News tagged with ion selective electrode

Measuring nitrate concentrations in leafy green vegetables

Leafy green vegetables such as lettuce, Asian greens, and spinach can accumulate high concentrations of nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), which are potentially harmful if consumed by humans. To measure NO3-N concentration in plant ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Electron hopping in graphene oxide leads to highly sensitive sensing

(Phys.org) -- Graphene has many promising applications on its own, but pairing the two-dimensional material with the semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO2) extends its capabilities even further. A team of ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Development of positive electrode materials for low-cost and high-performance lithium-ion secondary batteries

Mitsuharu Tabuchi (Senior Researcher), Ionics Research Group, the Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices (Director: Tetsuhiko Kobayashi) of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ultrafine processing technology continues its evolution

The performance of optical and electronic components such as lenses and semiconductors is strongly influenced by the precision of surface grinding, which involves shaping the surface, and polishing, and provides ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Powered by seaweed: Polymer from algae may improve battery performance

(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material for lithium-ion battery electrodes that not only could boost energy storage, but also ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How to choose a catalyst: Predicting which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries

MIT researchers have found a new way to predict which materials will perform best as catalysts for oxygen reduction, a core process in metal air batteries and fuel cells, opening up the possibility of faster ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chemistry with sunlight: Combining electrochemistry and photovoltaics to clean up oxidation reactions

The idea is simple, says Kevin Moeller, PhD, and yet it has huge implications. All we are recommending is using photovoltaic cells (clean energy) to power electrochemical reactions (clean chemistry). Moeller ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Working to drive electric vehicles from niche to mass market

With several new models of electric vehicles hitting the market this year and more next year, President Obama’s goal of putting 1 million EVs on U.S. roads by 2015 is tantalizingly within grasp. But what ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Bad virus put to good use: Breakthrough batteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses have a bad rep--and rightly so. The ability of a virus to quickly and precisely replicate itself makes it a destructive scourge to animals and plants alike. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (23) | comments 34 | with audio podcast

University of Minnesota licenses sensor technology to a startup

United Science, a Minnesota startup company, has licensed sensor technology developed at the University of Minnesota that could prevent toxic byproducts of mining and other industries from ending up in the environment and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German researchers use light to make the heart stumble

Tobias Brugmann and his colleagues from the University of Bonn's Institute of Physiology I used a so-called "channelrhodopsin" for their experiments, which is a type of light sensor. At the same time, it can act as an ion ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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