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• Analytik Jena and BAM Agree to Cooperate in Research
  The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, BAM) and Analytik Jena AG have agreed to cooperate extensively in the research and develo...
• Reproduction of malaria parasites reveals faster and broader protein regulation than expected
  A study led by researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute gives new insights into the life cycle of malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites...
• Laboratories well-equipped to measure fipronil in food products
  In the wake of the recent fipronil crisis, the JRC organised a proficiency test which confirmed that the vast majority of official European control laboratories can accurately detect levels of the ...
• Novel solid sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy
  Phones, laptops, electric cars - batteries are everywhere. And to meet the expectations of today's consumers, these batteries are increasingly lighter, more powerful and designed to last longer. Cu...
• Capture cell properties on a small scale in detail and individually
  All life processes in humans, animals and plants depend on cellular activity. The human body alone contains more than 210 cell types with specific properties and functions that influence developmen...
• How to overcome the problem of electrochemical polymer formation
  Electrochemistry has undergone a renaissance in recent years and numerous research groups are currently working on the environmentally friendly production or conversion of molecules. However, despi...
• New photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide to 99% pure fuel
  A KAIST research team led by Professor Hyunjoon Song of the Department of Chemistry developed a metal oxide nanocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide to 99% pure methane. This technology directly u...
• Chlorinated Paraffins under special focus within food safety and environmental risk assessment strategies
  Short and medium chain chlorinated paraffins have a toxic effect on aquatic organisms, very poor biodegradable qualities, remain in the environment for long periods and therefore can bioaccumulate ...
• AI-Powered microscope to fight malaria
  Microscope designer and manufacturer Motic China Group Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Motic (Xiamen) Electric Group Co Ltd , announced that it has partnered with the Global Good Fund, a collaboration be...
• A Super Adhesive Made From Intestinal Bacteria
  UniCat scientists have reprogrammed strains of the intestinal bacteria Escherichia Coli in such a way that the biological underwater adhesive of mussels can be created with help of the bacteria. Th...
• Endress+Hauser acquires Blue Ocean Nova
  Endress+Hauser is further expanding its portfolio of products, solutions and services in the field of process analytical measurement. The Group has acquired Blue Ocean Nova AG, a manufacturer of in...
• Tracking down the origins of gold
  The European Research Council has awarded HITS astrophysicist Andreas Bauswein an ERC Starting Grant worth approximately 1.5 million euros. Using computer simulations, the aim of the project is to ...
• How liquid absorb shocks
  Remarkable liquid materials called colloids stiffen under impact. Researchers funded by the SNSF have studied the effect of powerful impacts such as those produced by firearms or micrometeorites. ...
• New Bioinspired Polymers Using Electrostatic Force
  University of Massachusetts Amherst chemical engineer Sarah L. Perry, working with a colleague at the University of Illinois, is creating new bioinspired materials using electrostatic charge to dir...
• The theory about particle transport through ionic channels and nanopores needs to be rewritten
  The phenomenon of diffusion is omnipresent and crucial basis of many every-day processes. Diffusion plays a central role for the transport of very small particles. The investigation of Brownian mot...
• Serial crystallography using broad-spectrum X-rays
  A newly developed experimental set-up allows the X-ray structure determination of biomolecules such as proteins with far smaller samples and shorter exposure times than before. At so-called synchro...
• Making fluorescent chips using an inkjet printer
  Want to quickly test blood for pathogens? Or food for toxins? In the future, you will be able to do just that from the comfort of your own home using a small fluorescent chip and your smartphone. T...
• Platinum Single Atom Catalysts for 'Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells'
  A research team co-led by Professor Hyunjoo Lee at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST and Professor Jeong Woo Han from the University of Seoul synthesized highly stabl...
• A revolution in the System of Units, starring the fundamental constants
  This revolution has been a long time in the making. Behind it are metrologists working in their scientific laboratories, and scientific managers in their decision-making committees. Now the moment ...
• Flexible detector for terahertz frequencies
  Terahertz radiation has a wide range of uses and can occur in everything from radio astronomy to medicine. The term refers to the electromagnetic waves whose frequencies range from 100 gigahertz to...
• Furan in food - EFSA confirms health concerns
  Consumer exposure to furan and methylfurans in food could lead to possible long-term liver damage. The most exposed group of people are infants, mainly through consumption of ready-to-eat jarred or...