14 News by Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

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How the microstructure of highly reactive alkali metals in solid-state batteries can be determined

Control of the microstructure crucial for properties in batteries

27-Sep-2024 - Lithium and sodium metal anodes play a crucial role in the further development of high-performance solid-state batteries. In order to favorably influence the electrochemical properties of these highly reactive alkali metals, understanding their microstructure is essential. For the first time, a ...

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How solid-state batteries degrade

What happens during operation?

12-Jul-2024 - Solid-state batteries have several advantages: they can store more energy and are safer than batteries with liquid electrolytes. However, they do not last as long and their capacity decreases with each charge cycle. But it doesn't have to stay that way: Researchers are already on the trail of the ...

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How Silicon Can Improve the Performance of Solid-State Batteries

Researchers from Germany and Canada analyze the potential of silicon as an alternative electrode material

30-Jan-2024 - High-performance batteries are required for a wide range of applications and demand is growing rapidly. This is why the research and development of electrochemical energy storage systems, including for electromobility, is one of the most important areas of work in materials science worldwide. The ...

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Leibniz Prize for chemist Prof. Dr. Peter R. Schreiner

Germany's most important research funding prize goes to scientist at the University of Giessen

08-Dec-2023 - Chemist Prof. Dr. Peter R. Schreiner from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) has been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2024 by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The award, which is endowed with 2.5 million euros, is considered the most ...

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How bacteria can be "tamed" for sustainable plastics production

Research team at Giessen University develops new system for tailored control of gene expression

17-Aug-2023 - Many bacteria have great potential for biotechnology, for example in the production of bioplastics or other industrially useful materials. But it is often difficult to "tame" the wild types of these biotechnologically interesting bacteria, i.e. to get them to produce the desired substance. The ...

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"Eternal chemicals": practical but toxic

The long-lived and toxic substance group of PFAS should be replaced by flour-free alternatives

06-Apr-2023 - They are known as "eternal chemicals" because they are extremely long-lived and cannot be broken down naturally: perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). This is a major problem, because these substances are toxic to humans and the environment - and they are now found almost ...

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Genetically harmful compounds detected in vegetable oils

Genotoxins discovered for the first time using a novel method

06-Mar-2023 - Vegetable oils rich in unsaturated fatty acids are highly recommended for a healthy diet. But these oils are not as healthy as thought: Prof. Dr. Gertrud Morlock, holder of the Chair of Life Sciences at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), together with PhD student Daniel Meyer, has for the ...

coconut oil epoxides food analytics
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Zapping orange peel oil into new, pleasant aroma compounds

Generation of flavor-active compounds by electrochemical oxidation of limonene

03-Jun-2022 - As oranges are peeled, they spray a tangy, citrus scented oil into the air. The main compound in the fragrant mist is limonene, which can be collected from discarded peels and used in flavorings, perfumes and all-purpose cleaners. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and ...

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X-ray view into hydrogen production

Analysis points the way to more durable iridium electrodes

23-Dec-2021 - Green hydrogen is expected to play a central role in the energy industry of the future: Among other things, it can replace oil and gas as energy carriers and also enable emission-free production of steel and cement. For an efficient hydrogen economy, however, the production of the ...

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Corals remove microplastics from ocean waters

"Corals are the first organisms to be discovered as a living sink for microplastics in the ocean"

02-Dec-2021 - Reef-building corals permanently incorporate small plastic particles into their calcium carbonate skeleton – study in marine aquaria of the University of Giessen provides first evidence of organisms that remove microplastics from the environment in the long term Increasing numbers of tiny ...

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