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Porous carbon or activated carbons are important materials for the purification of gases and liquids. They are used as adsorbents in medical applications as well as electrode materials in batteries. The presented invention provides a process for the production of porous carbon by embedding inorganic nanoparticles into a carbonaceous matrix followed by a reaction with a halogen gas. The resulting material is Kroll-Carbon, a highly porous carbon material with a hierarchical pore architecture, containing well-defined micropores and adjustable mesopores.
It is suitable for applications in separation and purification, like the removal of VOCs (volatile organic compounds), and biomolecules, but also for the encapsulation of enzymes, or as a electrode material for supercapacitors and batteries.

The innovative technology provides binary precursors, which keep all advantages of the known precursors TBAs and TBP, but deliver two group-15 el-ements in a defined molar ratio in one chemical component (one-component precursors). Any pairs of group-15 elements (N, P, As, Sb and Bi) may be combined in these components.

The new technology provides a simple and inexpensive process for the synthesis of proteins that exhibit reliable functionality by posttranslational modifications, like e.g. glycosylation. Furthermore, the assembly of protein complexes is enabled. These are secreted from the cells into the medium and can be therefore easily obtained.

Novel peptidomimetic furin inhibitors strongly inhibit the furin-dependent activation of several viral surface proteins and bacte-rial toxins. Therefore, these inhibitors are a promising new approach for the treatment of diseases, which are caused by furin-dependent infectious agents.
Such diseases are for example influenza, measles, mumps, yellow fever, canine distemper, anthrax, and diphtheria.

The new chimeric nucleases exhibit an increased preference and specificity for DNA cleavage sites composed of two or three recognition sites and allow single cuts in the genome which reduces the toxic side effects substantially.
The high specificity and preference of the new chimeric nucleases is based on a fusion of TALE proteins as DNA binding modules with a highly specific restriction endonuclease, PvuII, as DNA cleavage module.

A major challenge of construction within existing contexts is that renovated as well as newly built supporting structures have to comply with similar requirements regarding statics and outer appearance. E.g. component connections have to comply with standards in the fields of fire protection, corrosion protection and protection of historical monuments. Steel elements pasted into wood provide a solution for these rquirements.