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• Overcoming a limitation of STED microscopy
  The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, including STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. This method can be used to ob...
• A completely new type of microscopy based on quantum sensors
  Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have invented an entirely new field of microscopy, nuclear spin microscopy. The team can visualize magnetic signals of nuclear magnetic reson...
• Unveiling Neutral Sulfur Formation in SF₆ Under X-Ray Exposure
  An international collaboration, including researchers from the Molecular Physics Department of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, reveals the formation of neutral sulfur atoms dur...
• New catalysts for more sustainability
  The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds research into controlled quantum states of individual or coupled systems with its ongoing emerging talent program "Quantum Future"...
• Atomic traffic control for more precise quantum sensors
  UNESCO's International Year of Quantum Science and Technology begins with a success for TU researchers at the Institute of Applied Physics: Physical Review Research publishes results of their resea...
• Mystery solved: Symmetry of exotic crystals
  Crystals are highly symmetrical, but quasicrystals lack important symmetry properties. These solids pose puzzles for physics. A research team from the Technion in Haifa, the University of Duisburg-...
• New microscopic players in the global carbon cycle
  A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has identified new microscopic players in the global carbon cycle, a discovery that paints a clearer picture of carbon flow through the environment an...
• Analyzing odorants without artifacts - Established method as the gold standard
  When analyzing odorants in food or their raw materials, the formation of artifacts can significantly distort the results. In a new comparative study, two researchers from the Leibniz-Institute for ...
• Glacier pollution caused by nanoplastics
  Nanoplastics - plastic particles smaller than 1 µm - are widely dispersed because of their low weight. A research team coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has now p...
• Conductive polymers: New polymer crystal conducts electricity like a metal
  An international research team, including scientists from the TUD Dresden University of Technology, has developed a breakthrough two-dimensional conducting polymer - a special, ordered form of poly...
• New insights into the structure of atomic nuclei
  When world-leading teams join forces, new findings are bound to be made. This is what happened when quantum physicists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Max Planck Instit...
• Extraordinary accumulation of rare atoms could improve geological dating methods
  Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresde...
• The molecular choreography of efficient microbial carbon capture
  Researchers at three collaborating Max Planck Institutes have unveiled the process by which certain single-celled microorganisms convert carbon dioxide into energy-rich compounds in oxygen-free env...
• Why antibiotics can fail even against non-resistant bacteria
  Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal "Na...
• How dangerous are nanoplastics for babies in the womb?
  Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa researcher Tina Bürki is investigating the possible causes of this. Th...
• The industrial potential of extremophilic microorganisms
  XTREAM is a new international research project that will study resilient microorganisms from extreme environments to harness their properties for applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, agricult...
• The metal that does not expand
  Breakthrough in materials research: an alloy of several metals has been developed that shows practically no thermal expansion over an extremely large temperature interval. Most metals expand wh...
• A recyclable alternative to durable plastics
  Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls - these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, known for extreme durability. Their "crosslinked polymer" chemical stru...
• Faster response to new virus variants
  Viruses are masters at disguise. When they are pushed too far by our immune system, they send new virus variants into play that are no longer recognized by immune cells. They escape our immune syst...
• Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes
  Researchers at Linköping University have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study, published in Science Advances, lays the foundation for...