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- Breakthrough in Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have successfully developed a new technique for deciphering the properties of light and matter that can simultaneously detect and pre... - Next steps in the PFAS restriction process - timeline for next six months
During the public consultation on the PFAS restriction dossier submitted by the German authorities together with the authorities of four other European countries, which ran from March to September ... - PFAS in blood are ubiquitous
Researchers at DZNE provide evidence that traces of the widely used PFAS chemicals in human blood are associated with unfavorable lipid profiles and thus with an increased risk of cardiovascular di... - Mycelium can help us avoid packaging waste
It is easy to spot in mould with the naked eye: the fine mycelial network, which mostly grows hidden in the ground or in biomass. Mycelium possesses properties that can be very useful in avoiding e... - Revamped plastics recycling chain
These days, the majority of consumable and everyday items are made from petroleum-based plastic. In Germany alone, some six million tons of plastic waste are generated every year. Approximately hal... - Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically
A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed fractionalisation of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the pheno... - Photosynthetic secrets come to light
Secrets of photosynthesis have been discovered at atomic level, shedding important new light on this plant super-power that greened the earth more than a billion years ago. John Innes Centre resear... - Like a lab in your pocket: new test strips in gene-based diagnostics
Biosensing technology developed by UNSW engineers has made it possible to create gene test strips that rival conventional lab-based tests in quality. When the pandemic started, people who felt unwe... - Improve Understanding of Relationships between Proteins and Diseases
Proteins have a multitude of biological functions in the human body. Diseases may develop if there are disruptions in protein production, structure, or function. A statistician at the Institute for... - Adhesives from feathers instead of petroleum
Adhesives are almost always based on fossil raw materials such as petroleum. Researchers at Fraunhofer have recently developed a process that allows to utilize keratin for this purpose. This highly... - Gold recovery from e-waste by food-waste Amyloid aerogels
Transforming base materials into gold was one of the elusive goals of the alchemists of yore. Now Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich has... - New sensing layer for chip-based pH measurement
Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS announces a significant advance in chemical and biochemical analysis. The team led by Dr. Olaf R. Hild, Head of the Chemical Sensor Technology Bu... - New Consortium Aims to Develop More Sustainable Sodium-based Batteries
The batteries of the future must be both powerful and sustainable. A new joint project, coordinated by the University of Würzburg, aims to make sodium-ion batteries ready to fulfill for these requi...