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• Analytik Jena Science Award honors outstanding scientific articles
  The first two Analytik Jena Science Awards are given to Dr. Carlos Abad of the Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, and Natalie Rangno of the Institute of Wood Technol...
• A metal-free, sustainable approach to CO₂ reduction
  Researchers in Japan present an organic catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction that is inexpensive, readily available and recyclable. As the level of catalytic activity can be tuned by the solvent c...
• Immortal quantum particles - the cycle of decay and rebirth
  Decay is relentless in the macroscopic world: broken objects do not fit themselves back together again. However, other laws are valid in the quantum world: new research shows that so-called quasipa...
• Catalysis: High reaction rates even without precious metals
  Precious metals are often efficient catalysts. But they are expensive and rare. However, it has so far been difficult to determine how efficient non-precious metal alternatives are. Non-precious...
• Cell death and regeneration
  As the smallest living unit, a cell can survive alone, but not in a cluster. When the oldest known human being died at the age of 122, some cells in her body had reached the same age, others were r...
• Creating uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals
  A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz's CRC 1214 "Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures", which has been funded by the German Resear...
• Carbon-neutral fuel made from sunlight and air
  Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a novel technology that produces liquid hydrocarbon fuels exclusively from sunlight and air. For the first time worldwide they demonstrate the entire ther...
• New Quantum Dot Microscope Shows Electric Potentials of Individual Atoms
  A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg has developed a new method to measure the electric potentials of a sample at atomic accuracy. Using conventional me...
• How to separate nanoparticles by "shape"
  In our daily lives, the purpose and function of an item is defined by either its material, e.g. a rain jacket is fabricated of water-proof material, or its shape, e.g. a wheel is round to enable a ...
• Develop novel molecular structure analysis technology
  Rigaku and Merck have signed a joint development agreement. To develop lab consumables based on highly innovative crystalline sponge technology, which determines the absolute chemical structure of ...
• Discovery of Ti₂InB₂ for synthesizing layered TiB
  Scientists at Tokyo Tech managed to use boron as the X element in a family of materials called MAX phases, for which only carbon and nitrogen could previously be used. A clever search strategy allo...
• An affordable way to store clean energy
  Renewable energy sources can fluctuate in the amount of power they are able to provide - which is why batteries are used to temporarily store the energy. The problem with lithium ion batteries is t...
• Learning from spectral experience
  The protein composition of cells depends on the cells' function and current condition. Mass spectrometry (MS) can determine the identity and quantity of the proteins found in a sample. However, the...
• Development of a miniaturised EPR spectrometer
  Several research institutions are developing a miniaturized electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) device with industrial partner Bruker to investigate semiconductor materials, solar cells, catalyst...
• Recovering critical and other raw materials from landfills and mining waste
  There's untapped potential to extract the raw materials used in everyday objects like mobile phones or car batteries from mining waste and landfills in Europe, according to a new report from the JR...
• Apply for the Anton Paar Research Award 2019
  Anton Paar is calling for applications for the 2nd Anton Paar Research Award for Instrumental Analytics and Characterization. "We are looking forward to receiving submissions on new methods and/or ...
• Sustainable reaction mechanism for the environmentally friendly production of alcohols
  Chemists from the University of Bonn and their US colleagues at Columbia University in New York have discovered a novel mechanism in catalysis. It allows the synthesis of certain alcohols more chea...
• Direct Observation of Giant Molecules
  Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) achieved to form giant diatomic molecules and optically detect them afterwards by using a high-resolution objective. The tiny size...
• Exploring water-splitting photocatalysts with neutrons
  Solar hydrogen can be produced from water and light in a process called photocatalytic water-splitting and could help to mitigate the impact of climate change, as no fossil fuels are used in its pr...