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• Discrepancy in muon's magnetic moment resolved
  An international team of physicists has achieved unprecedented accuracy in computing the magnetic properties of the muon using several supercomputers including Europe's first exascale machine JUPIT...
• Bioreactors to produce millions of human immune cells
  Researchers at Hannover Medical School (MHH) have developed a method for efficiently producing human immune cells, such as macrophages, in medium-sized bioreactors. The immune cells can be derived ...
• Degradation of short-chain PFAS: new method to remove perfluorobutanoic acid from water
  Short-chain perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) such as perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) are increasingly entering the environment via various pathways and contaminating groundwa...
• New software visualizes biological processes in motion
  Chemical reactions drive life. They ensure that cells obtain energy, proteins perform their functions, and DNA changes under certain conditions. However, many of these processes occur on extrem...
• New sustainable polymer class discovered
  Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered a new class of polymers as part of the work carried out within the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1357 Microplastics. These polyme...
• Semiconductor industry is relying on the wrong materials
  The miniaturization of electronic components has been a tremendous success story, driving technological progress for decades. Work is already underway on the next revolution in computer chips: 2D m...
• Investigating hydroxyl radicals in solution
  How do radicals form in aqueous solutions when exposed to UV light? This question is important for health research and environmental protection, for example with regard to the overfertilisation of ...
• Multimodal electron microscopy enables comprehensive insights into organic solar cells
  How do organic solar cells work on the inside? The answer lies in structures far too small to see-and difficult to access even with advanced techniques. So far, researchers have relied mainly on X-...
• Evidence of an exotic atomic nucleus state
  An international research team has found evidence of the existence of an exotic atomic nucleus state in an experiment at the GSI/FAIR research center in Darmstadt. Although such a state has long be...
• Evidence for long-debated roaming mechanism in photochemical reactions
  The halomethane compound bromoform (CHBr₃) has devastating effects on the ozone layer. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, bromoform reacts with UV radiation, releasing bromine molecules which d...
• How copper atoms shed electrons
  When laser flashes hit matter, electrons are knocked off their orbits around the atomic nuclei. This can generate extremely hot plasmas composed of charged particles - ions and electrons. As they r...
• Innovative Analytical Devices Provide Deep Insights into Battery Cells
  MEET Battery Research Center at the University of Münster expands its battery cell analytics capabilities with two innovative devices. Additions to the existing equipment include an inductively cou...
• Electrochemical process enables recovery of valuable raw materials
  Lithium, cobalt and nickel are in high demand - and they are hard to obtain. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM are developing an elect...
• How microbes survive in the plastisphere
  Plastic pollution is a global problem. It damages ecosystems, endangers animals, and in the form of nanoplastic particles can also have consequences for human health. A global agreement to regulat...
• Smartphone rapid test detects microbiologically contaminated water
  Microbiologically contaminated water poses a significant health risk worldwide - especially in areas where laboratories are scarce and rapid testing is crucial. Researchers at the Federal Insti...
• Converting sewage sludge into phosphorus for industrial use
  Disposing of wastewater treatment plant waste while simultaneously recovering white phosphorus: The new thermochemical FlashPhos process demonstrates how this works. It is currently the only te...
• Observing hidden electron interactions in graphene at room temperature
  An international team of researchers led by Dmitri Efetov , Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics at LMUs Faculty of Physics and MCQST co-coordinator for Research Area Quantum Matter, built...
• Bioelectronics: Conductive hydrogel enables electrical and biochemical signal control
  Many emerging medical technologies rely on seamless integration between biological systems and electronics. This requires materials that are soft, electrically conductive, and biologically active -...
• Lipid identification: Chemical fingerprint instead of dye
  A team at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new microscopy technique that can distinguish lipid species in living cells - in particular cholesterol and s...
• Soil bacteria break down toxic chemicals in the environment
  Many aromatic compounds, such as phenols, cresols and styrenes, are toxic to organisms and harmful to the environment. They can accumulate as a result of industrial processes and harm ecosystems. S...
• X-ray laser permits insights into anomalies of water.
  Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University and of the MPI for Polymer Research have been able to determine the existence of a critical point in supercooled water at around -63 °C and 1...