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Nanomaterials play an essential role in many areas of daily life. There is thus a large interest to gain detailed knowledge about their optical and electronic properties. Conventional microscopes g... - A novel source of X-rays for imaging purposes
Physicists at LMU Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have validated a novel laser-driven means of generating bright and highly energetic X-ray beams. The method opens up new ways... - Relativity theory also applicable in other research areas
Einstein's theory of time and space will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. Even today it captures the imagination of scientists. In an international collaboration, researchers from the Uni... - A Ranking of Environmental Chemicals
How dangerous are environmental chemicals and what is their effect on human health? In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the pharmacist Daniela Schuster is currently developing a c... - Researchers discover new molecular cages for metal ions
Metal ions such as lithium ions or sodium ions are contained in many everyday substances: table salt, lithium-ion batteries, anti-inflammatory medicines such as Voltaren or blood thinners such as h... - Synthetic magnetic nanoparticles could offer alternative to rare Earth magnets
A team of scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University has synthesized a powerful new magnetic material that could reduce the dependence of the United States and other nations on rare earth eleme... - Researcher has developed and applied three methods to analyse various compounds in cosmetics
Right now, there are 10,000 components that can be used to make cosmetics. These components have to be monitored to guarantee consumer safety. The UPV/EHU researcher Josu Lopez has developed three ... - Chemists weigh intact virus mixture with mass spectrometer
Carnegie Mellon University chemists, led by Mark Bier, have separated and weighed virus particles using mass spectrometry. This is the first time that researchers successfully used matrix-assisted ... - Fragrance compound linalyl acetate can cause contact allergy
Linalyl acetate, a fragrance chemical that is one of the main constituents of the essential oil of lavender, is not on the list of allergenic compounds pursuant to the EU Cosmetics Directive. Thus,... - Key reaction mechanism behind the highly touted sodium-oxygen battery discovered
Researchers from the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, led by Professor Linda Nazar who holds the Canada Research Chair in Solid State Energy Materials, have described a key mediation pathway ... - Like Sleeping Beauty, some research lies dormant for decades
Why do some discoveries fade into obscurity while others blaze a new trail the moment they are published? More mysteriously, why do some research papers remain dormant for years and then suddenly e... - New chip makes testing for antibiotic-resistant bacteria faster and easier
We live in fear of 'superbugs': infectious bacteria that don't respond to treatment by antibiotics, and can turn a routine hospital stay into a nightmare. A 2015 Health Canada report estimates that... - Ethanol refining may release more of some pollutants than previously thought
Ethanol fuel refineries could be releasing much larger amounts of some ozone-forming compounds into the atmosphere than current assessments suggest, according to a new study that found emissions of... - Endocrine disrupting chemicals in baby teethers
In laboratory tests, two out of ten teethers, plastic toys used to sooth babies' teething ache, release endocrine disrupting chemicals. One product contains parabens, which are normally used as pre... - Phages transducing antibiotic resistance
Bacteria resistant to antibiotics are on the rise. There are different explanations for how these resistances are transferred. Researchers from the Vetmeduni Vienna found phages in chicken meat tha... - Scientists identify key components in the formation of rubber
Dandelions are robust and undemanding plants - from which a desirable product can be extracted: rubber. This is why dandelions have increasingly become the focus of attention of the rubber-producin... - Measurement of a single nuclear spin in biological samples at room temperature
Physicists of the University of Basel and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute were able to show for the first time that the nuclear spins of single molecules can be detected with the help of magnetic p... - X-ray study allows improving the quality of chocolate
The study offers new insights into the formation of fat bloom, an unwelcome white layer that occasionally forms on chocolate. "Although fat blooming is perfectly harmless, it causes millions in dam... - New research into health benefits of coffee
Monash researchers, in collaboration with Italian coffee roasting company Illycaffè, have conducted the most comprehensive study to date on how free radicals and antioxidants behave during every st... - The Random Raman Laser: A new light source for the microcosmos
In modern microscope imaging techniques, lasers are used as light sources because they can deliver fast pulsed and extremely high-intensity radiation to a target, allowing for rapid image acquisiti... - A model approach for sustainable phosphorus recovery from wastewater
Phosphorus is an essential element for human nutrition. It plays multiple roles in the human body, including the development of bones and teeth. Fertilizer with phosphorus, applied to crops or lawn... - New polymers for creating artificial blood vessels
Blocked blood vessels can quickly become dangerous. It is often necessary to replace a blood vessel - either by another vessel taken from the body or even by artificial vascular prostheses. Togethe... - Researchers discover new means against cancerous tumours
Researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy at Kiel University have developed chemical compounds which have demonstrated strong effects on tumours. The so-called "aromatic heterocyclic compounds" are ... - Retsch celebrates 100th anniversary
One of the most successful companies in the laboratory market celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. In 1915 Friedrich Kurt Retsch founded the F. Kurt Retsch GmbH & Co. KG whole sale company f... - Stabilization of elusive silicon oxides allows new research possibilities for silicon chemistry and the semiconductor industry
In an effort that reaches back to the 19th-century laboratories of Europe, a discovery by University of Georgia (UGA) chemistry researchers establishes new research possibilities for silicon chemis...