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• Steering Chemical Reactions with Laser Pulses
  With ultra-short laser pulses, chemical reactions can be controlled at the Vienna University of Technology. Electrons have little mass and are therefore influenced by the laser, whereas the atomic ...
• Atomic surface structure made visible in viscous fluids
  Stefan Weber, physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP), has presented a method to measure and image surface structures in different liquids with unprecedented resolution. H...
• New X-ray method for measuring the chirality of biomolecules
  An international team of researchers-led by scientists at European XFEL, a new major research facility under construction in Hamburg, Germany-have implemented a method of identifying and measuring ...
• Perfect nanospheres using ultrashort laser pulses
  The Nanophotonics Group of the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) has developed a method to print nanoparticles made of different materials with controlled, reproducible sizes and to precisely depos...
• Environmentally Compatible Organic Solar Cells
  Environmentally compatible production methods for organic solar cells from novel materials are in the focus of "MatHero". The new project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) aims...
• Effects of nanoparticles on DNA
  Thousands of consumer products - including cosmetics, sunscreens, and clothing - contain nanoparticles added by manufacturers to improve texture, kill microbes, or enhance shelf life, among other p...
• New rapid test for stainless steel surfaces
  KorroPad is the name given to a new rapid colour test developed at BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing that enables stainless steel surfaces to be tested inexpensively and rapi...
• Even thinner solar cells through use of nanoparticles
  Nanostructures could enable more light to be directed into the active layer of solar cells, increasing their efficiency. Prof. Martina Schmid (HZB und Freie Univ. Berlin) has now measured how irreg...
• Tracking the HI Virus with High-resolution Microscopy
  Experts from science and industry are working on new methods of microscopy and advancing microscopy technology to improve our ability to study and understand the molecular processes of HIV infectio...
• Water content measured by means of terahertz waves
  Terahertz rays can be used to determine the change in water content of leaves without destroying them. This is being demonstrated in a recent publication by biologists and physicists from Marburg t...
• Efficient catalysts convert carbon dioxide to methane
  When clouds cloak the sun, the production of solar power drops abruptly. When the wind lulls, wind parks quit producing energy. On the other hand, there are days on which wind power stations must b...
• Full Genomic Services by Eurofins Genomics
  Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), the global leader in bio-analytical testing, and one of the world leaders in genomic services, announces that it is combining its competencies to provide the most com...
• Heat transfer from cold to warm nanoparticles observed
  Objects with sizes in the nanometer range, such as the molecular building blocks of living cells or nanotechnological devices, are continuously exposed to random collisions with surrounding molecul...
• New technique to measure quantity, risks of engineered nanomaterials delivered to cells
  Thousands of consumer products containing engineered nanoparticles - microscopic particles found in everyday items from cosmetics and clothing to building materials - enter the market every year. C...
• LAUDA with new divisional organization
  The global thermostating specialist LAUDA is looking to advance its future growth by reorganizing its divi-sions. Since the start of the year, the four divisions of heating and cooling systems, con...
• New rapid test for evaluating fluoride in drinking water
  The addition of fluoride to drinking water or toothpaste is widespread and is mainly used for dental health and as a preventative measure against bone diseases. However, an excessively high concent...
• New powerful automatic method for image analysis
  In order to track the movements of biological particles in a cell, scientists at Heidelberg University and the German Cancer Research Center have developed a powerful analysis method for live cell ...
• Eurofins Eaton Analytical expands its US water testing footprint
  Eurofins Eaton Analytical, Inc. (EEA), the largest potable water testing laboratory in the US, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the consumer and municipal water testing business...
• As(III) or As(V) - Speciation analysis of arsenic by IC-ICP-MS
  In a study recently published in Analytica Chimica Acta (2014), Wolle et al. present an extraction method for the comprehensive speciation analysis of arsenic in prenatal and children's dietary sup...
• Recovering valuable substances from wastewater
  Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterways and pollutes them. For this reason the German Phosphorus Platform has the goal to recover this valuable, b...