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17
Feb 2020
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Catalyst deposition on fragile chips

Angew.Chem.: Electrocatalysts can help to obtain chemicals from renewable raw materials or to use alternative energy sources. But testing new…

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11
Feb 2020
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Observing proteins in their natural environment

PNAS: Proteins can expel active pharmaceutical ingredients from the target cells. Now we can watch them as they do it.

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04
Feb 2020
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Fast screening for potential new catalysts

Angew.Chem.: A new concept makes it possible to identify the most promising among an abundance of possible element combinations.

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02
Dec 2019
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Bioelectrocatalysis as basis for the energy revolution

Nat. Cat.: Science has come a long way, but there are still some obstacles that prevent a breakthrough.

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04
Nov 2019
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How oxygen destroys the core of important enzymes

JACS: New findings are expected to help protect the hydrogen-producing enzymes from harmful oxygen - which is interesting for biotechnological…

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09
Oct 2019
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How to make biocatalysts immortal

JACS: Oxygen threatens sustainable catalysts that use hydrogen to produce electricity in fuel cells. Researchers from Bochum and Marseille have…

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07
Oct 2019
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Determining the activity of noble-metal-free catalyst particles

Angew. Chem.: Noble-metal-free nanoparticles could serve as catalysts for the production of hydrogen from water. Because they are so small, their…

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30
Sep 2019
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Converting CO2 to valuable resources with the help of nanoparticles

JACS: Enzymes use cascade reactions to produce complex molecules from comparatively simple raw materials. Researchers have now copied this principle.

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11
Sep 2019
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Molecule properties change through light

Angew. Chem.: Green light affects this chemical compound in a different way than blue light. The molecule is of interest to computer industry as it…

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19
Aug 2019
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How two water molecules dance together

Angew. Chem.: Although water is omnipresent, the interaction between individual water molecules is not yet fully understood.

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08
Aug 2019
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How Nature splits water and powers the planet

PNAS: An international research team including the Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) in Germany and The Australian…

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30
Jul 2019
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Next step in producing magnetic organic molecules

Angew.Chem.: Unlike metallic magnets, magnets consisting of organic molecules could be lightweight, transparent, flexible or liquid. Normally,…

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24
Jul 2019
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How nature builds hydrogen-producing enzymes

PNAS: The heart of the biological catalyst is only introduced during the last step. The process is complex.

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25
Jun 2019
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Award for Nicolas Plumeré

The researcher integrates plant enzymes into sensors and fuel cells.

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24
Jun 2019
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High reaction rates even without precious metals

JACS: Precious metals are often efficient catalysts. But they are expensive and rare. However, it has so far been difficult to determine how efficient…

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07
Jun 2019
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How acids behave in ultracold interstellar space

Sci. Adv.: Solvated acids tend to release a proton. However, they display more complex behaviour under space conditions.

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05
Jun 2019
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How to engine break a cell’s drug carrier

Nat. Comm.: RESOLV scientists shed new light on the inner workings of ABC exporters

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22
May 2019
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In cages, bowls and pills: How to dissolve football-shaped fullerenes

JACS: New organic ligands assemble into structrures that offer new options for fullerene solubilization and modification

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15
May 2019
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Applying precious metal catalysts economically

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.: Precious metal nanoparticles of platinum and gold are excellent catalysts. But they are expensive and rare. This new method…

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