Einstein says…
“My political ideal is democratic. Everyone should be respected as a person, and no one should be idolized.” As a catalytic scientist, I became aware of the Einstein Foundation in Berlin. Why? Because they published an “Albert” issue on catalysis—with a refreshingly diverse perspective on the world’s most important industrial process. It covers enzymes, energy, pharmaceuticals, and Nobel Prizes. […]
Dr. Nickl visits EUROPACAT2025
Dr. Nickl is attending the EUROPACAT 2025 conference – the most important trade fair for catalysis research – in Trondheim. Unsurprisingly, Norway has a number of catalysis and hydrogen research centers such as SINTEF, NTNU, etc. This international conference brings together scientists, researchers, and industry representatives from around the world to discuss the latest advances and trends in catalysis, the role of […]
Promotion Dominik Kreutzer
Our Dominik has a doctorate! Our Dominik Kreutzer completed his academic career in Regensburg under Prof. Dr. J. Rehbein. His doctorate focused, among other things, on the mechanistic elucidation of Pd catalysis on cyclopropanes. The founder and managing director of C&CS, Dr. Nickl, is delighted: "Dominik built the catalysis laboratory from scratch, with gas supplies, furnaces & reactors, and [...]
Catalysis Research – Quo Vadis
As part of the Munich Catalysis Symposium '25, Prof. Klaus Köhler from TUM will take us on an exciting journey through the tension between academic motives and the requirements of industrial practice. Why is this so important? The challenges for the climate and the environment are enormous, and the transformation of industry and the raw material base must [...]
MUNICH CATALYSIS SYMPOSIUM '25
Catalysis is the most important industrial process of all, but it is not given much attention. This symposium offers Catalysis is the most important industrial process of all, but it is not given much attention. The catalysis symposium offers users, manufacturers and researchers a platform and space for exchange on the topic of "catalytically active centers". Users and practitioners gain a deep understanding of catalysts, reactors and entire systems, because only with this knowledge [...]
New catalyst for biomass gasification plants
C&CS research success based on work in the MEMBER and GLAMOUR projects The production of biogenic hydrogen from locally available biomass in biomass gasification plants is of great interest in view of the goal of reducing CO2 emissions to 2030% by 55 compared to 1990 and to zero by 2050 (European Green Deal). In order to achieve more efficient hot gas cleaning (solution to the tar problem) [...]
Congratulations to the 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry!
The scientific community is celebrating this year's Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Bumper, for their groundbreaking contributions to research. These awards underscore the importance of their work for the future of chemistry and science in general. David Baker, a professor at the University of Washington, is known for his work in protein structure prediction and [...]
On the 150th birthday of Carl Bosch
Remembering the inventor of ammonia synthesis On August 28.08th, Carl Bosch would have turned 150 years old - an important chemist from Germany. Born in Cologne in 1874, Bosch revolutionized what is now the world's largest industrial process - catalytic ammonia synthesis and thus fertilizer production. The latter has made the population explosion of the last hundred years possible - including me, the [...]
C&CS at Nanogap metal molecules
During a visit from Dr. Nickl in Galicia at nanogap, he was amazed at the 5-atom particles with an extremely precise particle size distribution. Or should one better say clusters, nano-particles, molecules, piles of metal, little crystals? The unusual chemical-physical properties are used for quantum dots, pharmaceuticals and now catalysts are also to be developed. https://nanogap.es/. Dr. Nickl says: “The team around David […]
