Nobel Prize in Chemistry: How protein discoveries benefit research at BASF

Computational protein design and protein structure prediction speed up day-to-day research

05-Dec-2024 - On December 10, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will award this year’s Nobel Prizes in Stockholm, Sweden. The prizes for chemistry this year are all about proteins, considered the building blocks of life. David Baker (University of Washington, Seattle, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ...

UL Solutions Acquires Germany-Based Battery Testing and Simulation Company

Deal deepens UL Solutions’ global expertise in battery performance testing and expands global EV battery testing footprint

28-May-2024 - UL Solutions Inc., a global leader in applied safety science, announced our acquisition of BatterieIngenieure GmbH, a battery testing company based in Aachen, Germany, with expertise in specialized performance testing of cell, small modules and battery systems used in electric vehicles and other ...

Meeting with far-reaching consequences: chemie.de brings together start-up and established company

New development on show for the first time at analytica

22-Mar-2024 - In the dynamic world of start-ups, a chance encounter can have unexpected and far-reaching consequences. A perfect example of this dynamic is the story of the cooperation between the start-up droptical and the company DataPhysics Instruments, which began at an event organized by BayStartUp and ...

Eppendorf Group opens site in South Africa

Targeted strengthening of customer centricity with high-tech laboratory for pipette calibration and comprehensive range of high-quality laboratory services

19-Feb-2024 - The globally active Eppendorf Group is expanding its presence by opening a new location in South Africa. The branch office is located in Johannesburg's economic center "Waterfall City" and offers attractive office workplaces for sales and service activities, a modern pipette calibration ...

Microplastics in soil: Tomography with neutrons and X-rays shows where particles lay in soil

21-Nov-2023 - It really is a problem: Microplastics are everywhere. Now, an HZB and University Potsdam team developed a method that for the first time enables us to precisely localise microplastics in soil. The 3D tomography shows exactly the location of particles and the change in structure of the soil – ...

BASF strengthens R&D with more powerful supercomputer

New high-performance computer is the world’s largest supercomputer for industrial chemical research

30-May-2023 - BASF has started up a new supercomputer at its Ludwigshafen site to replace the existing one. With 3 petaflops of computing power, the new supercomputer is considerably more powerful than its 1.75 petaflop predecessor. “Digital technologies are among the most important instruments to further ...

Zifo acquires beyontics

Comprehensive range of laboratory services & solutions

20-Jan-2023 - Zifo, a specialist scientific informatics services provider, announces the acquisition of beyontics. A scientific service provider, beyontics has extensive experience in selecting, configuring, optimizing, and supporting Chromatography Data Systems (CDS), particularly the Waters Empower CDS. ...

BASF and GS Engineering and Construction intend to jointly develop modular solutions for Carbon Capture

One-stop solution from specialized engineering services, carbon capture, project financing to storage and utilization

29-Sep-2022 - BASF and GS Engineering and Construction (GS E&C) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership to jointly develop modular solutions for Carbon Capture facilities. The partners want to develop individual package solutions from standardized elements for customers from all ...

Green chemistry needs more green toxicology

Sustainable bioeconomy: Development of environmentally friendly bio-shampoos and plant protection agent technologies

16-Feb-2022 - With the early assessment of sustainable, newly developed chemicals and products it is possible to assess a potential risk of toxic substances being released at a later point in product cascades. This has been revealed in a proof-of-concept study jointly coordinated by Goethe University Frankfurt ...

Röhm to build innovation center in Worms

Pooling of research activity in Germany - Research also strengthened in China and the USA

01-Feb-2022 - With the construction of a new state-of-the-art innovation center in Worms (Germany), Röhm intends to further expand its technology leadership. In future, around 100 scientists of the chemical company will work on the development of new products and processes under one roof. “By pooling our ...