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The market for electric cars is growing rapidly and so does the need for lithium-ion batteries. Their recycling is an important part of the production....

The BMW Group is heading up a new project that explores the circular economy in automotive manufacturing. The company is working with representatives from the recycling industry, commodity processors and academia to work on ways of improving the quality of secondary raw materials obtained from recycling end-of-life vehicles. With €6.4...

Munich. The BMW Group is heading up a new project with state funding that explores the circular economy in automotive manufacturing. The company is joining forces with representatives from the... | April 20, 2023

Old Masters" such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study.

Famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and other Renaissance masters may have experimented with mixing egg yolk into their oil paint to help the paintings withstand humidity and to prevent wrinkling and yellowing, scientists have...

Old masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Rembrandt van Rijn added egg yolk to their oil paint to change the medium's properties.

Interdisciplinary project explores the phenomenon of so-called “superspreaders” Scientists from the Departments of Physics, Biomedical Sciences and Process Engineering at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg are in the process of analyzing the emergence and spread of infectious air bubbles in our breath, known as aerosols, using tissue cultivations and artificially-produced, virus-filled suspended particles. The aim of the interdisciplinary project, which is funded by the German Research ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: When a liquid film is ruptured under a microscope it is clear that many small droplets are ejected. These aerosols float in the air for a long time and play... view more  Credit: Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer, Dr. Fabian Reuter/ Uni Magdeburg Scientists from the Departments of Physics, Biomedical Sciences and Process Engineering at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg are in the process of analyzing the emergence and spread of infectious air bubbles in our breath, known as ae...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Better understanding of the lifecycle accelerates the development of long-lasting, recyclable, and safe lithium-ion batteries. view more  Credit: (Photo: Laila Tkotz, KIT) Recycling and optimized resource cycles, second use, and knowledge-based cell design are expected to enhance sustainability and safety of lithium-ion batteries in future. The basis is now provided by process engineers and materials scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), who jointly stu...