When the body is subjected to a high-calorie diet, the physiological response is not homogeneous and some organs or tissues are more sensitive to metabolic stress. Under these conditions, the white adipose tissue of the visceral cavity is the most vulnerable organ to obesity-related metabolic changes, according to a new study.

Peristaltic pumps find wide application in modern labs, they are considered inexpensive, easy to use and maintain and, most important of all, are extremely reliable and flexible. The range of application is huge, from simple transfer of a liquid from one container to another in HPLC and Ion chromatographs, to more complex usage as dispensing tools for reagents in flow chemistry. Despite all known limitations related to inferior performance in presence of high back pressure, peristaltic pumps can be considered the ‘go to’ choice for lab pumps, easy to adapt to specific tasks just by the selection of different tube internal diameter (I.D) and materials.

A water-stable dopant enhances and stabilises the performance of electron-transporting organic electrochemical transistors.

The need for technology that can capture, remove and repurpose carbon dioxide grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches Earth’s atmosphere. To meet that need, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have cleared a new milestone in their efforts to make carbon capture more affordable and widespread.

Located in Hanau, Germany, Evonik’s new GMP facility will produce pharmaceutical lipids for advanced and pharmaceutical drug delivery applications. It will also offer lipids for clinical and small-scale commercial manufacturing.

One of the biggest tasks in the coming years will be to make analytical, bioanalytical and laboratory technology fit for a networked future. During Achema from August 22 to 26, there will be a dedicated action area for this, among other things, where solutions will be presented.

Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham shows.

A group of researchers at Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry have developed a new and improved method for oil-water separation. Their process allows them to obtain membrane materials that are fully biodegradable.

Cigarette filters are the world’s most common form of litter. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg can now show that the filters leak thousands of toxins and plastic fibres that are toxic to aquatic larvae. The researchers are therefore calling for these filters to be completely banned.

Research studies have revealed that in spite of domestic cats being introduced to European wildcats for over 2000 years, they avoided mating with each other. However, 50 years ago, the rates of interbreeding between wildcats and domestic cats rose rapidly. Researchers believe that this may have happened due to the decreasing wildcat populations and a lack of opportunity to mate with other wildcats.