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• Hydrogen economy: More efficient test method for materials developed
  Green hydrogen is to be used as an emission-free energy carrier on a large scale as soon as possible. In order to enable this goal, materials and components, e.g. for fittings, seals, distribution ...
• New research network for RNA-based drugs
  The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will fund a so-called future cluster for research and development into RNA-based therapeutics. The network is led by researchers from th...
• Silk offers an alternative to some microplastics
  Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water, and soil, are increasingly recognized as a serious pollution threat, and have been found in the bloodstream ...
• MS imaging makes ingredients, additives and contaminants of food visible
  Mass spectrometry imaging (MS imaging) provides highly precise information on the spatial distribution of substances in many areas. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth now present exemplary n...
• How ultrathin polymer films can be used for storage technology
  Precisely applied mechanical pressure can improve the electronic properties of a widely used polymer material. This requires that the material be mechanically processed to an accuracy of a few nano...
• Microscopic views of solvation
  Ions are found everywhere in nature. These electrically charged particles in atoms and molecules influence the folding and unfolding of proteins and enzymes, maintain chemical balances, are respons...
• New findings about moving electricity could improve fusion devices
  Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found that updating a mathematical model to include a physical property known as resistivity cou...
• Green hydrogen from plant residue
  Until now, the most common way to dispose of green waste and sewage sludge has been to compost or incinerate it. However, using these materials to produce the valuable energy source hydrogen would ...
• Why UV protection is becoming increasingly important
  With the impending climate change, protection from the sun is becoming increasingly important. Climatic changes lead to increased UV radiation hitting the earth's surface and thus also our skin and...
• New OECD test guideline for determining the particle size of nanomaterials
  The OECD has published a new test guideline for the measurement of spherical and fibrous nanomaterials. It is an important building block for the implementation of legal requirements for chemicals,...
• Tattoo made of graphene to monitor blood pressure
  Blood pressure is one of the most important indicators of heart health, but it's tough to frequently and reliably measure outside of a clinical setting. For decades, cuff-based devices that constri...
• New research project analyses pollution of European rivers
  A new study analyses river pollution in Europe: In the most extensive study of its kind, international researchers including EDGE member Thilo Hofmann and his team are tracing pharmaceuticals in se...
• First long-term evidence of microplastic pollution in the deep subtropical Northeast Atlantic
  Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) for the first time analysed a long-term sample series on microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic from 2000 m ...
• Making it easier to differentiate mirror-image molecules
  Using a new method, scientists are better able to distinguish between mirror-image substances. This is important amongst others in drug development, because the two variants can cause completely di...
• Validation of the specific role of gene knockouts in lipid metabolism
  The regulation of different metabolic pathways in health and disease is essential for innovative diagnostics and therapeutical approaches. Knowing the specific role of each gene, protein, or enzyme...
• Molecule boosts fat burning
  A study led by the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn has identified a molecule - the purine inosine - that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes. The mechanism was discovered in ...
• Fast and facile synthesis of antibacterial amino acid Schiff base copper complexes
  Ever since their development in the late 19th century, Schiff bases have been a popular group of organic compounds, owing to their wide variety of desirable properties. The presence of both nitroge...
• New polymer mesophase structure discovered
  Polymers, large molecules made up of repeating smaller molecules called monomers, are found in nearly everything we use in our day-to-day lives. Polymers can be natural or created synthetically. ...
• Atomic displacements in High-Entropy Alloys examined
  High-entropy alloys of 3d metals have intriguing properties that are interesting for applications in the energy sector. An international team at BESSY II has now investigated the local order on an ...
• Climate protection: CO₂ turned into methanol
  For reasons of climate protection, carbon dioxide must not be released into the atmosphere. Wherever the formation of carbon dioxide cannot be prevented, it should be captured and converted into ot...
• Shining some light on the obscure proteome
  Mass-spectrometry based proteomics is the big-data science of proteins that allows the monitoring of the abundance of thousands of proteins in a sample at once. Therefore, it is a particularly w...