Alexander von Humboldt

IMAGE: Water drops do not adhere to the self-cleaning aluminium surface. The latter has been functionalized by a team of "CAMP " scientists using direct laser interference patterning (DLIP). view more  Credit: © Fraunhofer IWS Dresden For several years, scientists at TU Dresden and Fraunhofer IWS have been developing functionalised surfaces…

1 Introduction Enzymes play a crucial role in accelerating virtually every organic transformation in nature, with unrivalled catalytic efficiency and specificity under mild conditions.1, 2 The superior catalytic performance of enzymes is directly related to their complex, folded protein structure, which accounts for the highly sophisticated enzyme–substrate interactions,3 but also…

This animated introduction of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), narrated by Jeopardy! champion and author Ken Jennings, chronicles how naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt mixed his passion for nature with his cultural connections, becoming one of the most influential people in science, art, and political circles throughout the 19th century.…

Authored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Amidst the storm of controversy raised by the lab-origin theory of COVID-19 extolled by such figures as Nobel prize winning virologist Luc Montagnier, bioweapons expert Francis Boyle, Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, an elaborate…

This year the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is to honour four researchers - two women and two men - with the Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize. Chemist Professor Dr. Shigeyoshi Inoue from TUM, Japanologist Professor Dr. Regine Mathias from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, materials physicist Professor Dr. Hidenori Takagi from…

Nanoparticles (NPs) have become an integral part of many aspects of modern medicine, becoming utility in a wide range of areas such as drug delivery, medical imaging, and diagnostics. In this context, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are particularly interesting for medical applications because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, large surface‐to‐volume ratio,…

Nanoparticles (NPs) have become an integral part of many aspects of modern medicine, becoming utility in a wide range of areas such as drug delivery, medical imaging, and diagnostics. In this context, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are particularly interesting for medical applications because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, large surface‐to‐volume ratio,…

Nanoparticles (NPs) have become an integral part of many aspects of modern medicine, becoming utility in a wide range of areas such as drug delivery, medical imaging, and diagnostics. In this context, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are particularly interesting for medical applications because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, large surface‐to‐volume ratio,…

Amidst the storm of controversy raised by the lab-origin theory of COVID-19 extolled by such figures as Nobel prize winning virologist Luc Montagnier, researcher Judy Mikowits, bioweapons expert Francis Boyle, Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, an elaborate project was undertaken under the nominal…

As a new class of porous materials, noble metal aerogels (NMAs) have drawn tremendous attention because of their combined features including self-supported architectures, high surface areas, and numerous optically and catalytically active sites, enabling their impressive performance in diverse fields. However, current fabrication methods suffer from long fabrication periods, unavoidable…