Rice University scientists have created an efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst that pairs well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy in the ...
Nanophysics
Mar 23, 2017
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Cutting edge technology has shown a molecule self-assembling into different forms when passing between solution state to solid state, and back again – a curious phenomenon in science – says research by the University ...
Materials Science
Feb 17, 2017
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Imagine an electronic newspaper that you could roll up and spill your coffee on, even as it updated itself before your eyes.
Nanomaterials
Aug 16, 2016
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The lab of Rice University synthetic organic chemist K.C. Nicolaou has reported the streamlined total synthesis of delta12-prostaglandin J3, a molecule previously claimed to kill leukemic cancer cells.
Biochemistry
May 23, 2016
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For more than 100 years, scientists have "peered" at atoms in a crystal by analysing the way they scatter X-rays. This process, known as crystallography, reveals the chemical structure of compounds in the crystal and has ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2014
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A simplified technique to fabricate nano-crystals of cerium dioxide (CeO2), which have wide-ranging technological and industrial applications, has been "unexpectedly" demonstrated by a UNSW chemist.
Nanomaterials
Jul 10, 2013
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A formation mechanism of nanocrystalline cerium dioxide (CeO2), a versatile nanomaterial, has been unveiled by scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2013
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A study published in Chemistry—A European Journal presents a proof-of-principle design of molecular motors.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 25, 2024
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In a study conducted at the University of Twente, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the Open University of Israel, researchers have developed a novel approach to address the environmental challenges posed by perchlorate ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 23, 2024
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The chemical industry commonly uses rare, expensive metals to produce pharmaceuticals and other essential substances. Replacing these metals whenever possible with more abundant, cheaper substitutes would benefit environmental ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 18, 2024
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