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First programmable photocatalyst developed
With smart materials toward more sustainable chemistry
03-Sep-2021
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have developed a sustainable and "smart photocatalyst". The special feature: as a so-called smart material, it can distinguish between the colors of light (blue, red and green) and, in response, enables a specific chemical ...
In milliseconds from polluted to clear water
New discoveries in the field of nanoscience
19-May-2021
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces developed a membrane that is composed of a bundle of nanometer-sized tubes. They used it as a nanoreactor to convert water marked with methylene blue into clear water in milliseconds using sunlight as a driver. ‘Running reactions ...
Green Chemistry: Sustainable p-xylene production
Green, sustainable and biodegradable polymers
18-Sep-2020
Lemonade, juice and mineral water often come in PET bottles. While these are practical and functional, their production is complex and not necessarily sustainable. The starting material for terephthalic acid, which is used to produce saturated polyesters such as PET (Polyethylene terephthalate), ...
Put into the right light - Reproducible and sustainable coupling reactions
Improved methods for coupling reactions with light by targeted control of the catalyst activity
09-Jul-2020
A team of researchers reports in the journal Nature Catalysis that sustainable carbon-nitrogen cross-couplings can be performed using simple nickel salts, carbon nitrides and light. The chemists study the use of cost-effective and reproducible semiconductors as photocatalysts in coupling ...
"Make two out of one" - Division of Artificial Cells
Scientists uncover a novel and generic mechanism for the division of artificial cells into two daughter cells
21-Feb-2020
The success of life on earth is based on the amazing ability of living cells to divide themselves into two daughter cells. During such a division process, the outer cell membrane has to undergo a series of morphological transformations that ultimately lead to membrane fission. Scientists at the ...
Let’s build a cell
Researchers engineer a minimal synthetic cellular system to study basic cell function
24-Jan-2020
Cells are the basic unit of life. They provide an environment for the fundamental molecules of life to interact, for reactions to take place and sustain life. However, the biological cell is very complicated, making it difficult to understand what takes place inside it. One way to tackle this ...
"Form is function"
Liquid-like tissue behavior is a key principle for the formation of structures in biological systems
17-Sep-2019
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have shown that growing bone tissue behaves like a viscous liquid on long time scales, thereby accepting forms with minimal surface area. This cell behavior determines the shape of the tissue when it grows on a ...
Stiff fibres spun from slime
Nanoparticles from the secretion of velvet worms form polymer fibres that can be recycled in water
18-Oct-2017
Nature is an excellent teacher – even for material scientists. Researchers, including scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, have now observed a remarkable mechanism by which polymer materials are formed. In order to capture prey, velvet worms shoot out a sticky ...
An assembly line for medications
Efavirenz can now be produced more cost efficiently and sustainable utilizing continuous flow chemistry.
25-Feb-2015
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) and the Freie Universität Berlin have succeeded in developing better methods of producing APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients). As a result, Efavirenz, one of the preferred agents for treating HIV in combination ...
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