Red blood cells can transport oxygen thanks to their iron atoms. The metal is also used in other parts of our cells, such as in various iron-sulfur compounds. These are important in enzymes and in the transport of electrons within cells. At the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK), three res…

The donning and wearing of cleanroom clothing requires a high degree of care and discipline by the user. Contamination from humans in controlled and critical environments should ultimately be prevented by wearing appropriate cleanroom clothing.

However, humans are often not static beings in the clean…

Using this anti-fatigue mat stimulates muscle functions and significantly improves blood circulation in the legs. Premature fatigue at the workplace caused by tension in the feet, legs, and back is thus largely prevented.

The mat is antistatic, lightweight, and easy to clean. Thanks to the beveled ed…

All the big names in the industry are represented at the MOTEK international trade fair for automation in production and assembly at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre between the 7th and 10th of October 2019. Designers and operators will find cross-sector approaches, ranging from detailed solutions to…

Informative lectures, numerous insights into and out of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as a special framework program, were offered by the recently held trade conference at the Frankfurt-Höchst industrial park. Under the motto “Highly available building system technology - smart solutions from…

Hydrogen fuel cells are considered a hopeful prospect in the discussion about the vehicle propulsion of the future. Their greatest advantage: water and heat are the only "waste products" they emit. One of the currently biggest disadvantages: the costs, which are not least dependent on the very expen…

- Focus: Digitalisation of the world of plastics
- "arburgXworld": Customer portal and digital products and services offer great added value
- "Smart" turnkey system: Allrounder produces multiple variants flexibly and “on demand”

Digitalisation is Arburg's main topic (hall 20, stand 3 B10) at Moldplas…

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will showcase at Birmingham’s NEC, 30 & 31 October, multiple options to help visitors future-proof their laboratories - from innovative products, to waste reduction (time included!) and sustainability. This focus is…

The Munich biochemist and Alzheimer's researcher Christian Haass received this year's "Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Award," endowed with 60,000 euros. The award is jointly presented by the Piepenbrock Group and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE). Haass is a professor at Ludwig-Maxim…

In its grand kickoff event, the Excellence Cluster of TU Berlin, UniSysCat (Unifying Systems in Catalysis), presented its research priorities to the public on September 27, 2019. The main goal of the scientists from the eight participating institutions: to couple multiple catalytic processes in time…