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Sensitive optical components such as semi-conductor laser diodes must be protected from back reflection. A conventional solution to this problem are Faraday optical diodes, which suffer verious problems. We offer a
novel, performant optical diode exploiting spin-orbit coupling of light.

The use of pillow-plate heat exchangers in process industries has been continuously increasing. Usually, the heating or cooling medium flows through the inner channels of the pillow plates, while the process medium flows through the outer channels. The welding spots have an important influence on the three-dimensional structure of the plates and hence on the heat transfer characteristics of the apparatus. However, the welding spots themselves are largely passive with regard to heat transfer.
In the group of Professor Kenig, at the University of Paderborn, the design types used so far were further developed in order to increase the performance. This pillow-plate heat exchanger can be used for all relevant heat transfer applications in the chemical or process industry. This includes processes with phase change (condensation/evaporation). A typical application area is distillation, where pillow-plate heat exchangers can be used as integrated head condenser or reboiler. Further applications are processes with single-phase media on both sides of the apparatus.
A German patent application is pending, international applications are possible. On behalf of the University of Paderborn PROvendis offers licenses to interested companies.

Synthesis and use of two new high performing explosives: bis(3,4,5 trinitropyrazolyl)methane (UMX1 or BTNPM) and bis(3,5 dinitro 4 aminopyrazolyl)methane (UMX2 or BDNAPM)

The present new therapeutic lysosomal lipase A antagonist Lalistat is a convenient and reliable pharmaceutical agent to prevent virus infections such as HCV, Influenza Typ A (H5N1) and other virus infections without any risks of reinfections and development of resistance mutations.

Bei der Innovation handelt es sich um biokompatible Nano-, Meso- und Mikropolymerpartikel zur Bindung pathogener Proteine, die in den Lining Layer der Lunge eindringen.
Die Innovation ermöglicht die Prävention und Behandlung von Lungenerkrankungen, die mit einem Anstieg der Oberflächen-spannung in der Lunge und einer Schädigung des pulmonalen Surfactants einhergehen.

During a joint research project scientists at the University of Stuttgart and the University of Konstanz developed an ECM with functional groups (clickECM) which is covalently and thus firmly bonded to surfaces via bioorthogonal ligation reactions. The fixed bonding obtained through the click reaction also ensures that the clickECM coating, e.g. when used for cell culture vessels, withstands extensive washing. The coating is highly stable and can be produced economically without any costly purification or isolation processes. The clickECM only differs from a natural ECM in terms of the introduced functional group.