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• A new graphene-based biosensor
  Two-dimensional materials such as graphene are not only ultrathin, but also extremely sensitive. Researchers have therefore been trying for years to develop highly sensitive biosensors that utilise...
• Pharmaceutical potential of novel Actinomycetes strains described
  Researchers led by Dr Imen Nouioui and Prof. Dr Yvonne Mast from the Department Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and...
• New method for designing artificial proteins
  Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics, or enzymes for chemical reactions. An international research team has now developed a method for desig...
• Next step in light microscopy image improvement
  It is the computational processing of images that reveals the finest details of a sample placed under all kinds of different light microscopes. Even though this processing has come a long way, ther...
• A way out of the antibiotics crisis: new strategies against resistant pathogens
  Every year, more people die as a result of an infection with antibiotic-resistant germs. According to a recent study, this number could rise to more than 39 million worldwide by 2050. There is no e...
• Battery research with the X-ray microscope
  New cathode materials are being developed to further increase the capacity of lithium batteries. Multilayer lithium-rich transition metal oxides (LRTMOs) offer particularly high energy density. How...
• Drug resistant fungi spreading
  The yeast "Candida parapsilosis" is emerging as a growing threat for hospitalized patients in a new study. A team led by Dr Amelia Barber from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" ...
• Research into the nuclear structure of fermium and nobelium isotopes using laser spectroscopy
  University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international research collaboration that has shed light on what happens at the extremes of neutron and proton numbers, in search of where the per...
• Saccharin: safety threshold increased
  EFSA has concluded that saccharin is safe for human consumption and increased the acceptable daily intake ( ADI ) from 5 to 9 mg/kg of body weight per day, published in a scientific opinion. Th...
• Important publication on genetic code expansion
  Over the years, chemical biology methods have made an important contribution to the study of integral membrane proteins. A key modern approach is genetic code expansion (GCE), which makes it possib...
• Click & Try - A failed experiment and chance opened up new paths to an established reaction
  The original plan was to develop a new ligand, the shell of a catalyst, so to speak. Specifically, the research groups of Dr. habil. Christian Hering-Junghans and Prof. Torsten Beweries at the Rost...
• A microbial plastic to replace PET bottles
  Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. The KAIST research team has succeeded in producing a microbial-based plastic that is biodegradable and can rep...
• PFAS substitution in medical technology
  Hardly any other chemical substance can compete with PFAS, due to their unique properties. That explains why it is so hard to find a replacement for these toxic "forever chemicals", which accumulat...
• The 2024 top ten emerging technologies in chemistry
  IUPAC has released the 2024 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. The goal of this initiative is to showcase the transformative value of chemistry and to inform the general public about the p...
• Nanoparticles designed to trap and neutralise large amounts of SARS-CoV2
  Researchers from the IBB-UAB have developed a new class of nanostructures capable of trapping and neutralising large quantities of the SARS-CoV2 virus particles, both in liquid solutions and on the...
• A Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis
  Researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and the University of Tokyo have designed bioinspired hydrogels capable of using sunlight to produce hydrogen and oxy...
• Determining properties of moscovium and nihonium
  An international team led by scientists of GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) succeeded in determining the chemical properties...
• Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
  In a recent study, an international research team with significant involvement from MedUni Vienna has investigated how nanoplastic particles deposited in the body affect the effectiveness of antibi...
• The mechanism of ice-nucleating bacteria
  Particular "Ice-nucleating proteins" produced by certain bacteria have the ability to control the freezing point of water - so efficiently that no other known material can compete. An interdiscipli...
• The changing climate could increase mobility of toxic metals in soils
  The changes scientists expect in the climate could cause the toxic metals naturally occurring in soils to become more mobile, destabilize ecosystems and increasingly enter the human food chain via ...
• Seagrass leaves shows high antibiotic potential against marine and human pathogens
  Seagrass meadows are not only nurseries for fish, coastal protectors and CO₂ reservoirs, they are also very effective in reducing the load of pathogens in the surrounding seawater. Scientists o...