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Physiologists at Jena University Hospital have used single-channel measurements to investigate the conductivity of pacemaker ion channels, which control the rhythmic activity of nerve or heart muscle cells.

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: The increasing electrification of the chemical industry and the transport sector is increasing the global demand for sustainable and regionally available starting materials for electrochemical energy storage systems.

In a new study, business chemists at the University of Münster assess the costs of hydrogen-powered cargo ships Cargo transport is responsible for an enormous carbon footprint.

People all'over the world largely agree on what the colour blue looks like or what the shape of a ball feels like.

Three scientists report on their research into the energy transition Using catalysis to conserve resources Chemistry plays an important role in the development of modern products, but it faces the challenge of having to become more sustainable.

Mushrooms are existing in a breathtaking variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Especially in autumn, mushroom hunters are going into the forests to find the tastiest of them, prepare them in multiple ways and eat them with relish. However, it is well known that there are also poisonous mushrooms among them, and it is live saving to distinguish between them.

Physics students doing their masters course fabricate microscopically tiny specimens in a practical training session in a cleanroom.

The lightest of all'elements, hydrogen, is in great demand due to its promising role as a sustainable resource in the energy transition. A team from Leipzig University and TU Dresden, as part of the Hydrogen Isotopes 1,2,3H Research Training Group, has made an important breakthrough in the efficient and cost-effective provision of isotopes.

When water is split electrolytically, the result is typically hydrogen - and useless oxygen. Instead of oxygen, you can also produce a useful product.

The Technische Universität Ilmenau is researching high-performance components and their properties in a large-scale federal project to make the production of hydrogen from sunlight more stable, efficient and cost-effective.

Heidelberg chemists characterise new basic structure in the field of aromaticity The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds.

Research team mimics natural molecular structures / New possibility for vaccine development Meningococci ( Neisseria meningitidis ) are disease-causing bacteria that cause life-threatening meningitis, or blood poisoning (septicaemia).

25 April is DNA Day.

Understanding the regulatory mechanism paves the way to enhance the effectiveness of anti-inflammatory therapies and to develop strategies to counteract the negative effects of stressand age-related cortisol excess.