Eppendorf Young Investigator Award 2008 for Dr. Simon Boulton

From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy

A new technology uses the "coffee-ring effect," paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics

Cryo-electron microscopy – Reaction cycle of an enzyme for CO2 fixation decoded

A promising enzyme candidate for biofuel production from carbon dioxide

More than 100-year-old flu virus sequenced

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed

New Label-Free Imaging Tracks Cancer Treatment in Single Cells

One Tool, Many Applications

Investigating kinase activity in living cells: Scientists build molecular recording tool

Overcoming limitations of optical imaging

The evolution of cancer cells decoded

"Our vision is a new type of early cancer detection"

Research team achieves breakthrough in environmentally friendly control of invasive pests

Solving a 35-year-old puzzle paves the way for sustainable control of insect pests worldwide

What the sea spider genome reveals about their bizarre anatomy

The first high-quality pycnogonid genome provides novel insights in chelicerate evo-devo

Making fibrosis visible – before it’s too late

With planned ETH spin-off to market maturity

Heaviest tin isotopes provide insights into element synthesis

New microscope 96 times faster: watching immune cells race

shoot 384 films simultaneously

A map for single-atom catalysts

The precise knowledge of the atomic environments can help produce single-atom catalysts that are more uniform, and thus more effective

WITec Paper Award 2025 winners announced

This year’s prizes reward scientists for their excellent work in material analysis, battery research and medical science

High-throughput screening, synthesis and characterization of active materials for flow batteries

International research network »PREDICTOR« aims to establish rapid, high-throughput methods to identify and develop materials for electrochemical energy storage

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

New analytical methodology: Significant detection of hazardous compounds and their effects on cells

Nanoburgers with promising flaws

DESY team finds surprising defects in tiny metal particles, which could stimulate the development of more efficient catalysts

Following the tracks of an extremely adaptive bacterium

Investigations of the genome of Pseudomonas syringae reveal unique natural products: New perspectives for biotechnology

Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

App-based early detection is as accurate as laboratory tests and could motivate more people to undergo screening

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Tumor diagnostics: AI model detects more than 170 types of cancer

Looking into the genome instead of into the tissue

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

New analytical methodology: Significant detection of hazardous compounds and their effects on cells

How chemical bonds are formed: Observing energy flow in real time

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible

New Microscopy tool for energy research

Technique allows scientists to explore the properties of photoelectrodes more precisely

A map for single-atom catalysts

The precise knowledge of the atomic environments can help produce single-atom catalysts that are more uniform, and thus more effective

Berlin-based blood analysis innovator aescolab secures new capital

Start-up uses AI for personalized health analyses

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

The evolution of cancer cells decoded

"Our vision is a new type of early cancer detection"

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

Chemists produce hexa-nitrogen for the first time - the most energy-rich substance ever formed

"...a huge advance in nitrogen chemistry": future application as environmentally friendly energy storage conceivable

Hold the cream and sugar: black coffee linked to lower risk of death

Benefits diminished with additives

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

PFAS: A novel path to breaking down “forever chemicals”

A new catalyst capable of cleaving strong carbon-fluorine bonds has been developed – potential use in pharmaceutical production

How fructose increases the risk of inflammation

Even short-term high fructose consumption influences the immune system

Sweet and climate-friendly: Kaufland's first own-brand products with a cocoa-free chocolate alternative

Small but Mighty: Miniaturized Hydrogen Production

“We asked the biologically somewhat crazy question of whether we can’t just find a shortcut and let ferredoxin produce hydrogen”

Amphibian skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer

Researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

How urea forms spontaneously

New reaction discovered: Potential for sustainable and low-energy urea synthesis

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Compostable Single-Use Tableware

Mechanically stable, water-resistant polymer films thanks to bio-based coatings

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Short naps increase the likelihood of flashes of inspiration

Study on the effect of power naps

Screw cap increasingly accepted for wine

A few years ago, this was unthinkable, as a recent study now shows

Breakthrough in lithium refining from lithium chloride

Strengthening the European battery industry: Nobian joins forces with Veolia to advance lithium production for batteries

Researchers discover how caffeine could slow cellular ageing

Coffee might do more than just wake you up

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

Sevenfold boost in lifespan of anode-free all-solid-state batteries using MoS₂ thin films

Employing cost-effective MoS₂ thin films in place of expensive noble metals resolves issues of non-uniform lithium plating and interfacial instability in anode-free all-solid-state batteries

Virtually indefinitely durable: the world's only heart valve prosthesis made from the body's own tissue implanted for the first time

Technology was transferred to the Berlin start-up GrOwnValve

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Renewable gas from hydrogen and CO₂

New sorption-enhanced methanation plant at Empa

Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia

Researchers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

Ready for summer with the PINK LEMONADE from waterdrop®

thyssenkrupp nucera Signs an Agreement to Acquire Key Technology Assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

Pigments that can do more

New discovery sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods leads to weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes

Multi-million investment to drive the de-fossilization of the chemical industry

Verbio flagship project in bio-based chemicals: groundbreaking for catalyst production in Hungary

Severe Polyneuritis Successfully Treated with CAR T-Cell Therapy

"We are starting a new chapter in the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases"

Antitrust proceedings against Delivery Hero and Glovo: EU Commission imposes heavy fines