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Attacking tumours directly on identification
Therapy and diagnostics of tumours in only one step is possible with the aid of so-called theranostic agents
04-Sep-2020
The combination of a biomolecule and a metal complex can target, bind, mark and damage cancer cells. A German-Spanish team has manufactured such a theranostic agent that visualises tumour cells by irradiation with visible light, and proved its effectiveness against lung cancer cells. Andres ...
New kind of interaction discovered in hydrogen-producing enzymes
The findings should help to develop more efficient miniaturised hydrogenase catalysts in the future
18-Aug-2020
In hydrogenase enzymes, the transports of protons and electrons have been considered to be separate events until now. However, coupling is the key to success here. Hydrogenases can convert hydrogen just as efficiently as expensive platinum catalysts. In order to make them usable for ...
Programmable synthetic materials
In the future, MOFs could form the basis of programmable chemical molecules
10-Aug-2020
In DNA, information is stored in the sequence of chemical building blocks; in computers, information consists of sequences of zeros and ones. Researchers want to transfer this concept to artificial molecules. Artificial molecules could one day form the information unit of a new type of computer ...
Insights into the structure of an enigmatic catalyst
05-Aug-2020
In the past, the catalyst for the production of methanol had eluded all attempts to clarify its surface structure. Now researchers have learned more about its active site. Methanol is one of the most important basic chemicals used, for example, to produce plastics or building materials. To render ...
Immunoprotein impairs Sars-Cov-2
An endogenous protein prevents the virus from fusing with host cells: This raises hopes for new therapeutic approaches
30-Jul-2020
A protein produced by the human immune system can strongly inhibit corona viruses, including Sars-Cov-2, the pathogen causing Covid-19. An international team from Germany, Switzerland and the USA successfully showed that the LY6E-Protein prevents coronaviruses from causing an infection. “This ...
Water molecules are gold for nanocatalysis
Some catalysts show remarkable high activity - Thanks to water
28-Jul-2020
Nanocatalysts made of gold nanoparticles dispersed on metal oxides are very promising for the industrial, selective oxidation of compounds, including alcohols, into valuable chemicals. They show high catalytic activity, particularly in aqueous solution. A team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität ...
Wrapping up hydrophobic hydration
Studied in detail, the embedding of hydrophobic molecules in water looks quite different than previously assumed
01-Jul-2020
In water, hydrophobic molecules are surrounded by a two different water populations: the inner shell forms a two-dimensional network of water molecules. The next layer is formed by a second water population that is almost bulk like but forms slightly stronger hydrogen bonds to the bulk water. The ...
RNA structures by the thousands
New method to determine the structures of all RNA molecules in a bacterial cell at once: In the past, it would have taken many research careers
19-Jun-2020
Every cell contains thousands of different RNA molecules. In the past, it would have taken many research careers to decipher their structures using traditional methods. But not anymore. Researchers from Bochum and Münster have developed a new method to determine the structures of all RNA ...
Water molecules dance in three
Scientists shed new light on the properties of water at the molecular level
27-Apr-2020
Water may look like a simple liquid. However, it is anything but simple to analyse. The unique properties of water are only understandable, if scientists observe the interaction of the molecules. An international team of scientists lead by Professor Martina Havenith from Ruhr-Universität Bochum ...
Artificial intelligence identifies optimal material formula
One algorithm replaces countless time-consuming experiments
30-Mar-2020
Nanostructured layers boast countless potential properties – but how can the most suitable one be identified without any long-term experiments? A team from the Materials Discovery Department at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has ventured a shortcut: using a machine learning algorithm, the ...
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