How to tell the sex of a criminal from a fingerprint

A pioneering spectrometer for hard X-rays at European XFEL

"The new spectrometer opens up completely new spectroscopic possibilities at high X-ray energies"

An elegant method for the detection of single spins using photovoltage

This could lead to a much more compact design of quantum sensors

New Method for Detecting Nanoplastics in Body Fluids

TU Graz and start-up BRAVE Analytics have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition

Scientists achieve breakthrough in laser-alignment for macromolecular single-particle imaging

Visualization of molecular structures with unprecedented detail

Method for producing designer proteins improved

Long-standing problem solved: Researchers discover that misfolding prevents efficient utilisation of so-called split inteins as ‘protein glue’

What our brain does when the mind is at rest

New insights into the brain’s default mode network

Gold battles cancer

Results establish a relationship between the chemical structure and reactivity of a gold complex, its speciation in the cell, and its cytotoxicity

Nanotechnology: DNA origami boosts sensitivity of rapid tests

Early detection of strokes and heart attacks

Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing

Skin models with living cells

New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug

Interdisciplinary research approach enables breakthrough

Improved analysis of silicon surfaces

Progress for photovoltaics, for example

Sensors against superbugs

Dangerous increase in antimicrobial resistance: Detect resistant pathogens faster and start customized treatment in good time

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life

After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud

Cracking the Code of Protein Degradation

New technology to decipher the intricacies of the protein degradation code within cells

Silk sponges instead of animal testing

How a 3D cell culture system could revolutionize cancer diagnostics

New imaging reveals the secrets of cellular traffic control

Texas A&M University researchers work with experts from EMBL Imaging Centre to uncover how molecules navigate the nuclear pore complex

New Real-time Method for Environmental Monitoring

Hyperspectral imaging

Pocket-sized breath test for stomach bacteria

Mini sensor analyses breath for infection with Helicobacter pylori

Just take a photo to determine the chemical composition

Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images

Inflammatory messenger fuels Alzheimer’s

Combination therapy could potentially slow down the deterioration of the brain

Just take a photo to determine the chemical composition

Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images

Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing

Skin models with living cells

Pocket-sized breath test for stomach bacteria

Mini sensor analyses breath for infection with Helicobacter pylori

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Munich-based lab automation startup raised €2.77M

AI-driven biotech research: Connected labs for faster scientific progress

Inflammatory messenger fuels Alzheimer’s

Combination therapy could potentially slow down the deterioration of the brain

New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug

Interdisciplinary research approach enables breakthrough

Cracking the Code of Protein Degradation

New technology to decipher the intricacies of the protein degradation code within cells

New Leadership at Andreas Hettich GmbH

After 20 years of successful leadership by the Eberle family, the Hettich Group is entering a new, forward-looking phase

New Real-time Method for Environmental Monitoring

Hyperspectral imaging

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life

After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud

What our brain does when the mind is at rest

New insights into the brain’s default mode network

New green chemistry extracts valuable compounds from plant waste

What drives our cravings for food and drink?

New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

Scientific breakthrough in chemistry

Scientists succeed in fully synthesizing one of the strongest natural cytotoxic substances: a great step forward for cancer research

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles, like a Google Earth map

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

Origin of Life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

The "funky" side of solid-state battery development

Material design and surface modifications create new opportunities

Research breakthrough: Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to fillings

This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment alternative

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

Novel Memristors to Overcome AI’s "Catastrophic Forgetting"

High blood pressure? Eat more bananas

New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure

Eating mangos daily shown to improve insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control

New research finds mangos may be key to reducing insulin resistance in adults who are overweight or obese

New approaches in battery production

From raw material processing to recycling

How does the immune system age?

Research team shows very precise and comprehensive correlation between immune profiles and age, gender, smoking, obesity and diseases

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

A high-fat diet reduces a brain chemical linked to pleasure. Boosting it in mice aids weight loss.

C1 raised €20 million in fresh capital to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries

Green methanol: Commercialisation of the circular raw material of the future

mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the ‘long-term memory’ of the immune system

Findings have far-reaching implications for the development of future vaccination strategie

AI food scanner turns phone photos into nutritional analysis

NYU Tandon researchers develop technology to calculate calories and nutrients from food images

Improved Recycling of Plastic from Packaging Waste

Recycled plastic used in filaments for 3D printing

Faster, cheaper, animal-free: start-up aims to revolutionise drug development

Start-up prize for "EmbryoNet AI Technologies"

Meat consumption remains at a low level

ProVeg speaks of "intermediate plateau" and underlines call for a future nutrition plan

European chemical companies pessimistic for 2025: recovery not foreseeable until 2026

Green transformation remains one of the top management priorities alongside digitalization and AI

The proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter is much higher than assumed

Measured from the air in real time

New highly effective bitter compound identified

Mushroom study expands knowledge of natural bitter compounds

Chatbot opens computational chemistry to nonexperts

New tool turns complex process of simulating molecules in solution into a user-friendly chat

Novel anti-asthma drug

LMU spin-off receives multi-million euro EU grant

Who is ready to eat a plant-based diet?

Study shows: Medical recommendations and a good infrastructure in particular can help people switch to a more plant-based diet