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16 June 2026

Melanie Schnell was awarded the van ’t Hoff prize

The German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG) has awarded Melanie Schnell the van ’t Hoff Prize. The physical chemist is being honoured for her outstanding experimental contributions to the ...

16 June 2026 · Research Highlight

How water becomes the heart of a supercapacitor

Water can transport electrical charge surprisingly efficiently when confined to extremely narrow channels. An international research team including scientists from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), ...

11 June 2026 · Research Highlight

New insights into platinum oxidation could make hydrogen technologies more affordable

Electrolysers produce hydrogen. Fuel cells, in turn, generate electricity from hydrogen. Both technologies are considered key building blocks of the energy transition, offering well-established solutions for ...

27 May 2026 · Research Highlight

When order gives way to chaos: the turbulent birth of magnetic nanovortices

A team of researchers from the Max Born Institute (Berlin, Germany), Ferdinand Braun Institute (Berlin), University of Augsburg, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and DESY has now ...