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A novel microscope operates on the quantum state of single electrons

Superconducting Nanowires Detect Single Protein Ions

Detection efficiency 1,000 times higher than conventional ion detectors due to high sensitivity

Fishing for DNA to measure biodiversity

Identifying the fish species present in a river based on traces of their DNA: this method has been successfully tested at about 90 sites in Switzerland

Watching electrons at work

Looking inside nanocrystals

Unveiling a new era of imaging: Boston University engineers lead breakthrough microscopy techniques

Researchers made significant advancements in the field of vibrational imaging

PicoRuler: Molecular Rulers for High-Resolution Microscopy

Opening the Door to Investigate Complex Processes in Cells

X-ray laser uncovers the structure of a natural anti-mosquito insecticide

Bacterial protein found to work against more species of mosquito as previously thought

Risk of serious COVID-19 infection can now be predicted

Researchers develop rapid test for severe infections

Seeing cancer’s spread through a computational window

Computational model allows researchers to simulate cellular-scale interactions across unprecedented distances in the human vasculature

Sturgeon products such as caviar sold in Europe are often illegal - or not even genuine

Gene and isotope analyses show that regulations are actively being broken

X-rays reveal how glasses lose their stability

PETRA III experiment shows how atoms in glass behave as weaknesses appear

Luxembourg discovery advances Parkinson’s disease diagnosis

Scientists uncover paradigm-shifting immune cell markers for early Parkinson's detection with particular relevance to women

Eppendorf and Neste forge strategic partnership to develop new line of renewable lab plastics

A sustainable choice for labs

Merck Expands Newest Biologics Testing Center in Shanghai

Further develops its biosafety testing laboratories to meet local demand

Spacetek Technology announces the successful closing of its Seed Financing Round

Time-of-flight mass spectrometers (TOF-MS) inspired by space technology

Start-up Better Basics Laborbedarf Wins First Place at the "Wiley Analytical Science Award 2024"

SmartRack® wins in the Separation, Laboratory Automation & Equipment Category

Verici DX reaches a global licensing and commercialisation agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Agreement grants rights to further develop an assay for pre-transplant prognostic testing

analytica 2024: Food analysis for sustainable nutrition

From PFAS to microplastics: focus on new harmful substances

HunterLab Spreads Its Vibrant Colors to Europe: Introducing 'HunterLab Europe'

Steering HunterLab Europe is none other than the Christian Jansen, who literally grew up in the color spectrophotometry world

HeartBeat.bio raises € 4.5 million in Pre-Series A financing

New funds to drive development of organoid screening platform for cardiac drug discovery

Huber Kältemaschinenbau receives highest award at the "Großer Preis des Mittelstandes" (Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Businesses)

Fraunhofer IPA transfers rights to use laboratory robot KEVIN United Robotics Group

KEVIN can be flexibly and intuitively integrated into laboratory infrastructures and automates processes

Laboratory equipment manufacturer KNAUER honored as top employer

analytica 2024 presents the laboratory world of tomorrow

Focus topics are digitization and sustainability

Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers

A coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria: Start-up to commercialise coated bacteria for large-scale use in regenerative agriculture

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

Dietary management drugs have transformed Type 2 diabetes care, but daily injection routines are challenging for some patients

Dunning-Kruger effect with muesli bars

Those who know the least consider themselves highly competent

Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol

Start-up C1 Green Chemicals AG and research partners develop fundamentally new production process

Pregnancy remodels the brain

Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers

After nationalization: Carlsberg manager arrested in Russia

This is a battery

Two colored liquids bubbling through tubes: Is this what the battery of the future looks like?

Coffee only wakes you up if you rarely drink it

What is the ideal way to consume coffee?

Italy bans the production and sale of lab-grown meat

Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

Low-altitude and denser clouds contained greater amounts of microplastics

Excessive fluid consumption: habit or hormonal disorder?

Which test provides a reliable diagnosis?

Naked Clams: The New Superfood Sensation Emerging from the Depths

Researchers found Naked Clams contain almost twice the amount of Vitamin B12 as blue mussels and have developed an efficient way to farm them

Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable compounds

Scientists develop a new method to incorporate harmful perfluoroalkenes into N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Mobile phone use may affect semen quality

Is 4G less harmful than 2G?

Pushers, overcrowded trains and phone zombies

Sprite presents the world's first vending machine that responds to the things that bother Generation Z the most

Graphene's proton permeability: A switch for future energy technologies

This discovery could lead to the development of more efficient hydrogen fuel cells and solar water-splitting devices

The Largest Biotech City in Europe Will Soon Be Built

The entire BIO CITY complex will span an area equivalent to 10 football fields, total investment expected to reach around 7 billion euros

Tönnies Group launches first nationwide "Meat Climate Platform"

100 guests at the Future Forum for Agriculture

Lithium-ion batteries are no longer the gold standard in battery tech

On the way to safer and more powerful energy sources

Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells

Researchers develop artificial cells from synthetic materials

Could eating turkey ease colitis?

According to data in mice, extra tryptophan could reduce the risk of future colitis flares

New designs for solid-state electrolytes may soon revolutionize the battery industry

Scientists achieve monumental improvements in lithium-metal-chloride solid-state electrolytes

Alzheimer’s Drug PRI-002 Receives EMA Approval for Phase II Trial

From the trough to the plate - digitally calculated

Computer program "ConTrans" estimates how much of an undesirable substance is transferred from animal feed to food

Vulcan officially opened its Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant

Europe’s first plant for fully domestic lithium chemicals production, to secure Europe’s lithium supply chain for Battery Electric Vehicle manufacturers

Taking antibiotics back in time

“Recreating such an ancient molecule was exhilarating, akin to bringing dinosaurs or wooly mammoths back to life”

Are healthy foods automatically sustainable, too?

Perceptions about sustainability and healthy food choices are closely linked

CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year

The weight of pollution: exposure linked to obesity

Chronic exposure to environmental pollutants found to increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Study of sourdough starter microbiomes to boost bread quality and safety

USDA grant to fund research that may benefit those with celiac disease