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• Producing fertiliser without carbon emissions
  Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Carnegie Institution for Science have shown how nitrogen fertiliser could be produced more sustainably. This is necessary not only to protect the climate, but also...
• Novel materials could revolutionise computer technology
  Novel materials could revolutionise computer technology. Research conducted by scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI using the Swiss Light Source SLS has reached an important milestone alon...
• Hydrogels for tissue engineering
  For the development and behavior of cells, their biomechanical environment is as important as biochemical signaling molecules. In the body, biomechanical stimuli are exerted in particular by the ex...
• Conductors in the molecule: method that prevents premature degradation of drugs in the body
  What people ingest is broken down biochemically by the organism in the metabolism: valuable substances are digested, less essential ones are discarded and excreted. In the case of drugs, this degra...
• Analysis of viruses using native mass spectrometry
  Professor Dr. Charlotte Uetrecht from the University of Siegen is studying the structures of proteins and protein complexes in coronaviruses and noroviruses, and how they change over the viral life...
• Natural products against flu viruses
  Active substances from nature could help inhibit the spread of flu viruses in the future. In most countries, including Germany, only two classes of drugs are currently approved for the treatment of...
• A robust self-healing polymer made from a common chemical
  Material scientists at RIKEN have created a self-healing polymer by using an off-the-shelf compound for the first time1. The strategy they used is promising for improving the durability and minimiz...
• New findings on radon research: Face masks reduce radiation exposur
  Anti-inflammatory, therapeutic effects, but also risks - the radioactive noble gas radon contains both at the same time. Radon and especially its short-living progeny are considered to be responsib...
• Detecting food fraud - thanks to light quanta
  When shopping in the supermarket, consumers must be able to rely on the food label. But is it always correct? In the joint project QSPEC, the LZH and its partners want to develop a new analysis met...
• Reusable nano filter for wastewater
  RUDN University chemist, together with colleagues from Korea and India, has created a reusable nano filter that can absorb harmful compounds from wastewater. Moreover, it works simultaneously for o...
• Low nutritional quality in vegetarian meat substitutes
  The availability of foods based on plant proteins to substitute for meat has increased dramatically as more people choose a plant-based diet. At the same time, there are many challenges regarding t...
• Microplastics in human tissue samples: Warning against drawing premature conclusions
  The distribution of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment, the potential of human exposure and particle uptake, and the absorption of these particles into tissues are topics that are be...
• Highest precision: Microstructured fiber measures the size of nanoparticles
  Researchers at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) developed a new glass fiber design that enables exceptionally long observations of a large number of individual, freely moving...
• Where viruses reach their limits - developing surfaces with antiviral properties
  Using a new analytical method, Empa researchers have tracked viruses as they pass through face masks and compared their failure on the filter layers of different types of masks. The new method shou...
• Sustainable batteries based on Calcium and Sulfur
  Our society is becoming increasingly electrified - and electrochemical energy storage in the form of batteries is playing a central role in providing the energy we need. At the same time, however, ...
• CO₂: From a greenhouse gas to an industrial raw material
  Rather than being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating the problem of climate change, CO₂ can also be used as a raw material for substances required in industrial processes, such as formic...
• New function of the CRISPR gene scissors discovered
  For several years now, the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors have been causing a sensation in science and medicine. This new tool of molecular biology has its origins in an ancient bacterial immune system....
• Three new biomarkers identified to detect consumption of emerging synthetic cannabinoid
  A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging subclass of synthetic cannabinoids, called OXIZID, to monitor ...
• Novel mix-charged nanofiltration membrane developed for wastewater treatment
  A research group led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel "etching-swelling-planting" strategy following inte...
• Improving microscopy experience with optimized software
  The Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) was awarded $20,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for the napari Plugin Foundations Grant. The financial support is intended to be ...
• Fossil-free chemicals
  The carbon used in today's materials is almost exclusively made from gas, oil, or coal. ETH spin-off and chemical engineering start-up, Biosimo, has developed a sustainable bio-based alternative to...