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• Unprecedented insight into two-dimensional magnets
  For the first time, physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in measuring the magnetic properties of atomically thin van der Waals materials on the nanoscale.They used diamond quantum s...
• Improving the lifetime of bioelectrodes
  The use of proteins involved in the photosynthetic process enables the development of affordable and efficient devices for energy conversion. However, although proteins such as photosystem I are ro...
• Influence of the cathode on the lithium metal anode discovered
  The demand for high-energy batteries, in particular for the automotive industry, is increasing, and with it the research interest in battery technologies, which could determine the future market. A...
• Energy-saving new LED phosphor
  The human eye is particularly sensitive to green, but less sensitive to blue and red. Chemists led by Hubert Huppertz at the University of Innsbruck have now developed a new red phosphor whose ligh...
• Fuel Cells in Bacteria - New insights into the nitrogen cycle
  The exchange of nitrogen between the atmosphere and organic matter is crucial for life on Earth because nitrogen is a major component of essential molecules such as proteins and DNA. One major rout...
• Investigating cyan fluorescent proteins for bioimaging with neutron experiments
  For the past 25 years, scientists have been developing fluorescent proteins for bioimaging. Today their diversity covers nearly the whole visible spectrum, including blue, cyan, green, yellow, oran...
• New Method to Create Ultrafast 3D Images of Nanostructures
  Lensless microscopy with X-rays, or coherent diffractive imaging, is a promising approach. It allows researchers to analyse complex three-dimensional structures, which frequently exist in nature, f...
• Contact lenses with medicine and sugar
  Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP are working with Israeli and German partners to develop long-wearing contact lenses that can release medicine. The active in...
• "Molecular scissors" against plastic waste
  A research team from the University of Greifswald and Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB) has solved the molecular structure of the important enzyme MHETase at BESSY II. MHETase was discovered in bacter...
• First machine-generated book published
  Springer Nature published its first machine-generated book in chemistry. The book prototype provides an overview of the latest research in the rapidly growing field of lithium-ion batteries. The co...
• Deep microbes' key contribution to earth's carbon cycle
  Hydrocarbons play key roles in atmospheric and biogeochemistry, the energy economy, and climate change. Most hydrocarbons form in anaerobic environments through high temperature or microbial decomp...
• Water that never freezes
  Can water reach minus 263 degrees Celsius without turning into ice? Yes it can, say researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, if it is confined in nanometre-scale lipid channels. ...
• Catalyst research for solar fuels: Amorphous molybdenum sulphide works best
  Efficient and inexpensive catalysts will be required for production of hydrogen from sunlight. Molybdenum sulphides are considered good candidates. A team at HZB has now explained what processes ta...
• New system paves the way to construct energetically-independent artificial cells
  A team led by associate professor Yutetsu Kuruma of the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology has constructed simple artificial cells that can produce chemical energy...
• Synthetic rubber outperforms natural rubber
  Truck tires have to put up with a lot: As a result of the heavy loads they carry and the long distances they travel every day, they are subject to heavy wear and tear. Conse-quently, the treads of ...
• Quantum cascade laser measures large molecules
  Quantum cascade lasers are able to measure the smallest molecules with high precision. But the technology has failed to measure larger gas molecules - until now! Empa researchers have succeeded in ...
• Unravelling inherent Electrocatalysis to improve the performance of Hydrogen Fuel Cells
  A KAIST team presented an ideal electrode design to enhance the performance of high-temperature fuel cells. The new analytical platform with advanced nanoscale patterning method quantitatively reve...
• Getting the timing right for molecular movies
  Scientists have long dreamed of being able to film the details of chemical and biological reactions by taking, and stitching together snapshots of these processes. Getting the timing of the individ...
• Antibiotics in water and the risk of drug-resistant bacteria
  A JRC report brings together data on antibiotic levels in water, showing that small concentrations have found their way into a range of Europe's waterbodies. Because of the threat of new drug-resis...
• Converting biomass by applying mechanical force
  One of the greatest global challenges is the efficient use of renewable sources in order to meet the increasing demand for energy and feedstock chemicals in the future. In this context, biomass is ...
• Toxicity of blue-green algae and challenges for risk assessment
  Freshwater lakes are teeming with blue-green algae that produce a heady cocktail of substances. Little is known as yet about the health risks associated with these substances, although a review of ...
• Neutrons paint atomic portrait of prototypical cell signaling enzyme-protein kinase A
  Direct observations of the structure and catalytic mechanism of a prototypical kinase enzyme-protein kinase A or PKA - will provide researchers and drug developers with significantly enhanced abili...