IFG, KIT

January 27, 2021

Der PCR-Test stellt die derzeit verlässlichste Methode dar, eine Infektion mit SARS-CoV-2 nachzuweisen. Dabei werden Bruchstücke der Erbsubstanz des Virus aufgespürt. Die im Abstrich enthaltene Erbsubstanz muss zunächst gereinigt und konzentriert werden. Für diese Aufreinigung verwenden die wirksamsten Verfahren speziell beschichtete Magnetpartikel. Eine Erfindung von Wissenschaftlern des KIT macht diese aufwendige Methode effizienter.

„Mehr als 4.000 Proben in 24 Stunden“ (Interview mit Matthias Franzreb und Christof Wöll auf helmholtz.de)

Mopic – Fotolia

January 21, 2021

International team develops injectable brain stimulators that could be used to treat Parkinson's disease or spinal cord injuries.

IMT/KIT

January 12, 2021

Use of waste heat contributes largely to sustainable energy supply. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tōhoku University in Japan have now come much closer to their goal of converting waste heat into electrical power at small temperature differences. As reported in Joule, electrical power per footprint of thermomagnetic generators based on Heusler alloy films has been increased by a factor of 3.4. (DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2020.10.019)

IFG/KIT

December 17, 2020

Catalysts are indispensable for many technologies. To further improve heterogeneous catalysts, it is required to analyze the complex processes on their surfaces, where the active sites are located. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with colleagues from Spain and Argentina, have now reached decisive progress: As reported in Physical Review Letters, they use calculation methods with so-called hybrid functionals for the reliable interpretation of experimental data. (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.256101).