News tagged with wet chemistry

Physics group uses graphene to allow electron microscopy of liquid objects

(Phys.org) -- News of new uses for graphene continue to come in with remarkable regularity, and now a team of physicists, as they describe in their paper published in the journal Science, have figured out a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Off-the-shelf dyes improve solar cells

Like most technologies, work on solar devices has proceeded in generational waves. First came bulk silicon-based solar cells built with techniques that borrowed heavily from those used to make computer chips. Next came work ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The preferences of uranium: Radionuclide's adsorption in Hanford Site sediments varies based on grain size

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uranium prefers petite particles. The radionuclide attaches quickly and abundantly to smaller subsurface grains, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The team ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uranium adsorption in sediments varies with respect to grain size

Using experimental and modeling resources at EMSL, scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory determined the equilibrium and kinetic properties of uranium(VI) adsorption to subsurface grains, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1