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• Microbes living under extreme conditions - parallels with Martian environment
  At the mouth of the Rio Tinto in southwestern Spain, acidic river water - polluted with heavy metals from ore mining and mineral weathering - mixes with the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean. Here, ...
• Microbial cleaning crew scours sewage plants
  Ciliates and rotifers are the 'cleaners' in sewage treatment plants. That is the result of a study by Jule Freudenthal and Dr Kenneth Dumack in the research group of Professor Dr Michael Bonkowski ...
• Exposure to chemical mixtures during pregnancy alters brain development
  By linking human population studies with experiments in cell and animal models, researchers have provided evidence that complex mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals impact children's brain de...
• How artificial intelligence can help to study protein complexes
  Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hamburg have developed a new method for studying proteins. The team has succeeded in ...
• How hydrogen behaves in aluminium alloys
  Due to its low density, high strength, and abundance, aluminium and its alloys are widely used for example in constructions, consumer electronics and for vehicles including cars, ships, trains and ...
• Racing against one of the fastest atomic processes
  When an atom or molecule absorbs a high energy X-ray it may emit one of its core electrons. This excited state is unstable and can quickly relax by filling the core hole with an outer-lying electro...
• Scaling up battery production reduces carbon emissions significantly
  A common criticism of electric vehicle production is the high carbon emissions from battery production. But new research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows how scaling up produc...
• Clue to possible extraterrestrial origin of peptides
  Researchers from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have discovered a new clue in the search for the origin of life by showing that peptides can form ...
• Self-cleaning bioplastics repel liquid and dirt
  Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable. The innovative plastic developed at RMIT University ...
• "Upcycling" plastic trash to tougher, stronger material
  The United States generates more plastic trash than any other country - about 46.3 million tons of it - or 287 pounds per person a year, according to a 2020 study. The country's 9% rate of recyc...
• Bioprinting breakthrough will let scientists print their own proteins at their benchtop
  Nuclera, a biotech company developing cutting-edge benchtop protein printing technologies, today announced that the first close of its Series B financing has raised $42.5 million. The funds raised ...
• European researchers achieve fusion energy record
  Record results announced today are the clearest demonstration in a quarter of a century of the potential for fusion energy to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy. Researchers from the EU...
• The key to improving biofuel and biomaterial production
  As the world searches for and demands more sustainable sources of energy and materials, plant biomass may provide the solution by serving as a renewable resource for biomaterials and biofuel produc...
• Hyper-efficient method for removing carbon dioxide from air
  University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. It is a significant advance ...
• Unveiling the secrets of biofilms
  Most bacteria have the ability to form communities, biofilms, that adhere to a wide variety of surfaces and are difficult to remove. This can lead to major problems, for example in hospitals or in ...
• COVID-19: Breakthrough infection can substitute for a third vaccine shot
  According to a new study led by Ulrike Protzer, a breakthrough infection after two vaccinations achieves the same protective effect as an additional booster vaccination. According to the study ...
• Surface finishing - lotus effects by laser
  Nano- and microstructures can now be incorporated into surfaces in an instant using lasers. The technology is being developed and marketed by the Dresden-based start-up Fusion Bionic, a spin-off fr...
• Almost all chemicals burden the planet
  For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have calculated in absolute figures the extent to which the production of chemicals is currently interfering with nature worldwide - and the results ar...
• Making nanostructured materials from maize, milk and malacostraca
  New research results from Linnaeus University opens for a future with more sustainably produced nanotechnology, where limited natural resources can be replaced with, among other things, maize and m...
• New Insights into Antibody Response against Viral Variants
  In the journal "Science", researchers from Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin present new findings on the immune response against t...