Cooperation, Working Together, Collaboration
Teamwork – A Complex and Timeless Phenomenon
The word cooperation comes from the Latin word cooperatio, and we get the term collaboration from the Latin word collaborare.
Coordinated Swarming
“Follow your neighbour!” Flocks of birds coordinate their swarm behaviour based on this familiar method. But does the same rule apply to other swarming animals, such as locusts or shoals of fish?
Interwoven Disciplines
Science historian Josephine Musil-Gutsch studied how the practice of joint research in sciences and the humanities came about and was pursued in around 1900.
Cooperation – All Just a Game?
We all make decisions in our daily interactions with other people. But we aren't necessarily always aware why we decide for or against cooperation in individual cases. Can game theory explain the criteria according to which we act?
About the different forms of interactions between organisms or ...
... what actually is a symbiosis?
There are many forms of biotic interactions, ranging from eating and being eaten to a common and fully interdependent existence.
Better Living
Take a look outside: every living creature that you can see is the product of a symbiosis. Without such biological alliances, whose deepest form is endosymbiosis, complex life as we know it would not be possible.
Stability Through Transformation
Partner Selection and Partner Exchange Between Power Struggle and Dependency
Evolutionary adaptation means nothing stays as it is. The same applies to endosymbioses. The parties choose each other according to their current needs. If the requirements change, the symbiont must either adapt or the host will look for a different partner.
A New Take on Plastic Recycling
The start-up Cyclize produces carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a plasma reactor in order to synthesise new base chemicals. Surprisingly, they do this using plastic waste and CO2.
Evolution Rather Than Revolution – and a Bit of Imagination
For years now, there has been talk of digital transformation in industry. In the lab sector, it is clear that the idea of so-called future labs is already being offered on the market. But it is also possible to further develop an existing lab – even if there are obstacles to overcome along the way.
Teamwork with AI
It has been a good two years now since AI became part of our daily life through ChatGPT. Since then, we have been inundated with reports of even smarter and more helpful AI tools.
Free Voice Assistant for the Lab
The Rainbow voice assistant understands lab jargon and controls devices and software in the lab. It was developed by researchers from the University of Albstadt-Sigmaringen. It is available for use free of charge and can be adapted to the respective requirements.
From Formula to Code, From Library to AI
AI tools make chemical structural formulae machine-readable. In doing so, they facilitate the automated input of molecular data in databases.
New Pharmaceuticals Through AI
For many years, scientists have been using computer-aided tools in the research, development and approval of new medicines. Now AI methods are also helping to develop pharmaceutical products with new active ingredients.
Next Level with Super-Sox
A team of researchers improved the cooperation between two transcription factors to such an extent that induced pluripotent stem cells, in particularly high quality, can now be produced. This opens up new directions
How Teamwork Shapes a Leaf
The structure of the top of a leaf is different to the structure of the underside, and it is the refined interaction between two molecules that causes the self-organised formation of these structures.
Cost-Saving, Eco-Friendly, Award-Winning, Seeks …
The Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT has developed a cost-effective and sustainable production process for the high-performance insulation material aerogel. But it still hasn't found its ideal partner for industrial implementation.
More Innovation Together – But How?
Interview with Marie Lena Heidingsfelder and Clemens Striebing from CeRRI at the Fraunhofer IAO.
The Norman Network: Europe’s Safety Net in Ecotoxicology
The NORMAN network is an association of researchers and service providers in environmental analysis. It aims to collect valid international data on environmental chemicals. But how can you collect reliable and comparable information on this throughout Europe and assess where which chemicals occur and in which concentrations in bodies of water and in the soil?
Ambitious Outsiders
The lithium-ion battery is currently the benchmark for all other types of battery storage. But in labs across the globe, alternatives are currently in the starting blocks for certain applications. We take a look at German research into a special type of battery: redox flow batteries.
Pulling Together for Greater Efficiency
One partner can do one thing and the other partner can do something else. Together they develop a special skill. This is the case for anchor peptides and metal complexes. Bonds between them can help break down polystyrene microparticles.
Carl-ROTH-Young Talent Award
The Carl-ROTH Young Talent Award is presented by the German Chemical Society (GDCh) to young scientists who graduated within the last five years. It is awarded in recognition of resourcesaving synthesis methods or innovative use of chemicals.
Resource-Saving Enantioselective Syntheses Through Electrocatalysis
The three-dimensional absolute configuration of an organic molecule is essential for its biological effect and its physical properties. Enantioselective syntheses, which only produce one of two molecules that are mirror images of each other, are therefore in very high demand, not only for the development of pharmaceutical products, but also for pesticides and fragrances. Amongst other things, we have succeeded in enantioselectively producing spiro compounds and chiral atropisomers.
Ten Years of the Carl-ROTH-Young Talent Award
For many years, Carl ROTH and the German Chemical Society have been jointly supporting young scientists with an award for outstanding basic research. For ten young chemists, this serves as a springboard as they embark on their careers.
Three Questions, Nine Answers
Where are they now? We asked three winners of the Carl ROTH Young Talent Award three questions.
