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• Getting specific about nanomaterials
  The JRC just released a report clarifying the key concepts and terms used in the European Commission's nanomaterial definition. This will support stakeholders for the correct implementation of legi...
• Role reversal: RNA controls protein function
  Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) perform many important roles within cells, mainly ensuring that proteins are made in the right quantities at the right times. Usually, the fate of an RNA is controlled by R...
• New class of heterogeneous catalysts based on precious metals
  It is stable and recyclable: a team of scientists from Jacobs University led by Ulrich Kortz, Professor of Chemistry, has developed a new class of materials in close cooperation with researchers fr...
• Water is more homogeneous than expected
  In order to explain the known anomalies in water, some researchers assume that water consists of a mixture of two phases even under ambient conditions. However, new X-ray spectroscopic analyses at ...
• Chemical data mining boosts search for new organic semiconductors
  Organic semiconductors are lightweight, flexible and easy to manufacture. But they often fail to meet expectations regarding efficiency and stability. Researchers at the Technical University of Mun...
• Superconduction: Why does it have to be so cold?
  Currently, there is no precise computation method to describe superconducting materials. TU Wien has now made a major advance towards achieving this goal and, at the same time, has furthered an und...
• Snapshots of carbon molecules C₆₀
  When carbon molecules C₆₀ are exposed to an intense infrared light, they change their ball-like structure to a more elongated version. This has now been observed via laser-induced electron diffrac...
• Cryo-force spectroscopy reveals the mechanical properties of DNA components
  Physicists from the University of Basel have developed a new method to examine the elasticity and binding properties of DNA molecules on a surface at extremely low temperatures. With a combination ...
• Molecular-weight polymer selection by one-dimensional confinement
  Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Nature Communications that a crystal of molecules known as pillar[5]arenes can form a host-guest compound with poly(ethylene oxides) polymers. The effec...
• How safe is graphene? - Effects on people and the environment
  Graphene is considered one of the most interesting and versatile materials of our time. The application possibilities inspire both research and industry. But are products containing graphene also s...
• Joint research platform for energy storage systems
  The new Fraunhofer Project Center for Energy Storage and Systems ZESS was inaugurated today, February 7, 2019. Located at the Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFF) in Braunschweig, it is a...
• More efficient evaluation of environmental chemicals
  Research in the UFZ thematic area of "Chemicals in the Environment" focuses on gaining a better understanding of the fate processes including transformation and biodegradation and effects of chemic...
• New type of self-healing material
  Materials that can self-heal have become a popular area of research during the last decade, and a variety of materials have been developed. However, most of the self-healing materials reported to d...
• New insights into the effects of food nanoparticles on the intestinal flora
  The intestinal microbiome is not only key for food processing but an accepted codeterminant for various diseases. Researchers led by the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University M...
• Chirality inversion in a helical molecule at controlled speeds
  A strategy to invert the chirality of a metal-containing helical molecule controlling the speed of the response is reported in Chemistry, A European Journal by researchers at Kanazawa University. ...
• New insights into aerosol formation in the atmosphere
  Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the universities of Manchester and Gothenburg in collaboration with other international researchers have made an important discovery for a better unders...
• Scientists observe a new form of strange matter
  In a discovery that could provide new insights into the origin of mass in the universe following the Big Bang, scientists from the international J-PARC E15 Collaboration, led by researchers from th...
• A novel material for transparent and flexible displays
  The next generation of flexible and transparent displays will require a high-performing and flexible polymeric material that has the optical and thermal properties of glass. The material must be tr...
• Flexible bipolar plates made of polymers make it possible to build compact batteries
  Conventional battery systems are extremely complex. They usually consist of several individual cells that are connected with each other via wires. Not only is this costly and time-consuming, it als...
• Facilitating transcontinental human data exchange
  Registered researchers will be able to analyse population-scale genomic and biomolecular data with the launch of the Common Infrastructure for National Cohorts in Europe, Canada and Africa (CINECA)...