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A new way to automate sequences of chemical reactions
A team of researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in Korea and the Polish Academy of Sciences has developed a new way to automate sequences of chemical reactions. In their paper published in the ...
Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin
Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin into a redox-active electrolyte material for liquid batteries. The technology is an important step toward ecologically sustainable energy ...
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Metal-ion breakthrough leads to new biomaterials
Metals such as iron and calcium play a crucial role inside the human body, so it's no surprise that bioengineers would like to integrate them into the soft, stretchy materials used to repair skin, blood vessels, lungs and ...
Materials Science
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Scientists synthesise a material capable of degrading nerve agents in water
A team from the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia has succeeded in synthesizing a new porous material that enables and guides the degradation of compounds analogous to nerve agents used ...
Materials Science
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Scientists capture candid snapshots of electrons harvesting light at the atomic scale
In the search for clean energy alternatives to fossil fuels, one promising solution relies on photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells—water-splitting, artificial-photosynthesis devices that turn sunlight and water into solar fuels ...
Materials Science
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Researchers use amino acids to grow high-performance copper thin films
For the first time, researchers from Missouri S&T have shown that highly ordered copper thin films can be crystallized directly on a one-molecule-thick layer of organic material rather than on the inorganic substrates that ...
Materials Science
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Researchers use membranes that remove salt from water to help 'split' sea water into fuel
The power of the sun, wind and sea may soon combine to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel, according to a team of Penn State researchers. The team integrated water purification technology into a new proof-of-concept design ...
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2020
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Machine learning homes in on catalyst interactions to accelerate materials development
A machine learning technique rapidly rediscovered rules governing catalysts that took humans years of difficult calculations to reveal—and even explained a deviation. The University of Michigan team that developed the technique ...
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2020
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A sustainable new solution for ageing, corroding infrastructure
Surrounded by ocean, most of New Zealand's reinforced-concrete infrastructure lies close to the coast, making it susceptible to corrosion. Could new glass-based reinforcing hold the answer?
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2020
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The key to lowering carbon dioxide emissions is made of metal
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are rising and our planet is heating up. What do we do? What if we used this excess CO2 as a raw material to produce things we need—similar to how plants use it to produce oxygen.
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Sep 29, 2020
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Researchers develop a new membraneless fuel cell
The research team of INRS Professor Mohamed Mohamedi has designed a green membraneless fuel cell that uses oxygen from the air. The results of this innovative microfluidic application—a first in Canada—were published ...
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2020
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Borate-based passivation layers enables reversible calcium batteries
A study published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science has combined experimental and theoretical approaches to study the passivation layers formed on calcium metal electrodes and their influence on the reversible ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 28, 2020
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Understanding oxygen-reducing enzymes
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that plays a central role in the global carbon cycle. At the same time, it is an important energy source for us humans. About half of its annual production is made by microorganisms known ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Plastic-eating enzyme 'cocktail' heralds new hope for plastic waste
The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme 'cocktail' which can digest plastic up to six times faster.
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Oligomeric materials to enhance water splitting
Researchers from the Llobet group have developed a new molecular material made out of oligomers and used it as a catalyst in water oxidation, achieving unprecedented current densities for molecular catalysts. The paper "Water ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Stable supramolecular structure system to identify activity origin of carbon dioxide electroreduction
N-doped or N-heterocyclic nanostructured electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction have made important progress in product selectivity. For further development, it is important to identify the exact activity ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Cement-free concrete beats corrosion and gives fatbergs the flush
Researchers from RMIT University have developed an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete, which all but eliminates corrosion.
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Noble metal clusters can enhance performance of catalysts and save resources
Billions of noble metal catalysts are used worldwide for the production of chemicals, energy generation, or cleaning the air. However, the resources required for this purpose are expensive and their availability is limited. ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Building walls that will make summer heat waves more bearable
With the summer heat becoming increasingly unbearable and prolonged due to climate change, the cooling load in the summertime has also been on the rise. Insulation is currently the primary solution for blocking heat from ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Researchers develop unique printing technology for 'invisible' images
Researchers from ITMO University's ChemBio Cluster have developed an inkjet printing technology that makes it possible to produce images that can only be seen in polarized light—such as when using a smartphone screen. The ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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