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12
Apr 2023
  • Paper

Nanotubes as optical stopwatch for the detection of neurotransmitters

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.:Carbon nanotubes not only shine brighter in the presence of dopamine, but also for longer. The time period of shining serves as…

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04
Apr 2023
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Fast light pulse triggers charge transfer into water

Chem. Sci: Using a new technique, researchers were able to observe live what happens in the first picosecond when a proton detaches from a dye after…

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27
Mar 2023
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Model of oxygen evolution refuted

Producing hydrogen from water and solar energy alone - researchers around the world are working on this sustainable path. Theoreticians support this…

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27
Feb 2023
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An optimistic look into the future

At the New Year's reception of "RESOLV - Ruhr explores solvation", the joint Cluster of Excellence of TU Dortmund University and Ruhr-Universität…

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22
Feb 2023
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GDCh awards Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize to Kai Exner

At the Chemistry Lecturers' Conference, which will be held at the Technical University of Dresden from March 13 to 15, the German Chemical Society…

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19
Feb 2023
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Tsunami in a water glass

PNAS: A new experiment has made it possible to observe the effects of an electron in solution on the surrounding liquid.

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10
Feb 2023
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How protein-rich droplets form

Terahertz spectroscopy maps spontaneous formation of protein-rich droplets that may lead to neurodegenerative diseases.

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26
Jan 2023
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Symmetry breaking in host-guest system controls optical properties

Nat. Commun.: Inspired by function-rich biostructures, a host-guest system was formed that exhibits surprisingly low symmetry. In this way circularly…

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11
Jan 2023
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Protecting biocatalysts from oxygen

A genetic modification can make hydrogen-producing enzymes more stable.

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10
Jan 2023
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Novel synthesis process for a sustainable use of small molecules

The reaction principle requires no expensive and toxic metals. In addition, it enables the production and subsequent transformation of a chemical…

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10
Jan 2023
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Cubes outperform spheres as catalyst particles

The shape of nanoparticles is a decisive factor in their efficiency as catalysts for the production of green hydrogen.

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03
Nov 2022
  • Highlight

10 Years RESOLV

Solvent chemistry was not at all in the air as a topic. In the meantime, the Cluster of Excellence has become internationally renowned for it.

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29
Aug 2022
  • Press Releases

"A research network needs good conditions at the location".

Prof. Roland Winter investigates the molecular basis of biological processes at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at TU Dortmund…

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04
Jul 2022
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Researchers Discover a Previously Unknown Radical Signal in a Hydrogenase

Hydrogen is considered as the fuel of the future. Hydrogenases are enzymes that optimize the reversible oxidation of molecular hydrogen and therefore…

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