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Nanomaterials Mar 3, 2025

Turning pollution into power: New method transforms carbon nanoparticles from emissions into renewable energy catalysts

We have developed a breakthrough method to convert carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from vehicular emissions into high-performance electrocatalysts. This innovation provides a sustainable approach to pollution management and energy ...

Biotechnology Feb 26, 2025

Organic electrochemical transistors enhance bioelectronic sensor sensitivity by three orders of magnitude

In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice University has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of enzymatic and microbial fuel ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 21, 2025

Rubidium-containing material with exceptional conductivity and stability could pave way for next-gen fuel cells

Rubidium could be the next key player in oxide-ion conductors. Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have discovered a rare rubidium (Rb)-containing oxide-ion conductor, Rb5BiMo4O16, with exceptionally high conductivity.

Cell & Microbiology Jan 24, 2025

Scientists trace deadly cell-to-cell message chain that spreads in sepsis

Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and colleagues in the UConn School of Medicine report in the Jan. 23 issue of Cell. Their findings could lead ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 21, 2025

Systems engineering of cell factories almost doubles output, offering a sustainable fossil-fuel alternative

Engineers from The University of Warwick's Integrative Synthetic Biology Center and Imperial College London's Department of Bioengineering have unveiled how to engineer microbial "cell-factories" to boost the manufacture ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 30, 2024

Solar-powered animal cells: Combining chloroplasts from algae with hamster cells

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining chloroplasts (chlorophyll ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 21, 2024

Creating a simplified form of life: Scientists build modules for a synthetic cell

It is one of the most fundamental questions in science: how can lifeless molecules come together to form a living cell? Bert Poolman, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Groningen, has been working on this problem ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 25, 2024

Semimetal-induced covalency achieves high-efficiency electrocatalysis for platinum intermetallic compounds

Compared with other types of batteries, proton exchange membrane fuel cells have the advantages of high discharge power and no pollution, which is also an important carrier for hydrogen energy conversion and utilization. ...

Materials Science Sep 23, 2024

From pollution to power: Merging wastewater treatment and energy generation with capacitive MFC innovations

Imagine standing on the edge of a new frontier, where waste—something we often view as a problem—becomes the solution. We live in a world that needs innovation, where environmental challenges demand a sustainable approach, ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 21, 2024

Surprising mechanism for removing dead cells identified

Billions of our cells die every day to make way for the growth of new ones. Most of these goners are cleaned up by phagocytes—mobile immune cells that migrate where needed to engulf problematic substances. But some dying ...

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