chemistry

According to theory of Prof. Stanley Miller and Prof. Harold C. Urey life on Earth originated from amino acids which meteorites brought along. The drop tower experiments in this project were hardware development breadboard studies for an advanced Miller-Urey-type experiment (MUE) in the Microgravity Science Glovebox on the ISS.more...

Artificial photosynthesis systems, which follow the concept of the Z-scheme of natural photosynthesis, are of great interest in the search for sustainable, low-carbon replacements for fossil fuels. Particularly, the direct generation of hydrogen in catalyst-functionalized photovoltaic tandem devices by the photoelectrochemical oxidation of water represents a viable route to establish a carbon-neutral energy infrastructure.more...