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- Low-cost molybdenum complex paves the way for sustainable photochemistry
Given the urgent need for transforming how we use and produce energy, researchers are working hard to find sustainable and cost-effective materials for light-driven chemical applications. To date, ...
- Sustainable recycling using electrochemistry
New Halocycles project aims to develop a halogen recovery technique contributing to the stabilization of the power grid and the defossilization of the future industrial society. Increasing the r... - Less risk, less costs: Portable spectroscopy devices could soon become real
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an analytical tool with a wide range of applications, including the magnetic resonance imaging that is used for diagnostic purposes in medicine. However, NMR oft...
- Demonstration of technologically feasible read-out for ultrafast and stable magnetic memory
Within spin-based electronics, i.e., spintronics, a novel approach promising ultrafast and stable magnetic memory is based on antiferromagnets as active elements. These materials without macrosc... - Synthesizing valuable chemicals from contaminated soil
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and ETH Zurich have developed a process to produce commodity chemicals in a much less hazardous way than was previously possible. Such commod... - Producing dichloro and dibromo compounds in a safer and more environmentally friendly manner
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Mainz developed a new method to replace molecular chlorine and bromine in chemical synthesis with less toxic molecules. The technology helps to make ... - Limits of atomic nuclei predicted
Novel calculations have enabled the study of nearly 700 isotopes between helium and iron, showing which nuclei can exist and which cannot. In an article published in Physical Review Letters, scient...
- Sustainable alternatives to metal materials in large power storage systems
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) are investigating how to extract substances from lignin, a component of wood, which could serve as electrolytes in power storage systems and... - New NMR method enables monitoring of chemical reactions in metal containers
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is employed in a wide range of applications. In chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is in standard use for the purposes of analysis, while in the med... - Sustainable method for extracting vanillin from wood processing waste
Electrolytic depolymerization of lignin in caustic soda could replace the existing environmentally harmful process for producing the most widely used flavoring and aroma agent in the world. Scie... - A more sustainable photochemistry
Sustainable chemical applications need to be able to employ renewable energy sources, renewable raw materials, and Earth-abundant elements. However, to date many techniques have only been possible ...
- Discovering the secret of Dark Matter using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
A team led by Prof Dmitry Budker has continued their search for dark matter within the framework of the 'Cosmic Axion Spin Precession Experiment' (or 'CASPEr' for short). The CASPEr group conducts ... - Implantation of individual ions into crystals with an accuracy of 35 nanometers
Modern electronics is based on doped semiconductors. To synthesize electronic components, dopant atoms such as aluminum or phosphorus are embedded into crystals of ultrapure silicon. This allows fo... - A waste stream from food production is a valuable alternative for petroleum
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in South Africa and the University of ... - Historical gathering: International meeting of the discoverers of chemical elements
As part of the International Year of the Periodic Table 2019, the Conference on the Chemistry and Physics of Heavy Elements (TAN) taking place in Wilhelmshaven, Germany from the 25th to the 30th of... - Solution-processable ferroelectric nylons
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) led by Dr. Kamal Asadi in cooperation with colleagues of Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (JGU) have solved a four-decade c... - Longest half-life ever directly measured
The universe is almost 14 billion years old, which is an inconceivable length of time by human standards. Compared to some physical processes, however, it is but a moment. There are radioactive nuc... - New insights into the effects of food nanoparticles on the intestinal flora
The intestinal microbiome is not only key for food processing but an accepted codeterminant for various diseases. Researchers led by the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University M...
- How plants bind their green pigment chlorophyll
Whenever you see green color out in nature, you are likely to look at chlorophyll. This is the pigment used by all plants to do photosynthesis. There are two versions, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll... - Laser spectroscopy measurements reveal size and shape of the nucleus of nobelium
Sizes and shapes of nuclei with more than 100 protons were so far experimentally inaccessible. Laser spectroscopy is an established technique in measuring fundamental properties of exotic atoms and... - Chemical composition of aircraft exhaust aerosols investigated
Can aircraft pollutant emissions be reduced by using biofuels? And what influence does an alternative tank filling have on the formation of contrails? In mid-January, a joint German Aerospace Cente... - Quantum chemistry solves the mystery of why there are these 20 amino acids in the genetic code
Using quantum chemical methods, a team of researchers led by Dr. Matthias Granold and Professor Bernd Moosmann of the Institute of Pathobiochemistry at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz solved on...
- New method for monitoring nuclear waste
New scientific findings suggest neutrino detectors may play an important role in ensuring better monitoring and safer storage of radioactive material in nuclear waste repository sites. Researchers ... - How to overcome the problem of electrochemical polymer formation
Electrochemistry has undergone a renaissance in recent years and numerous research groups are currently working on the environmentally friendly production or conversion of molecules. However, despi... - Multifunctional nano-sized drug carriers developed
Nano-sized carrier systems find medical application to improve pharmacologic properties of bioactive agents. For many therapeutic approaches, it is important that the carrier system can stably inco...