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17
Mar 2025
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Structure of Supercritical Water Decoded

When exposed to high temperatures and pressure, water enters a state in which liquid and gas can no longer be distinguished. For a long time, there…

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06
Mar 2025
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Salts as building blocks for organocatalysis

A research team based in Bochum and Mülheim is using a new type of salt to specifically produce one of two possible mirror-image molecules.

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15
Jan 2025
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How Nature Optimizes Hydrogen-producing Biocatalysts

Oxygen can destroy hydrogen-producing enzymes. Researchers from Bochum and Osaka have discovered how an extraordinary protein survives in the presence…

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07
Jan 2025
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Membrane Anchor Suppresses Protein Aggregation

Researchers have gained valuable insight into the development of prion diseases of the brain.

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18
Dec 2024
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Electrode potential transforms surfaces

They are highly selective and can be easily separated from the reaction mixture: single-atom catalysts combine the advantages of homogeneous and…

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06
Dec 2024
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Ausstellung gibt Einblicke in die Forschung des Exzellenzclusters RESOLV

Eine Expedition in die Welt der naturwissenschaftlichen Forschung können Besucher*innen in der Ausstellung „Völlig losgelöst“ erleben. Sie erhalten…

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03
Dec 2024
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Revolutionizing Plasma Control by Lasers

Clara Saraceno will use an ERC Consolidator Grant to develop new methods for adjusting air plasma composition using ultrafast lasers. This…

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26
Nov 2024
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How Catalysts Secretly Lose Their Stability

Covalent organic framework compounds are more active as catalysts than one would expect. Researchers have now discovered why.

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12
Nov 2024
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New Insights Into the Hydrogen Bonding of Hydrogen Sulphide

Water and the bad smelling molecule hydrogen sulphide do not seem to have a lot in common at first sight. However, when investing a little energy,…

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12
Aug 2024
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Local Solvation is Decisive for Fluorescence of Biosensors

Nanotubes can serve as biosensors. They change their fluorescence when they bind to certain molecules. Until now, it was unclear why. Researchers have…

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16
Jul 2024
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Producing Hydrogen and Fertilizer at The Same Time

This new concept could allow the needs of previously separate industries to be combined.

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12
Jun 2024
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Top-level research ‘made in NRW’ presented in the parliament of NRW

RESOLV gave an insight into our high-profile research at the State Parliament in Düsseldorf. Together with 13 other clusters of excellence, RESOLV's…

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04
Jun 2024
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Paving the Way for Hydrogen from Algae Enzymes

J. Am. Chem. Soc.: A research team from Bochum has identified a crucial detail that’s essential for the production of hydrogen using biocatalysts.

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23
May 2024
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New insights into the evolution of the prion protein

A study from Bochum describes a mammal-specific domain of the prion protein and offers new approaches for research into neurodegenerative diseases.

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11
Apr 2024
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New Ways to Fine Tune Electrochemistry

RESOLV Scientists have found new paths to steer and optimize electrochemical processes.

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01
Apr 2024
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Clara Saraceno receives the IKZ International Fellowship Award 2024

This year, the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth is awarding the prize for oxide and fluoride dielectrics and laser crystals.

 

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18
Feb 2024
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New Nanosensors Make Diagnostic Procedures More Sensitive

The nanosensors can be used to track reactions with invisible light, saving materials and time.

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22
Dec 2023
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Novel Catalyst System for CO2 Conversion

Cell Rep Phys Sci.:Researchers are constantly pushing the limits of technology by breaking new ground in CO2 conversion. Their goal is to turn the…

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20
Dec 2023
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When the Cellular Waste Collector Doesn’t Show Up

Researchers have identified a mechanism that promotes the breakdown of harmful protein deposits. If it malfunctions, it can lead to Parkinson’s…

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04
Dec 2023
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This is how protein aggregates can trigger neurodegenerative diseases

It’s quite obvious that they are involved. The latest findings show one possible way

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