Originally developed for research applications, the technology is also of interest to industry. Clara Saraceno plans to bring a new kind of laser to the market with a grant from the European Research ...

Covalent organic framework compounds are more active as catalysts than one would expect. Researchers have now discovered why. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are less stable as catalysts than ...

Researchers have created a miniature biocatalyst for hydrogen production. It works efficiently with electrons from photosynthesis. Natural hydrogen-producing enzymes are large and extremely sensitive ...

Die Forschenden wollen den Ausstoß von Klimagasen verringern und den Anfall von nicht mehr zu handhabenden Massen an Bauschutt eindämmen. Beim Bauen mit Beton werden Unmengen an CO 2 freigesetzt.

FPGA chips are part of many safety-critical applications. They have one particular valuable feature: they are individually reprogrammable – but with this feature also comes a risk. Field Programmable ...

Searching for clues and leads is still something investigators have to do themselves. But if they find creepy-crawlies at the crime scene, these creatures can be of great help. First come the ...

Researchers in Bochum have discovered a control mechanism that may also operate beyond plants. How lipids in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum of plant cells interact with proteins to organize ...

People who reduce their screen time on by merely one hour a day improve both their well-being and their motivation at work. On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones.

So far, geodesign has remained a niche in real-world planning practices. Yet it could make things so much easier. In urban planning, competing interests – such as creating more space for housing while ...

Geoscientists can reconstruct the climate of the past by analysing dripstones – and they can also draw up prognoses for the future. In the last interglacial period on Earth about 125,000 years ago, ...

Formaldehyde can inhibit enzymes that produce hydrogen particularly efficiently. Researchers from Bochum have discovered how this can be prevented. Formaldehyde is known as a preservative, among other ...

The nanosensors can be used to track reactions with invisible light, saving materials and time. The Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS and Ruhr University Bochum, ...