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A new JKU catalyst is cheaper, simpler and, above all, does not harm the environment. Researchers at Johannes Kepler University Linz and the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock (LIKAT) have developed a new manganese catalyst that makes certain chemical processes ecologically harmless. The research breakthrough has now been published in the journal ACS Catalysis.

Many people want to eat healthily, but also value the sustainability of their food . Intuitively, healthy is often equated with sustainable. A study by scientists from the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the University of Constance and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences has investigated whether this perception corresponds to reality.

An international project has developed stable and efficient artificial robot muscles based on new material combinations. An international cooperation between the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa and the University of Trento combines technological progress with ecological sustainability.

Many biomarkers can be read from human sweat - a new biosensor for monitoring human metabolism takes advantage of this . A new and improved technology has been developed by researchers at Johannes Kepler University Linz together with colleagues from the USA. The revolutionary sensor technology could be of great importance for both disease diagnostics and fitness monitoring.

A new international study involving the Kepler University Hospital for Neurology in Linz has provided important insights into the optimal timing for starting blood-thinning therapy after stroke in patients* with atrial fibrillation. The results of this ELAN study (Early versus late initiation of direct oral anticoagulants in post-ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation) were published in the renowned journal "New England Journal of Medicine".

A recent study at JKU sheds light on the development of aortic aneurysm, a pathological dilatation of the aorta. Aortic aneurysm, a pathological enlargement of the aorta that can lead to a tear or rupture of the aorta with life-threatening consequences. Since the disease often occurs without symptoms, it is often diagnosed only at an advanced stage, which usually necessitates surgical intervention.

Newly developed nanoparticles in the form of tiny shag brushes effectively transport drugs through the body . Once their work is done, they are degraded into natural precursors, releasing active substances that they have brought with them, explained Ian Teasdale of the Institute of Chemistry of Polymers at Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Countries and corporations around the world are researching a completely new type of computer - quantum computers. But the road to usability is arduous. Researchers at Johannes Kepler University Linz have succeeded in making progress in the storage of quantum information as part of an international collaboration.

New method enables people and game tracking in dense forest cover with commercially available drones. Back in the spring, JKU reported on the world's first real-time tracking of people in dense forest cover. Now comes the next step . The system can now also be used for normal, commercially available drones.

What is more important in research: theory or experiments? Ideally, both, as a collaboration between Johannes Kepler University Linz and the Max Planck Institute in Halle shows. The Linz physicists were able to provide the theoretical explanation for surprising results in experiments in Germany. The German researchers had determined certain CrTe2 structures with X-ray spectroscopy - and came across skyrmions.