Double functionalisation of titanium-based nanoparticles for drug delivery

New Study on Understanding How Proteins Function with Artificial Intelligence

Freie Universität Berlin-affiliated scientists contribute to Microsoft Research breakthrough in protein modeling

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"

Bio-Navi combats misdirected immune system

Researchers develop regulatory CAR-T cells to combat liver inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases and type 1 diabetes

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

Novel human stem cell-derived liver organoids

Supplementation with bile acids gives rise to grape-like clusters resembling liver tissue

Producing Desired Epoxides from Pollutants

A new selective biocatalyst

What the sea spider genome reveals about their bizarre anatomy

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

Patented turbo for immunotherapies against cancer

Production time for cell therapies reduced from weeks to days

Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators 2025 goes to Varun Venkataramani, Germany

Stretchable Electronics: Conductive Polymer Optimized for Wearable Biosensors

A deformable patch that measures the heart rate or detects biomarkers in the sweat and feels as soft and flexible as one's own skin

Breakthrough in Artificial Blood Production

A breakthrough that could make the production of artificial blood more efficient in the future

Making fibrosis visible – before it’s too late

With planned ETH spin-off to market maturity

Cellulose instead of Crude Oil: Sustainable Foams Developed

An international research team has developed certified biodegradable and recyclable multi-purpose foams

A recycling mechanism that helps cells fight aging

The findings open new directions for therapies against age-related diseases

New microscope 96 times faster: watching immune cells race

shoot 384 films simultaneously

Type 2 diabetes: Promising new active ingredient discovered without side effects for the heart and circulation

Improved effect of "weight loss injections"

WITec Paper Award 2025 winners announced

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

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

How urea forms spontaneously

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

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

Benefits diminished with additives

How fructose increases the risk of inflammation

Even short-term high fructose consumption influences the immune system

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

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

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

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

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

Short naps increase the likelihood of flashes of inspiration

Study on the effect of power naps

Researchers discover how caffeine could slow cellular ageing

Coffee might do more than just wake you up

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

Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia

Researchers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

Pigments that can do more

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

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

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

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

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

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible

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

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

New Microscopy tool for energy research

Technique allows scientists to explore the properties of photoelectrodes more precisely

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

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

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

Start-up wants to build the world's first stellarator-based fusion power plant in the 2030s

Proxima Fusion raises €130M Series A: “Fusion energy is entering a new era—moving from lab-based science to industrial-scale engineering”

Compostable Single-Use Tableware

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

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

Renewable gas from hydrogen and CO₂

New sorption-enhanced methanation plant at Empa

Screw cap increasingly accepted for wine

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

Nanoburgers with promising flaws

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

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

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Ready for summer with the PINK LEMONADE from waterdrop®

Saint-Gobain acquires Maturix

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

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

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Metal-organic Frameworks with Metallic Conductivity

Researchers produce MOF thin film with genuine metallic conductivity for the first time – prospects for the electronics of the future

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