Ruhr Universität Bochum
Ruhr Universität Bochum is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Maximizing hydrogen peroxide formation during water electrolysis
Due to its high availability, water is considered the most useful starting material for hydrogen production. Ideally, the conversion of water into hydrogen produces a second useful substance: hydrogen peroxide, which is required for many branches of industry, for example for the production of disinfectants. Special reaction conditions are required to obtain hydrogen peroxide from the splitting […]
Unexpected energy storage capability where water meets metal surfaces
Although interfaces between metals and water are the local areas where crucial processes of energy technologies such as water splitting occur, comparably little is known about their structure and changes during such processes. For more than 100 years, the scientific description of such interfaces has been based on the model of the so-called electrochemical double […]
How nitrate concentrations can be reduced in groundwater
Bacteria can help clean the groundwater. The choice of the right food for them is determined by the temperature.
Model simulates global water supply
Hydropower, biomass power generation, wind power, hydrogen, photovoltaics—these terms quickly come to mind when talking about the energy mix of the future. An energy mix that is supposed to combat climate change by limiting CO2 emissions. However, the long-term consequences of such technologies for the water supply in a region are often overlooked, resulting from the […]
Water molecules dance in three
Water may look like a simple liquid. However, it is anything but simple to analyse. The unique properties of water are only understandable, if scientists observe the interaction of the molecules. An international team of scientists lead by Professor Martina Havenith from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has been able to shed new light on the properties […]
This is what the monsoon might look like in a warmer world
Geoscientists can reconstruct the climate of the past by analysing dripstones – and they can also draw up prognoses for the future.
How two water molecules dance together
Although water is omnipresent, the interaction between individual water molecules is not yet fully understood.
Lightning bolt underwater
A plasma tears through the water within a few nanoseconds. It may possibly regenerate catalytic surfaces at the push of a button.