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• Looking inside 3D nanostructures without leaving a trace
  Discovering what is inside a three-dimensional (3D) nanostructure, is no longer a matter of cutting slices, thus breaking it up and destroying its functionality. Scientists from the University of T...
• Simple method for removing glyphosate from water
  Glyphosate is not only one of the most widely-used herbicides in the world, but also one of the most controversial chemical compounds, as it is suspected of being carcinogenic. In a study published...
• Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
  Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter o...
• Updated guidance for registering substances in nanoform
  Two guidance documents have been updated with advice for companies preparing registration dossiers that cover nanoforms. The documents help registrants in fulfilling new legal requirements for nano...
• Standard Atomic Weight of Hafnium Revised
  The IUPAC Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights (CIAAW) met under the chairmanship of Dr. Juris Meija (Canada), at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin Ge...
• How to identify nanomaterials
  The JRC releases today a report on how to decide through measurements whether a material is a nanomaterial or not. This will foster the correct implementation of the European Commission's nanomater...
• Extreme conditions experiments sharpen view of our planet's interior
  Simulating the conditions 2700 kilometres deep underground, scientists have studied an important transformation of the most abundant mineral on Earth, bridgmanite. The results from the Extreme Cond...
• Virus multiplication in 3D
  Vaccinia viruses serve as a vaccine against human smallpox and as the basis of new cancer therapies. Two studies now provide fascinating insights into their unusual propagation strategy at the atom...
• Light, strong, and tough: new unique polymer fibres
  Strong and tough yet as light as a feather - materials with this exceptional combination of properties are urgently needed in many industrial sectors and in medicine, as well as being of great inte...
• Using the cell as a model to make chemical processes environmentally friendly
  The chemical industry produces a variety of products on a large scale, ranging from medicines and flavours, to perfumes. However, this also results in vast amounts of debris: every kilogramme of ph...
• Could we cool the Earth with an ice-free Arctic?
  The Arctic region is heating up faster than any other place on Earth, and as more and more sea ice is lost every year, we are already feeling the impacts. IIASA researchers explored strategies for ...
• New findings reveal a need to optimise the use of phosphorus in agriculture
  The first continent-wide assessment of the chemical properties of EU soils reveals high levels of phosphorus in agricultural soils. Fertiliser use has an impact on agriculture and on the environmen...
• Discovery of an unusual protein playing a significant role in the Earth's nitrogen cycle
  Nitrogen is an essential component of life. For example, it is required for the production of proteins. Boran Kartal, head of the Microbial Physiology group at the Max Planck Institute for Marine M...
• How a Manuka Honey 'sandwich' could be the key to fighting infections
  Layering minute amounts of Manuka honey between layers of surgical mesh acts as a natural antibiotic that could prevent infection following an operation, new research has shown. Meshes are used...
• New methods for discovering the self-propagating chemical reactions
  Researchers from USA and Japan have cultivated lifelike chemical reactions while pioneering a new strategy for studying the origin of life. The work is far from jumpstarting life in the lab. Yet, i...
• Mathematics and particle technology collaborate on nanoparticle design
  The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Collaborative Research Centre for the University to start in January 2020. The CRC will be coordinated by FAU and its researchers are set to ...
• First bottom-up synthesis of water-soluble polymeric carbon nitride nanoparticles
  Scientists at Ulm University have succeeded for the first time in synthesizing colloidal nanoparticles of polymeric carbon nitride that are fully soluble in water and act as highly efficient and se...
• Isotope measurements show record-breaking greenhouse gas concentration
  The "Greenhouse Gas Bulletin", published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on November 25, highlights the continuing rise in concentrations of the most important atmospheric greenhouse...
• New metallic material for flexible soft robots
  'Origami robots' are state-of-the-art soft and flexible robots that are being tested for use in various applications including drug delivery in human bodies, search and rescue missions in disaster ...
• How ions enable spiders to spin spider silk
  The role ions play in the production of spider silk has been revealed by an all-RIKEN team. This finding will help researchers in their long-term goal of producing artificial spider silk. Spide...