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- A fungus converts cellulose directly into a novel platform chemical
The fungus Talaromyces verruculosus can produce the chemical erythro-isocitric acid, which has received little attention on the market to date, directly from cheap plant waste and thus make it inte... - Promethium bound: Rare earth element's secrets exposed
Scientists have uncovered the properties of a rare earth element that was first discovered 80 years ago at the very same laboratory, opening a new pathway for the exploration of elements critical i... - Discrimination of plastic waste pyrolysis oil feedstocks using SFC
Despite consumer efforts to sort and separate recyclables, most plastic bottles still end up in the landfill. Standard recycling methods to sort, shred and remake plastics are limited to just type-... - Locating sources of energy loss with the photovoltaic microscope
In the laboratory, solar cells made of perovskite are already converting sunlight into electricity as efficiently as established silicon solar cells. Stefan Weber from the Institute for Photovoltai... - Exploring interface phenomena for more durable and effective nickel-tungsten alloys
The insights into the formation of various phases, including intermetallic compounds, at the interface between nickel and tungsten by researchers from Tokyo Tech can lead to the development of adva... - Nanobubble research to improve green hydrogen production
In a novel study, researchers of the University of Twente have made significant strides in understanding the behaviour of micro- and nanobubbles on electrodes during water electrolysis. This pro... - Cocoa fruit chocolate - more sustainable and healthier than conventional chocolate
For many people, chocolate is a sweet delight: its main components are cocoa mass and cocoa butter, which are extracted from the cocoa fruit. What is less known, however, is that the cocoa fruit co... - Rethinking the chemistry of cations
A team of chemists from the University of Vienna, led by Nuno Maulide, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of chemical synthesis, developing a novel method for manipulating carbon-... - How bitter food constituents influence gastric acid production
In the stomach, so-called parietal cells are responsible for acid production. They react not only to the body's own messenger molecules, but also to bitter-tasting food constituents such as caffein... - New gel breaks down alcohol in the body
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a protein-based gel that breaks down alcohol in the gastrointestinal tract without harming the body. In the future, people who take the gel could reduce the... - Discovery of biomarkers in space
In 2018, very large organic molecules were discovered in ice particles on Saturn's moon Enceladus. It is still unclear whether they indicate the existence of life or were created in some other way.... - New approach for antibiotic development
The opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is dangerous due to its resistance to multiple antibiotics. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Jülich Re... - A high-pressure spectroscopy method to unravel the properties of proteins' native structures
A pressure of 3,000 bar is applied to the cold shock protein B of Bacillus subtilis in a small tube in the NMR spectroscopy laboratory at the University of Konstanz. This is roughly three times the... - A novel spectroscopic method allows ultrafast processes within molecules to be observed
A European research team has developed a novel spectroscopic method that can be used to observe ultrafast dynamic processes of electrons and vibrations within molecules - with atomic resolution and... - Functionalized chitosan for the treatment of complex wastewater
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have developed a bio-based and functionalized flocculant to efficiently treat complex wastewater. Furthermo... - A recipe from the past to supercharge carbons with phosphorus
Mateusz Odziomek's research group looked to the past to create innovative carbon materials for the future. Inspired by flame-retardant fabrics from the 1950s, the team added a record-high content o... - Sensor measures oxygen content of breath
Oxygen saturation in the blood that is either too low or too high can cause lasting physical harm or even death. This is why patients' oxygen concentrations are monitored continuously in both inten... - New approach in the synthesis of complex natural substances
They are found as fragrances in cosmetics or as flavorings in food, and form the basis of new medications: Terpenes are natural substances that occur in plants, insects and sea sponges. They are di... - A virus could help save billions of gallons of wastewater produced by fracking
An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater - or produced water - is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report by the Texas Produced Water Consortium.... - Vaccinia Virus - New Insights into the Structure and Function of the Poxvirus Prototype
In 2022 an outbreak of infections with the mpox virus - formerly known as monkeypox - was observed in Europe. As a result, interest in poxviruses has increased again. An international research team... - Biophysics: Testing how well biomarkers work
LMU researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Modern microscopy techniques make it possible to exa... - Decisive breakthrough: Foundations for sustainable battery technology
Electric vehicles and portable electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones are unthinkable without lithium-ion batteries. The problem: highly toxic materials such as cobalt are often used ...