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• Rewriting the story of unconventional superconductivity of Sr₂RuO₄
  The phenomenon of superconductivity is one of the most fascinating properties of electrons in solids. At low temperatures the electrons co-operate so strongly that they are able to move around with...
• New pathway to produce one of the worlds rarest organic substances
  It is grey, waxy, smelly and very expensive: Ambra, the worlds rarest organic substance, could only be found in the digestive tract of sperm whales. The compound is highly sought after by the perfu...
• A battery with a twist
  Markus Niederberger's team of researchers at ETH has used stretchable materials to develop a battery that can be bent, stretched and twisted. For applications in bendable electronic devices, this i...
• New detection system for germs in water
  Microbial infectious agents affect the quality of fresh water on earth. A research team from Leibniz IPHT is now developing a novel rapid detection system to better monitor water quality in the fut...
• Arfvedson-Schlenk Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of lithium chemistry
  Electrochemist and Materials Scientists Prof. Martin Winter from Münster University has been awarded the Arfvedson-Schlenk Prize for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of lithium ...
• New sample holder for protein crystallography
  An HZB research team has developed a novel sample holder that considerably facilitates the preparation of protein crystals for structural analysis. A short video by the team shows how proteins in s...
• Measuring ethanol's deadly twin
  ETH researchers have developed an inexpensive, handheld measuring device that can distinguish between methanol and potable alcohol. It offers a simple, quick method of detecting adulterated or cont...
• Finding a method that neutralizes trichloroethylene in wastewaters
  There's nothing new in treating water by sorption of organic solvents such as trichloroethylene (TCE). But finding a method that neutralizes these contaminants, instead of just shifting them somewh...
• A waste stream from food production is a valuable alternative for petroleum
  Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in South Africa and the University of ...
• Unconventional Metal-Framework Interaction in MgSi₅
  Cage compounds of silicon are promising materials in the fields of superconductivity and thermoelectricity. The extended networks serve as hosts, which hold cationic guest species in large cavities...
• Drinking tea improves brain health
  A recent study led by Assistant Professor Feng Lei from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine's Department of Psychological Medicine revealed that regular tea drinkers have better organised brain...
• Discovery of periodic tables for molecules
  Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) develop tables similar to the periodic table of elements but for molecules. Their approach could be used for predicting novel stable substan...
• Nanoparticles in lithium-sulphur batteries detected with neutron experiment
  An HZB team has for the first time precisely analysed how nanoparticles of lithium sulphide and sulphur precipitate onto battery electrodes during the course of the charging cycle. The results can ...
• Resistance can spread even without the use of antibiotics
  Antibiotic resistance does not spread only where and when antibiotics are used in large quantities, ETH researchers conclude from laboratory experiments. Reducing antibiotic use alone is therefore ...
• A novel recipe for efficiently removing intrinsic defects from hard crystals
  A team of researchers from Osaka University, the Institute for High Pressure Physics and the Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia), and TU Dresden (Germany), discov...
• 'Resonance' raman spectroscopy with 1-nm resolution
  Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy resolved "resonance" Raman scattering with 1-nm resolution in ultrathin zinc oxide films epitaxially grown on a single-crystal silver surface. Tip-enhanced "resonanc...
• Predicting Protein Functions
  Proteins perform vital tasks in the body, such as regulating metabolism and transmitting signals. Researchers from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and Heidelberg University have now developed ...
• Definitions and notations relating to tactic polymers
  The document "Stereochemical definitions and notations relating to polymers" summarizes and extends definitions and notations for the description of tactic polymers and the diad structures of which...
• Better chemistry through tiny antennae
  A research team at The University of Tokyo has introduced a powerful method for actively breaking chemical bonds using excitations in tiny antennae created by infrared lasers. This process may have...
• A step closer to the dream of nanotechnology
  Synthesising single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is one of the greatest challenges faced by materials science. They can be synthesised using precursor molecules, so-called seeds, which determine ...
• Biological risk potential of nanoparticles studied
  Carbon nanoparticles are a promising tool for biomedical applications, for example for targeted transportation of biologically active compounds into cells. A team of researchers from the Physics, M...