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𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱: In fiscal year 2024, LANXESS significantly increased its earnings despite the difficult global economic situation: EBITDA pre exceptionals climbed by 19.9 percent to EUR 614 million, up from EUR 512 million in the previous year. The company thus confirms the preliminary figures published on January 20, 2025. In particular, higher capacity utilization and significantly lower costs as a result of the “FORWARD!” action plan contributed to the increase in earnings. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eR_Ak8d6 LANXESS

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Florida State University chemists have created a machine learning tool that can identify the chemical composition of dried salt solutions from an image with 99% accuracy. By using robotics to prepare thousands of samples and artificial intelligence to analyze their data, they created a simple, inexpensive tool that could expand possibilities for performing chemical analysis. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ebGBxuR8 Florida State University, Amrutha S V, Bruno Batista, Beni Dangi, Ph.D.

𝗖𝘁𝗿𝗹+𝗔𝗹𝘁+𝗟𝗮𝗯 - 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀? On 14 May the time has finally come! Join the digital lab day, the online event that offers you everything you need to know about digitalization in the lab. This is your chance to set new impulses and take your processes to the next level. Take the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts and gain exciting insights. What are you waiting for? Register now for free and become part of this exciting journey! -> https://lnkd.in/esKqeVBd The digital lab day is organized by SPECTARIS together with LUMITOS AG.  Take the plunge and gain new knowledge! Discover interesting products, solutions and meet great start-ups.

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Cleantech company C1 Green Chemicals AG has successfully secured €20 million in fresh capital to bring its groundbreaking green methanol catalysis technology to market. Green Methanol can be used to defossilize three key industries: shipping, aviation and carbon-based chemical production. At the same time, the use of this circular raw material significantly reduces dependence on foreign resources and strengthens the industry’s resilience. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eBFxGRYt C1 Green Chemicals AG, Christian Vollmann, denkapparat, Planet A Ventures, Markus Hannebauer, SquareOne Venture Capital , Wolfgang Reitzle, Maersk Growth Britta Holzmann

𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: Scientists at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, have unveiled an innovative approach for synthesizing azaparacyclophanes (APCs), a class of highly advanced ring-shaped molecular structures with immense potential in material science. Their innovative Catalyst-Transfer Macrocyclization (CTM) method, currently published in JACS Au, streamlines the production of these complex macrocycles, paving the way for more efficient and scalable applications in organic electronics, optoelectronics, and supramolecular chemistry – such as displays, flexible solar cells and transistors. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e2wCfRpQ Universität Wien | University of Vienna, Josue Ayuso-Carrillo, Davide Bonifazi

𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: Following the great success of the virtual battery day, LUMITOS AG is launching a new digital event format for the laboratory industry with the digital lab day. In cooperation with SPECTARIS , the leading industry association for analytics, biotechnology and laboratory technology, the digital lab day will take place for the first time 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, giving the topic of digitalization in the laboratory a stage. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: https://lnkd.in/ecWxCKvr 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eg3p6tFp Stefan Knecht Thomas Richter Annette Bratje Björn Lippold Claudia Pantke Johannes Juegel Janett von Trümbach Lydia Just Manuela G. Regine Küster Ralph Schwägerl Sonja Heiermann Tobias Hein Janina Bolling Moritz Anthofer

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? Researchers have developed a new process for sustainable lithium extraction, which could help to address the growing global demand for the metals used in electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy storage. Current ways of getting lithium are bad for the environment and more sustainable approaches are hard to perform on a large scale, but scientists have developed new membranes to pull lithium directly out of salty lake water using electricity, leaving other metal ions behind. Publishing their findings in Nature Water (12 Mar), the international group of researchers from the UK, France, and China reveal that the process offers a promising alternative to traditional lithium extraction methods. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dzkhhX8T Melanie Britton, University of Birmingham, Qilei Song, Imperial College London, Dingchang Yang, Sunshine I., Charlotte B.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆: Creating battery electrolytes – the component that carries the charged particles back and forth between a battery’s two terminals – has always been a tradeoff. Solid-state inorganic electrolytes move the particles extremely efficiently, but being solid and inorganic means they’re also brittle, hard to work with and difficult to connect seamlessly with the terminals. Polymer electrolytes are a dream to work with, but just don’t move the charged ions as well. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e6Hqb-v4 Chibueze Amanchukwu, University of Chicago, Canh M Vu

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: Hydrogen is a much-debated option in terms of CO₂-neutral energy production. Electrolyzer units that split water into its constituent oxygen and storable hydrogen are supplied with electricity from renewable resources, mainly generated by wind and solar energy. However, catalysts are necessary to facilitate this process. To date, noble metal oxides such as ruthenium dioxide and iridium dioxide are being used as benchmark catalysts. These metals, however, are expensive, rare, and unstable in both acidic and alkaline environments. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eX_CH29B Dandan Gao Christean Nickel David Troglauer Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, these bits of plastic — from 1 to 62 micrometers long — are present in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person’s bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eVabwMUr Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav K. Valev, American Chemical Society