Nanodiamonds are tiny diamond particles only a few nanometres in size. Because they are chemically highly stable and can host so-called colour centres, optically active defects in the crystal lattice, they are considered promising materials for quantum technologies, sensing and biomedical research. ...

A team led by Innsbruck physicist Roland Wester has determined a fundamental property of the carbon dimer with unprecedented accuracy in the laboratory. The results provide a high-quality reference value for future calculations of the electronic structure of carbon molecules. Carbon is the basic bui...

Researchers have discovered that atoms can be mixed, separated and recombined within the same experiment, providing a pathway to a record-breaking catalyst for green hydrogen production.  In the study, the team created nanoscale particles containing only a few dozen platinum and nickel atoms and obs...

As the global satellite industry enters a phase of rapid expansion, demand for lightweight, high-performance energy storage systems is rising sharply.The satellites market was valued at USD 15.68 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 46.79 billion by 2031 — a CAGR of nearly 17%.  The small s...

The K+S Group acquires Qemetica’s salt business. The salt and fertilizer producer based in Kassel (Germany) is purchasing two evaporated salt production sites in Stassfurt (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) and Janikowo (Poland) from the Polish chemical company. Thereby, K+S is further expanding its own Europ...

The chemical industry is currently undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its history. While discussions in Europe often focus on rising energy costs and increasing regulatory burdens — challenges that can be addressed through political measures — another key issue is frequently over...

Sometimes geometry determines what is chemically possible: As TU Wien has now shown, tiny irregularities can completely change the chemical behavior of a surface. Why do certain surfaces behave very differently from what theoretical calculations suggest? Scientists long assumed that the aluminum oxi...

cylib, a specialist in sustainable battery recycling and graphite recovery, and Vianode, an advanced battery materials company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining a collaboration on the development and potential future supply of recycled graphite for next-generation batteries,...

Applying an external magnetic field during the synthesis of CoFe₂O₄ electrocatalysts triples the ammonia yield during electrocatalytic conversion. The magnetic field alters the surface states of the spinel oxide thin films, making catalytically active sites more accessible. In the journal 'Advanced ...

The World Chemical Engineering Council (WCEC) announced a significant leadership transition as Professor Carlos Negro (Spain) has assumed the role of Chairman of the World Chemical Engineering Council, succeeding Professor Guohua Chen (China). Professor Guohua Chen has provided outstanding leadershi...

The synthesis of materials can serve as a tool for developing smart, adaptive electrocatalysts. This rapidly evolving field of research involves in-situ analytics, data-driven discoveries and autonomous robotics. These new approaches could accelerate the discovery of long-lasting and efficient catal...

Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries power increasingly more of our world. And yet, even as places like the U.S., Europe, and Australia have abundant lithium resources within their borders, China dominates global lithium refining. The biggest hurdle to tapping into ...

Plastics, medicines, cosmetics – there are very few everyday products that do not rely on using fossil resources. A European research team led by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is now aiming to revolutionize this cornerstone of the chemical industry: as part of the CarboNcare project, scientis...

The biotech startup hephaistos.bio has obtained CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to help manufacturers replace complex and energy-intensive chemical processes with more resilient and sustainable production methods. Combining computational biology, chemistry, and machine learning, the ETH-born venture d...

The Annual General Meeting of technotrans SE approved the distribution of a dividend of € 0.83 per share. This represents a 57 % increase in the dividend compared to the previous year. In addition, the shareholders elected Dr. Karine Brand as a new shareholder representative to the Supervisory Board...

An extremely fast microscopy method to research the interaction of light and matter makes it possible to study optical processes on very short timescales. To this end, a German-Italian research team is combining holographic imaging with ultrafast spectroscopy in an innovative way. In this manner, ev...

In honor of Prof. Gerhard Ertl, Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate in 2007, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and the three Berlin universities (FU, HU and TU Berlin) annually bestow the Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award. This year, Dutch chemist Prof. Marc Koper from the University of Leiden...

Chemical bonding is one of the central organizing principles of the microscopic world. It determines how atoms combine and thereby governs a wide range of physical and chemical properties of quantum systems across many length scales, ranging from small molecules and biomolecules to macroscopically l...

The chemical-pharmaceutical industry got off to a weak start in 2026. Seasonally adjusted production fell by 2.8% in the first quarter. This was almost 6% lower than in the previous year. The main reason for this was the significant decline in pharmaceutical production after companies used pull-forw...

The Röchling Group remained resilient in a challenging market environment during the 2025 financial year and increased its profitability despite a slight currency-related decline in turnover. With turnover of 2,547 million euros (–1.7 per cent), the international plastics processor came close to mat...