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• Caffeine as a molecular switch
  Caffeine is found in coffee, energy drinks and medicines. But what if we could not only consume caffeine, but also use it as a molecular switch? This is precisely what an international research tea...
• A chemically defined approach against the multidrug-resistant hospital fungus
  Fungi are particularly dangerous hospital-acquired pathogens: they often infect people whose immune systems are already weakened. One challenge is the emerging, multidrug-resistant yeast Candida au...
• Rreveal the collective motion of electrons in the Wigner crystal
  When electrons confined to a two-dimensional plane interact strongly with one another, they can stop moving independently and instead form a periodic lattice resembling the atomic arrangement in an...
• Time-resolved X-ray microscopy reveals the interaction of antiferromagnetic skyrmions
  Skyrmions - essentially magnetic vortices - represent a promising approach in spintronics; in the future, they could serve as components in storage media or computers, potentially complementing est...
• A sudden change in the shape of the atomic nucleus that could challenge existing theories
  Nuclear physicists at the University of Surrey have become the first to carry out a scientific experiment using the world's most advanced gamma-ray spectrometer - investigating a sudden change in t...
• Bionik: Following the trail of slime
  Snails are particularly active after a rain shower. Even on the Max Planck Campus in Potsdam-Golm, common banded snails (Cepaea nemoralis) leave behind their shiny trails of mucus. Researchers from...
• First-ever separation of a hydrogen isotope mixture containing tritium using quantum effects
  Fusion power plants of the future will not only require extremely hot plasmas and strong magnetic fields but also a fuel cycle in which the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium can be recovered,...
• Zooming in: electron orbitals photographed in 3D
  One of the most famous and intriguing results of quantum mechanics is the finding that fundamental particles, such as electrons, cannot be pinned down to one single location. Instead, a particl...
• New material made of MXene and gold for more efficient ammonia production
  Plants need nitrogen fertilizers, which are usually ammonia-based. Ammonia is therefore one of the most important chemical products of all. However, its production is currently extremely energy...
• New research shows the Golgi complex is involved in DNA repair control
  Our DNA is under constant threat. Chemicals, radiation, and the everyday errors of cell division all damage it, and if left unrepaired, this can lead to diseases such as cancer. Cells invest heavil...
• New Findings on Proton Transport in Water
  Complex simulations - the most intricate of their kind to date - reveal how water governs the way protons move through it. They were carried out by an international research team led by scientists ...
• Chemists find a new way around a long-established limitation to electron transfer selectivity
  Chemists use complex compounds to create life-saving medicines, build advanced high-tech materials, and mimic natural biological systems. To make more complex compounds, synthetic chemists have rel...