Search results for supercritical state

Materials Science Mar 13, 2024

Molecular simulations of ammonia mixtures support search for renewable fuels

Ammonia (NH3) is an important molecule with many applications. The end product of the famed Haber–Bosch process, it is commonly synthesized to capture nitrogen for fertilizers, and is used for refrigeration, in cleaning ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 27, 2024

A novel catalyst for efficient oxidation of inactive alkanes

A discovery in the field of catalysis has emerged from the laboratories of Professor Jaeheung Cho and his team in the Department of Chemistry at UNIST. Their pioneering work has led to the development of a copper(II)–alkylperoxo ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 22, 2024

Photon upconversion: Steering light with supercritical coupling

National University of Singapore researchers and their collaborators have unveiled a novel concept termed "supercritical coupling" that enables a several-fold increase in photon upconversion efficiency. This discovery not ...

Earth Sciences Aug 8, 2023

Carbon Capture and Storage projects in Denmark at risk from bitumen formation

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is increasingly being cited to help our global warming crisis by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through capturing carbon dioxide and storing deep underground. In the Danish North Sea, chalk ...

Nanomaterials Jul 26, 2023

A novel approach for balancing properties in composite materials

Dr. Amir Asadi, an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, is making groundbreaking strides in the field of composite materials. His research explores ...

Economics & Business Apr 19, 2023

When financial distress spreads like a virus

Financial distress can spread through the business network that links different firms at a speed that is dependent on the intensity of interfirm interactions. Empirical results show that, starting from the '80s, the economy ...

Earth Sciences Mar 24, 2023

Oil industry activity likely triggered large Alberta earthquake, finds study

A new study by Stanford University researchers has found that one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Alberta, Canada, was likely caused by oil and gas activity.

Environment Feb 16, 2023

Seattle airport's legacy of PFAS chemicals: 'Foam showers,' sick firefighters and contaminated water

In the 1980s, rookie firefighters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a hazing ritual known as the "foam shower."

Environment Jan 17, 2023

Humans plunder the periodic table while turning blind eye to the risks of doing so, say researchers

For millions of years, nature has basically been getting by with just a few elements from the periodic table. Carbon, calcium, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, magnesium and potassium are the building ...

Nanomaterials Nov 25, 2022

Scientists make it easier and safer to use carbon nanotubes in polymer nanocomposite materials

A research team from Skoltech, Aalto University, and Kurnakov Institute has recently developed a new, versatile and simple approach to using carbon nanotubes for manufacturing carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites. The method ...

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