Re­search­ers cul­tiv­ate ar­chaea that break down crude oil in novel ways

How mi­croor­gan­isms deep in the seabed render crude oil harm­less

05-Jun-2023 - The sea­floor is home to around one-third of all the mi­croor­gan­isms on the Earth and is in­hab­ited even at a depth of sev­eral kilo­met­ers. Only when it be­comes too hot does the abund­ance of mi­croor­gan­isms ap­pear to de­cline. But how, and from what, do mi­croor­gan­isms in the deep ...

Unexpected environmental source of methane discovered

17-Jan-2018 - Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are the chief means by which nitrogen gas in the air is changed into a form that plants and animals can use. Roughly 10 percent of these nitrogen-fixing microorganisms contain the genetic code for manufacturing a back-up enzyme, called iron iron-only nitrogenase, to do ...

From moo to goo

Cooperating microbes convert methane to alternative fuel source

13-Apr-2017 - Oil and gas wells and even cattle release methane gas into the atmosphere, and researchers are working on ways to not only capture this gas but also convert it into something useful and less-polluting. Now scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have ...

Breakthrough in organic acid production

28-Mar-2017 - Scientists from Wageningen University & Research, in association with oil and gas company Total, have developed a new process for producing organic acids via a biotechnological method. The discovery of the Monascus ruber micro-organism proved to be the crucial step in the new process. The fungus ...

A nemesis for oil spills

Proven Tel Aviv University bacterial technology can clean up the oil that BP's cleaning crew leaves behind

10-Aug-2010 - It's taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is acknowledged the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help "bioremediate" the remaining problems. Prof. Eugene ...

A window that washes itself?

Tel Aviv University's new nano-material may revolutionize solar panels and batteries too

08-Dec-2009 - A coating on windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt? Expanded battery storage capacities for the next electric car? New Tel Aviv University research details a breakthrough in assembling peptides at the nano-scale level that could make these futuristic visions come true in just a few ...

Arch Chemicals Hires Dr. Alex Valcke as Vice President, Innovation

02-Nov-2009 - Dr. Alex Valcke will be joining Arch Chemicals as Vice President, Innovation, effective November 1, 2009 and reporting to Arch Chairman, President and CEO Michael E. Campbell. In this capacity, he will work closely with Arch’s senior management team and its businesses to ensure that Arch is ...

New UNC experiments show very weak chlorine solutions can kill noroviruses

03-Jan-2006 - Chlorine solutions much weaker than previously believed can still be used to kill more than 99 percent of noroviruses, the chief cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness around the world, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes. Researchers discovered for the ...

LGC, Quality Management and Aquacheck announce joint venture in proficiency testing

01-Sep-2005 - LGC has successfully concluded negotiations to form a joint venture focusing on proficiency testing (PT) with Quality Management Limited (QM), and Aquacheck, both independent providers of proficiency testing schemes. The combined operation will encompass over 4000 participating laboratories from ...

Eurofins builds the largest and most modern independent food testing laboratory in Europe

03-Jun-2005 - Eurofins Germany holds a ceremony to mark the completion of the first phase in the construction of what will be Europe's largest and most modern independent food analysis centre. The new laboratory and office building is situated at Eurofins' headquarters for Germany in Hamburg-Harburg and ...