Graphene finds new application as non-toxic, anti-static hair dye
It's an issue that has plagued the beauty industry for more than a century: Dying hair too often can irreparably damage your silky strands.
It's an issue that has plagued the beauty industry for more than a century: Dying hair too often can irreparably damage your silky strands.
Nanomaterials
Mar 15, 2018
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Sometimes making a brand-new type of box requires outside-the-box thinking, which is exactly what Spartan chemists used to create an eight-atom, magnetic cube.
Materials Science
Apr 13, 2022
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Scientists have created conducting two-dimensional polymers exhibiting electron mobility comparable to graphene. Their research has been featured in the online edition of Chem.
Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2024
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Soap bubbles facilitated the pollination of a pear orchard by delivering pollen grains to targeted flowers, demonstrating that this whimsical technique can successfully pollinate fruit-bearing plants. The study, from the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2020
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Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks to deliver a promising anti-cancer agent to cells.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2019
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Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have developed a reagent that opens new possibilities for creating DNA and RNA-based materials that could be used in ultra-stable and smart sensors for biomedical ...
Biochemistry
Sep 4, 2023
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A team led by DGIST professor Seo Dae-ha has developed an experimental strategy to control and observe the chemical reaction of a single nanocatalyst using an optical microscope. The work is expected to contribute to catalyst ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 12, 2022
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While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans.
Materials Science
Dec 17, 2020
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Material chemists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have developed a superporous solid made up of a patchwork of metal ions and organic linkers (a metal-organic framework, or MOF) that can suck up to 200% of its own weight in ...
Materials Science
Jan 11, 2018
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Harnessing the full electrochemical power of lithium-oxygen batteries requires an efficient, more stable electrolyte. Researchers from Boston College have applied a "water-in-salt" electrolyte that enables stable lithium-air ...
Materials Science
Apr 12, 2018
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