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Muscle-like gel polymer gets stronger with a new recipe
A new recipe, or design guidelines, for a self-strengthening muscle-like hydrogel has been developed through strategic integration of computational, information, and experimental research. The resulting gel exhibits rapid ...
Polymers
Jul 11, 2025
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Retarding corrosion of a magnesium alloy using a polymer coating in dynamic electrolyte flow conditions
Imagine going through a surgery where the doctor proposes the use of a temporary implant that dissolves by itself with time in the human body, thereby avoiding a painful second surgery. As great as that would sound, the challenges ...
Semiconductor catalyst achieves high selectivity in converting carbon dioxide to methanol
A new palladium-loaded amorphous InGaZnOx (a-IGZO) catalyst achieved over 91% selectivity when converting carbon dioxide to methanol, report researchers from Japan.
Materials Science
Jul 11, 2025
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New boron nitride coating for glass reduces heat loss and saves energy
A new coating for glass developed by Rice University researchers and collaborators could help reduce energy bills, especially during the cold season, by preventing heat-loss from leaky windows. The material—a transparent ...
Materials Science
Jul 10, 2025
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Molecular simulations uncover how graphite emerges where diamond should form, challenging old assumptions
The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out.
Materials Science
Jul 9, 2025
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Novel approach in organic synthesis controls regioselectivity, improves hydrocyanation
Controlling regioselectivity remains one of the major challenges in hydrocyanation. When an unsymmetrical alkyne undergoes this reaction, it typically yields a mixture of regioisomers. This complicates product separation, ...
Materials Science
Jul 9, 2025
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Method used in water simulations can cause errors, study confirms
More than a year ago, computational scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory published a study in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation that raised a serious question about a long-standing ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 9, 2025
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Targeting MXenes for sustainable ammonia production
In a hunt for more sustainable technologies, researchers are looking further into enabling two-dimensional materials in renewable energy that could lead to sustainable production of chemicals such as ammonia, which is used ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 8, 2025
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Selective biocatalyst targets styrene pollutant, yielding pure epoxides for pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals
Doctoral students have described a new selective biocatalyst in an interdisciplinary and inter-university collaboration. The biocatalyst can produce useful epoxides from harmful styrene, and do this so selectively that only ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 8, 2025
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Discovery of donor molecule pair could transform OLED technology and explosives detection
In modern devices, such as phone screens or advanced sensors, light is often generated by pairs of organic molecules, where one molecule, known as the donor, transmits electrons, and the other, referred to as the acceptor, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 8, 2025
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Solid catalyst breaks the rules: Oxygen evolution steps can happen simultaneously
Oxygen evolution is considered one of the most energy-intensive steps in water electrolysis and is therefore a key factor for more efficient green hydrogen production. Modeling of the reaction mechanisms has so far been based ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2025
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Research on ice-forming compound could improve pipeline safety, carbon capture and storage
Canadians may think they're intimately familiar with ice in all its forms, but there is one kind that most have probably never heard of. Clathrate hydrates are tiny crystalline cages of ice that can trap other gases or liquids ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2025
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Hydrogen atom transfer method selectively transforms carboxylic acids using an inexpensive photocatalyst
Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous in bioactive organic molecules and readily available chemical building blocks. Carboxylic acids can be converted into carboxy radicals that can initiate versatile carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2025
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Scientists use argon plasma to precisely position metal atoms, eliminating waste of precious metals
Researchers have demonstrated that by using argon plasma, metal atoms can be dispersed and guided to desired positions. This new strategy ensures that not a single atom goes to waste and maximizes the use of rare and precious ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2025
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Soft material behavior gets clearer as scientists directly map liquid crystal deformation
New research led by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) provides a significant step forward in understanding the micro-scale mechanisms that govern the behavior ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2025
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High-performance BaZrS₃ solar cells powered by inorganic delafossite HTLs: A step toward replacing Spiro-OMeTAD
As the global demand for clean and sustainable energy continues to surge, the photovoltaic sector remains at the forefront of this transition. Lead halide perovskite solar cells (LHPs) have long been celebrated for their ...
A new organometallic compound challenges a fundamental principle of textbook chemistry
For more than a century, the well-known 18-electron rule has guided the field of organometallic chemistry. Now, researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with scientists from Germany, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2025
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Scientists use lightning to make ammonia out of thin air
University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia—one of the world's most important chemicals. Ammonia is also the main ingredient of fertilizers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 4, 2025
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Study uses machine learning to map pH-dependent performance of tin catalysts
Some of the most encouraging results for reaction-enhancing catalysts come from one material in particular: tin (Sn). While Sn's overall utility as a catalyst is well-known, its underlying structure-performance relationship ...
Materials Science
Jul 4, 2025
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From masterpieces to makeup: Eco-friendly art conservation gentle enough for human skin
Green art conservation methods developed by EU researchers are setting new standards and proving useful far beyond museums, from cosmetics to agriculture.
Materials Science
Jul 3, 2025
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