A race against time
The ability to pause time in the most beautiful of moments is a human longing that science will probably never fulfil.However, a research team at Frankfurt's Goethe University has come close in recording...
Shining pioneers
No electricity, no streetlights, just the gentle glow of living organisms: Is this what street lighting could look like in the future? Although it might sound like a scene from a science fiction film,...
THE TRIED-AND-TRUSTED COMPANION FOR CLEANLINESS
We all use it every day, often without thinking about it: Soap is an integral part of our lives. Whether we're washing our hands before carrying out an experiment in the laboratory, cleaning delicate glassware,...
Food fraud
Dangerously well-camouflaged: How modern analytics identifies food fraud Every weekly shop is a series of decisions: forest honey or blossom honey? Simple rapeseed oil or high-grade olive oil? Pasture...
Selenium – a small element with great significance in research and everyday life
It might sound rather nondescript from the name alone, but selenium is actually of huge importance for our health and well-being. This trace element is not only present in the food that we consume, but...
