Tiny, disc-shaped pieces of membrane called nanodiscs offer exciting possibilities for nanomedicine. Although they have previously been mostly made of synthetic lipids and proteins, a research team has now introduced nanodiscs ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 29, 2023
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Pads incorporated into fresh meat packaging, whose function is to absorb the moisture generated in it, and that can cause food spoilage, are generally composed of plastic polymers derived from petroleum by-products.
Polymers
Mar 28, 2023
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The ancient art of origami is well known for transforming sheets of paper and other foldable materials into complex 3D shapes. But now, chemical engineers have extended the centuries-old practice to produce intricate shapes ...
Materials Science
Mar 28, 2023
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered clues to understanding the behavior of high-entropy metal telluride superconductors. They found that features typical of glasses, solids with an amorphous structure, ...
Superconductivity
Mar 27, 2023
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The ever-increasing generation of plastic solid waste has resulted in global plastic pollution both on land and in the oceans. Projections show that plastic waste will double in the next 20 years, causing further environmental ...
Polymers
Mar 23, 2023
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Spraying a safe and environmentally friendly polymer onto soil surfaces can reduce the "soiling" of fine beans by almost 65%, a new study from Cranfield University shows.
Biotechnology
Mar 23, 2023
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Our team used Superglue as a starting material to develop a low-cost, recyclable and easily produced transparent plastic called polyethyl cyanoacrylate that has properties similar to those of plastics used for single-use ...
Polymers
Mar 23, 2023
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Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone and muscle and even generate movement.
Biochemistry
Mar 20, 2023
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In organic solar cells, carbon-based polymers convert light into charges that are passed to an acceptor. This type of material has great potential, but to unlock this, a better understanding is needed of the way in which ...
Polymers
Mar 16, 2023
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111
Researchers have developed and demonstrated an efficient and scalable technique that allows them to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or "morphologies," from ribbons and nanoscale sheets ...
Polymers
Mar 10, 2023
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