon and another chemical element – with unique structures. The results may provide an unexpected explanation of wide spread of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Universe. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. ...

Nitrogen-based compoundsdiscovered as new high-performance energy storage materials

"High-pressure chemistry demonstrates the existence and diversity of polynitrides, opening perspectives for their applications in science and technology"

21-Mar-2024 - Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have synthesized unique scandium polynitrides under extreme conditions, with exotic chemistry and potential applications as high-energy-density materials. Their results are published in the “Nature Communications” journal. High-energy density materials ...

Researcher uses artificial intelligence to develop a new method for improving electrocatalytic converters

Computer program can simultaneously optimise several properties of a catalyst

20-Mar-2024 - Prof Dr Johannes Margraf and a team of scientists have developed a promising method to improve the efficiency of electrocatalysts. Using simulations and artificial intelligence, the researchers have developed a computer program that can simultaneously optimise several properties of the catalyst. ...

Bayreuth researchers are working on an affordable replacement for lithium-ion batteries

"In the long term, the results of our research can make mid-range electric vehicles more affordable"

17-Jan-2024 - Dr Qingsong Wang from the University of Bayreuth is driving forward research into sodium-ion batteries as a cost-effective, sustainable alternative to lithium-ion. As part of an international team of researchers, he has developed a battery with a long service life and high energy. The results ...

Competitor for diamonds: Scientists produce superhard multifunctional carbon nitrides

19-Dec-2023 - In a groundbreaking piece of research, scientists have synthesised long-sought carbon nitrogen compounds and unlocked the potential of carbon nitrides as a new class of superhard multifunctional materials that could rival diamond. The work has now been published in the journal Advanced ...

„EXIST Women“: new funding for female founders

Women have been severely underrepresented in the start-up ecosystem for decades

19-Dec-2023 - The Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Bayreuth is now supporting ten female scholarship holders with their start-up projects. This is made possible by the new "EXIST Women" funding programme of the Federal Ministry of Economics, which aims to increase the number of ...