Health behaviors and emotional stressors can alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response to vaccines, including — potentially — the new Covid-19 vaccines. Simple interventions, including exercising and getting a good night’s sleep in the 24 hours before vaccination, may maximize the vaccine’s initial effectiveness, a new study finds.

New research shows that patterns inspired by lobster shells can make 3D printed concrete stronger, to support more complex and creative architectural structures.

In consultation with the Advisory Board and the associations, Ilmac, the Swiss platform for laboratory and process technology, is being postponed and scheduled for October 19 to 21, 2021.

When most people hear “food contamination,” they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked meat. However, there are other ways for harmful contaminants to be present in food products.

Anticipating the increasing demand for externally threaded tubes, Micronic launches the 1.10 ml Tubes with External Thread.

The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials and Pfeiffer Vacuum signed a long-term cooperation. The vacuum generation technology supplied by the company is essential for carrying out experiments at the new Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source.

Scientists led by Dr Meina Neumann-Schaal of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in Braunschweig have characterised the breakdown of phenol by Saccharolobus solfataricus. Using methods from the fields of metabolomics and transcriptomics, the researchers demonstrated that the microorganism is capable of using phenol as sole carbon source for its growth.

On January 1, 2021, the new Emmy Noether Group “Next Generation Antimicrobial Polymers” started its work at the University of Potsdam in close cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP. The goal is to develop antimicrobial polymers that can replace antibiotics.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created an extremely light weight aerogel which is capable of producing 17 litres of water a day with just one kilogramme of the new solution.

The chemical group Dow has received three innovation awards from the Business Intelligence Group (BIG) for breakthrough technologies. The awarded technologies comprise a novel kind of heat cure silicone, a neutral curing silicone for the bonding of glass, metal and building components as well as a disruptive technology for a new generation of wind blades.