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• Bio-based polyesters for demanding long-term applications
  Current bio-based plastics are limited to short-life applications, such as packaging, as they have insufficient long-term properties. The new project "Bio-based polyesters for demanding long-term a...
• Novel memristors to overcome AI's "catastrophic forgetting"
  They consume extremely little power and behave similarly to brain cells: so-called memristors. Researchers from Jülich, led by Ilia Valov, have now introduced novel memristive components in Nature ...
• Insight into the architecture of mitochondria using cryo-electron tomography
  Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel have now gained insight into the ...
• Pollutants often originate in the air
  At CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Geneva, an international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has conducted especially precise measurements of atmospheric...
• Efficient separation of deuterium at elevated temperatures
  A novel porous material capable of separating deuterium from hydrogen at a temperature of 120 K has been introduced. Notably, this temperature exceeds the liquefaction point of natural gas, thus fa...
• Tool identifies specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria
  University of Tübingen research team shortens the search for attackers that can wipe out multiresistant pathogens - with the aim of treating infections without antibiotics. A newly developed lab...
• A further step towards artificial photosynthesis
  With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilise solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Würzburg chemists have taken this one step further. Photosynthesis is a marvellou...
• The seabed marine litter pollution in the deep Mediterranean is among the worst in the world
  A JRC-led study recently published in Marine Pollution Bulletin has revealed that the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea, the Calypso Deep, has one of the highest concentrations of marine litte...
• A sustainable alternative free of 'forever chemicals'
  A UBC student has developed bamboo-based takeout containers that are as durable as conventional options, don't rely on harmful "forever chemicals" and break down quickly in natural conditions. F...
• Heavy ligands unravel new chemistry for heavy elements
  Studying the properties of a material that is radioactive and rare is difficult. The elements that come after plutonium in the periodic table (called transplutonium elements) are both. The result i...
• Muscles from the 3D printer
  Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printin...
• New process to enable the conversion of CO₂ into sustainable basic chemicals
  The sustainable production of chemical base materials using CO₂ as a carbon source is the goal of the "PKat4Chem" project. The project partners involved aim at further developing the process of low...
• Measure minute quantities of oxygen selectively, efficiently and reliably in gas mixtures
  Oxygen is essential for life and a reactive player in many chemical processes. Accordingly, methods that accurately measure oxygen are relevant for numerous industrial and medical applications: ...
• Airborne microplastics: Where do they come from, where do they go?
  How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health threat. Using a global chemical transport model, researchers have provided...
• Trapped molecules to perform quantum operations for the first time successfully
  Molecules haven't been used in quantum computing, even though they have the potential to make the ultra-high-speed experimental technology even faster. Their rich internal structures were seen as t...
• A method to purify proteins with light
  Proteins play a key role in the life sciences - from basic research and biotechnological applications to the development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. Scientists at the Technical Univer...
• How cigarette waste promotes the spread of resistant germs
  Antibiotic resistance is a major global health problem: it implies that vital drugs are no longer effective. A study led by researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology at TUD Dresden University of...
• New-to-Nature pathway outperforms natural pathway in living bacteria
  For the first time, an international collaboration has demonstrated that synthetic carbon assimilation can operate more efficiently in a living system than its natural counterpart. Researchers ...
• High levels of microplastics in bird lungs, raise alarms about the pollution humans inhale daily
  Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how ...
• Reactive nitrogen species dominance is key in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
  The balance between two types of molecules - reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) - plays a crucial role in tackling drug-resistant bacteria, according to a new study f...
• Polyurethane foam without health risks
  Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have developed a foil that changes into polyurethane foam (PU foam) when heated - entirely without health risks. The foil al...