Chinese researchers have developed new magnetic Janus particles for oil-water separation. These particles—hydrophilic/oleophilic magnetic Janus particles—can separate micro-scaled oil droplets from water rapidly and efficiently.
Materials Science
Jun 26, 2018
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Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have also identified a simple solution to stop it, which most of us already have ...
General Physics
Jun 22, 2018
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Researchers at Utah State University are sending cascades of water into a tank to uncover a mystery of fluid dynamics.
Soft Matter
Apr 25, 2018
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456
An experiment that, by design, was not supposed to turn up anything of note instead produced a "bewildering" surprise, according to the Stanford scientists who made the discovery: a new way of creating gold nanoparticles ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2018
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427
On your next stroll through the woods, take a look at the dew droplets hanging from the leaves. If you see moisture on a cypress or juniper tree with their distinct bifurcated leaves, you'll likely see those water droplets ...
Soft Matter
Apr 2, 2018
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293
By learning how water is collected by living organisms, including rice leaves and pitcher plants, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas created and tested a combination of materials that can do the same thing, but ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 30, 2018
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237
Fog harvesting may look like whimsical work.
Materials Science
Mar 28, 2018
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Spills of crude oil that devastate huge areas of the oceanic environment could be cleaned up by naturally occurring microorganisms.
Environment
Feb 7, 2018
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Two teams of researchers working independently of one another have discovered some remarkable features of liquid water—it can be chilled to −42.55°C and it appears to have what is described as a singularity. The first ...
To prevent water and ice from making our shoes soggy, frosting our car windows and weighing down power lines with icicles, scientists have been exploring new coatings that can repel water. Now one team has developed a way ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 13, 2017
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