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Novel Materials with Almost Perfect Water Repellency

Potential Application for Self-Cleaning Surfaces in Automobiles or Buildings

Breakthrough in zinc-based rechargeable batteries: A safer, sustainable alternative

Case Western Reserve University researcher advances zinc-sulfur battery technology

[Fe]-hydrogenase catalysis visualized using para-hydrogen-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Spectroscopic method provides more precise insights into hydrogen conversion

Porous Crystals Detect Nitric Oxide

Ultrasensitive detection of NO using a conductive 2D metal–organic framework

Scientists learn how to make nanotubes that point in one direction

Arrayed tungsten disulfide nanotubes pave way for new tech applications

A pleasant surprise: Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected

"We've not been testing EV batteries the right way"

Innovating alloy production: a single step from ores to sustainable metals

Scientists design a process that merges metal extraction, alloying and processing into one single, eco-friendly step

"Superman" bacteria offer a sustainable boost to chemical production

A tailored “Superman cape” for bacteria

Burned rice hulls could help batteries store more charge

New research finds hard carbon in rice hull ash, providing a cheap domestic source to replace graphite in batteries.

Overcoming Material Shortages: Simulations and Advanced Testing Methods Highlight Alternatives to Conventional Materials

Fraunhofer IWS Develops Innovative Material and Process Solutions for Industrial Challenges amid Resource Scarcity

Gluing with starch: bio-based adhesives for industrial applications

Replacing synthetic polymers in dispersion adhesives with modified starch products

LIKAT chemist receives award for digital data management and AI in catalysis

thyssenkrupp nucera reports strong growth despite industry challenge

Growth in new orders for green hydrogen of 73%

Leaner and more differentiated: Evonik with new Group structure

Lean management model through elimination of divisions level

Perstorp acquires OQ Chemicals Nederland B.V.

Busch Group Expands Presence in Romania

“By incorporating Pfeiffer Vacuum into the Busch Group, we can now offer our customers in Romania the best solutions for all vacuum technology applications”

Stellantis and CATL to Invest Up to €4.1 Billion in Joint Venture for Large-Scale LFP Battery Plant in Spain

Production is planned to start by end of 2026 and could reach up to 50 GWh capacity

IDEAward for researchers’ start-up ideas

Teams from informatics, environmental engineering and medicine

Qemetica becomes the third player in Europe and the second in North America in precipitated silica market

ISC3 is looking for innovators in the field of sustainable chemistry and climate change

International start-up competition is endowed with 25,000 euros

Record participation and innovation at the heart of virtual battery day 2024

International platform for the battery and energy storage industry inspires once again

Swiss start-up Oxyle commissions first complete PFAS destruction system

Key milestone for Oxyle: the company scales its solution to solve PFAS problems on an industrial scale around the world

INEOS and GNFC sign a Memorandum of Understanding to build a new world scale Acetic Acid unit in India

The two companies have held a technology partnership for close to 30 years but will now establish a new joint venture.

Advanced Automation Technologies agrees to acquire GERSTEL

Expanding automated sample preparation capabilities

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

The science behind Magnum Bon Bon bite-sized ice creams

3D printed prototypes created the optimal Bon Bon size for packing and transportation

Interdisciplinary research team developing novel drug detection technology

New system uses software that acts like a robotic scientist

A new era of allergy treatment

Scientists unveil the early molecular key to curing life-threatening allergies

Food labeling in the EU is often misleading

Constantly changing information makes consumers lose track

Roche lays the foundation for the diagnostics production of the future in Germany

Investment of more than 600 million euros in a high-tech production center - Roche's largest single investment in Germany to date

CRISPR-Cas technology: ETH researchers have uncovered a serious side effect

A molecule designed to make the process more efficient destroys parts of the genome

Beer like the Romans

Carlsberg sheds light on the gladiators' favorite drink

MIT gel changes color on demand

Material could lead to fast, inexpensive sensors

‘Love hormone’ instead of opioids

A groundbreaking new approach to treating chronic abdominal pain

Risk assessment: Essential ingredient for greater food safety

BfR organizes international symposium in Costa Rica

World Community Grid Targets AIDS in Giant Research Effort

Second project will help determine effective AIDS therapies

Designing large new proteins with AI

New method for designing artificial proteins

Can AI improve plant-based meats?

New dimension for efficient laboratory work

Laboratory SaaS provider Labforward ramps up Series B financing to >€8.5 million in second closing

Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers

Microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals can be used to transport medicines precisely via the bloodstream to tumors or blood clots

Airy, delicious pastries with food foam made from peas

Chemical analyses faster and more precise than ever before

A new spectroscopy method: Ultra-short light pulses enable high-precision "artificial nose"

Brain tumour cells rapidly integrate into brain-wide neuronal circuits

Researchers hope to use their new findings for future therapies for glioblastomas, which are currently incurable

Color-Changing Test for Rapid Salmonella Detection

Researchers probe secrets of bacterial immune system

Concept Life Sciences and Accelero Biostructures partner to advance X-ray crystallography in early drug discovery

Up to 10 times faster drug development expected

Why coffee needs an extra shot of Taylor Swift

Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time - opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution

From chip shop to pit stop

Scientists make cooking oil biofuel as efficient as diesel

Robots work in the bakery

Bakisto relieves employees and reduces food waste

Poplar DNA code cracked new possibilities for sustainable energy

Cancer research: Small change with a big impact

How p53 works

Method to enhance solubility of pea protein favors its use in food and beverages

New brain target for potential treatment of social pathology in autism spectrum disorder