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Period products come in a variety of styles - liners, pads, tampons, cups and underwear - to help people feel comfortable during a menstrual bleed. But their labels don't usually list the ingredien... - Researchers "film" novel catalyst at work
A novel catalysis scheme enables chemical reactions that were previously virtually impossible. The method developed at the University of Bonn is also environmentally friendly and does not require r... - Deadly fungus beaten with new type of treatment
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections. The key is to block fungi from being abl... - On-off switch for enzymes
Researchers at TU Graz have gained new insights into the functioning of a protein found in bacteria, whose enzymatic activity is activated by blue light. Light affects living organisms in many diff... - Diamond sensor measures the position of individual X-ray flashes
Using a special diamond sensor, researchers at European XFEL have succeeded in precisely measuring the position of the extremely intense and short X-ray flashes generated by the facility-in a pulse... - Self-healing plastic becomes biodegradable
Konstanz chemists develop mineral plastics with numerous positive properties from sustainable basic building blocks and, together with biologists, demonstrate the material's excellent microbiologic... - New Superconductors Can Be Built Atom by Atom
The future of electronics will be based on novel kinds of materials. Sometimes, however, the naturally occurring topology of atoms makes it difficult for new physical effects to be created. To tack... - Zinc batteries with double efficiency for the production of hydrogen
Heating homes with solar power in midwinter - the renewable energy revolution wants to build a climate-friendly future for the world. But the move away from fossil fuels will remain a challenge as ... - Detection of bacteria and viruses with fluorescent nanotubes
An interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg and Zurich has developed a new approach to construct modular optical sensors which are capable of detecting viruses and bacteria. For this p... - Tracing invisible microplastic particles
How high are concentrations of microplastics in the environment, in our drinking water or in foods? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an automated analysis meth... - New Sensor Materials Heal Wounds
Custom-developed polymers developed at the Johannes Kepler University Linz could revolutionize sensor technology. These sensors not only react to, but also sense, biological material, forming the b... - Patterns of biodiversity unveiled
Understanding the origins and preservation of biodiversity is crucial as human impact continues to threaten our planet's rich variety of life. Often overlooked, narrow-ranged and evolutionary uniqu... - Biosurfactants might offer an environmentally friendly solution for tackling oil spills
Oil leaks into the oceans are estimated at approximately 1500 million liters annually worldwide. This leads to globally significant environmental pollution, as oil contains hazardous compounds such... - Artificial rocks from macroplastics threaten ocean health
Plastic waste is a problem on our beaches. Hence, it is largely removed in a coordinated manner within a few weeks. However, it can litter other coasts of the world for many months to years due to ... - PFAS reduce the activity of immune cells
Because they are persistant, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also known as "chemicals for eternety". They can lead to liver damage, thyroid disorders, obesity, hormonal disorders, an... - High-performance digital system for tailoring polymers
Polymers have become an indispensable part of everyday life. However, the current polymers represent only a small fraction of the huge number of polymers that theoretically exist. Prof. Dr. Christo... - Microplastic pollution: some lakes are worse impacted than oceans
Microplastics are found in lakes and reservoirs around the world. Pollution reaches even the most secluded places where human influence is minimal. Moreover, concentrations of microplastics in fres... - Organic electronics: Sustainability during the entire lifecycle
Organic electronics can make a decisive contribution to decarbonization and, at the same time, help to cut the consumption of rare and valuable raw materials. To do so, it is not only necessary to ... - Affordable and available technologies can curb rising nitrous oxide emissions
Researchers from IIASA and the University of Maryland in the US have found that nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and stratospheric ozone-depleting substance, could be readily abated with exis... - Innovative paper-like, battery-free, AI-enabled sensor for holistic wound monitoring
Timely and effective monitoring of wound healing status is critical to wound care and management. Impaired wound healing, such as chronic wounds (i.e. those that do not heal after 3 months) and pos... - The next generation of antimicrobial coating technologies
The transmission of pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses or parasites, can happen rapidly with catastrophic and long-term consequences - as SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the... - Puzzling glass vibrations
Sometimes the knowledge is already there - it has just been overlooked. For about half a century, physicists have puzzled over vibrations in glass at low temperatures. The reason: Glass carries sou... - Parallels between cat noses and gas chromatography
Scientists have found the secret to felines' finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes. A complex collection of tightly coiled bony airway structures gets the credit, according to the first de... - How the use of chemicals and biodiversity loss are connected
Science does not take a deep enough look at chemicals in the environment as one of the causes of the decline in biodiversity. Forty scientists in the RobustNature research network of Goethe Univers... - A new method for water splitting
Hydrogen is seen as an energy source of the future - at least, when it is produced in a climate-friendly way. Hydrogen can also be important for the production of active ingredients and other impor...