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• Merck Inaugurates New Material Research Center in Darmstadt, Germany
  With the opening of a new research center, the pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck is underscoring the importance of chemical research at its corporate headquarters in Darmstadt. German Feder...
• Multi-resistant skin bacteria spreading in hospitals
  Genetically closely related skin bacteria that have developed resistance to several different antibiotics and that can cause intractable care-related infections are found and seem to be spreading w...
• Human protein factories in 3D - Insights into the interior of human cells at the nano level
  Due to cell-biological research, it is already known which components of the cell are responsible for the production of proteins. But so far it has not been explored in detail how these protein fac...
• Innovative measuring chamber for X-ray study of liquid jets
  Until now, the only way to study liquids by soft X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) has been through a membrane window. Now, researchers of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have carried out an XES study of ...
• Dionex and Merck Millipore Announce Distribution Agreement for Ion Chromatography Water Purification System
  Dionex and Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany, announced the signing of a worldwide distribution agreement for the Merck Millipore ICW-3000™ water purification syst...
• Multimedia learning units on the Internet present current industrial fields of work to potential applicants
  In many cases, the fields of work available to young scientists and engineers in industry are as attractive for entry-level employees as they are unfathomable. The demands made of entry-level emplo...
• Max Planck scientists succeed in filming organs and joints in real time using magnetic resonance imaging
  "Please hold absolutely still": This instruction is crucial for patients being examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is the only way to obtain clear images for diagnosis. Up to now, it w...
• Gene doping detectable with a simple blood test
  Scientists at the universities in Tübingen and Mainz have developed a test that can provide conclusive proof of gene doping. "For the first time, a direct method is now available that uses conventi...
• New luggage inspection methods identify liquid explosives
  Liquid explosives are easy to produce. As a result, terrorists can use the chemicals for attacks - on aircraft, for instance. In the future, new detection systems at airport security checkpoints wi...
• Simplified Search for Antibiotics
  A new type of sensor with unprecedented sensitivity has led scientists supported by the SNSF to new insights into the behaviour of bacteria: the concentration of a messenger determines whether bact...
• A possible new career for a vital biomolecule
  As a component of the haemoglobin molecule, porphyrin enables the transport of oxygen within the human body. However, in a slightly altered form, it may find also various applications in technical ...
• All genes in one go: New method for genome analysis identifies the genetic effect of a rare disease
  The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact cause remains unclear. The discovery of the underlying genetic defect is...
• Founder of the special glass industry - Otto Schott passed away 75 years ago
  August 27, 2010, will mark the 75th anniversary of the death of Otto Schott (1851 - 1935). The glass chemist and entrepreneur is considered to be the pioneer of modern glass science and glass techn...