The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 has been awarded to Benjamin List of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and David W.C. MacMillan, Princeton University, USA, for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction called organocatalysis.

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.

The laboratory of the future is digital, networked, and automated. But the clue is in the name: in most cases it’s still in the future.

Of course you do. You’re probably a scientist yourself. A few interesting statistics reveal how political views influence the trust factor.

During use some sunscreens offer very limited protection against dangerous sunrays and may even be harmful, a new collaborative study between the University of Leeds, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University reveals.

In a new study, a research group at Arizona State University explores different approaches to catalysis, a chemical process that plays an essential role in biological reactions, as well as many industrial applications.

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in creating tiny vehicles powered by nothing but light. By layering an optical metasurface onto a microscopic particle, and then using a light source to control it, they succeeded in moving the tiny vehicles in a variety of complex and precise ways — and even using them to transport other objects.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 has been awarded to Benjamin List of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and David W.C. MacMillan, Princeton University, USA, for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction called organocatalysis.

What are the hallmarks of a modern laboratory, and what do manufacturers expect? We spoke to Wolfgang Why, CTO of WILD Gruppe, a company that develops and manufactures laboratory instruments and equipment.

Laboratories depend on many single-use products. COMPAMED-tradefair.com spoke to Helmut Schmid, Director of Sales & Marketing at HEKUMA GmbH, about the role of automation in this setting and the corresponding processes.

Brooks Automation announced Brooks Life Sciences Services and Products businesses will be rebranded under the creation of a new identity — Azenta Life Sciences. Azenta will bring together the existing portfolio of life sciences products and services to deliver integrated enterprise-wide sample exploration and management solutions.

Amsbio has further expanded its product range to help in the fight against Covid-19 with the introduction of a new range of aptamers targeting SARS-CoV-2 proteins to aid development of new kits and assays.

Worldwide, the quantity and diversity of insects are declining: scientists have reported more and more evidence for this in recent years. In politics and society, these findings have raised great concern. Now, a study analyzing the impact of climate and land use shows that urbanization is yet another key factor insect population decline.

The idea of biodegradable plastics sounds good at first. However, very little is known about how they are degraded in the soil and how this is influenced by climate change. In two recent studies, soil ecologists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have shown which microbial community is responsible for degradation, what role the climate plays in this process, and why biodegradable plastics could still be problematic.

Due to agricultural emissions and wastewater from industry and households, nitrogen concentrations in estuaries are rising in many parts of the world. A team of international scientists shows that seaweed farms in river estuaries significantly reduce nitrogen concentrations and prevent environmental pollution.

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has announced the development of a stable performance electrospun nanofiber membrane to turn seawater into drinking water by membrane distillation process.

Columbia Engineers invent software-controlled robotic lasers that cook food with unparalleled precision, retaining more moisture, and creating an entirely new, customized way to cook a tasty meal. Blind taste-testers even preferred laser-cooked meat to the conventionally cooked samples.

Governments around the world are increasingly prioritizing aquatic foods to nourish nations. Researchers call for a systematic policy approach to ensure aquatic foods help reduce malnutrition rates.

A popular youtube video shows, how epoxying can make a hole hot dog last in pretty much perfect condition for at least nine months. Could this also work with fresh food with no preservatives, like a strawberry for instance? Take a look at the experiment and its results.

The calories that US kids consumed from ultraprocessed foods jumped from 61 % to 67 % of total caloric intake from 1999 to 2018, according to a new study. Surprisingly, there were no statistically significant differences in the overall findings by parental education and family income.

A novel clinical candidate analgesic drug for peripheral neuropathic pain developed by Alzecure, is based on the seminal discoveries of TRPV1 by Prof. David Julius, and for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2021.

Point-of-care test solutions can provide immediate on-site insights into the patient’s condition and thus can save hassle with logistics, time and money. In this interview with MEDICA-tradefair.com, Jürgen Neumann from LRE Medical explains how this helps in emergency medicine – and beyond.

During use some sunscreens offer very limited protection against dangerous sunrays and may even be harmful, a new collaborative study between the University of Leeds, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University reveals.

A new research project aims to improve treatment for patients with prostate, breast and lung cancer through artificial intelligence. The consortium behind the project wants to develop healthcare evidence-generation practices for the incorporation of real-world evidence into clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).

A density determination can be carried out with a balance. A new poster by Mettler Toledo gives tips on how to set up the density measurement.

Today’s busy laboratories are under pressure to produce, and spilled materials are often an unwelcome show-stopper when weighing. Not anymore. With an new patented lattice weighing pan, laboratory workers keep working while maintaining the accuracy your process requires to enhance productivity and throughput.

Weighing is an important act in every laboratory — but it can become tedious and even uncomfortable. The design of the new, smaller XPR Analytical balance gives a deeper access to the weighing chamber.

Laboratory technicians often don't know which test weights and weight class they should choose to check the performance of their balances and scales. The free Mettler Toledo GWP Recommendation service specifies the correct test weights and weight class based on the degree of accuracy you need to satisfy your specific process tolerances.