It is well known in physics and chemistry that equal charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract. It was long assumed that this principle also applies when enzymes—the biological catalysts in all living organisms—form ...
Biochemistry
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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use and published their results in Case Studies on Transport Policy. The most effective measure was applying ...
Environment
Apr 25, 2022
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There is a great need for the green production of propylene oxide (PO) due to its high industrial value. The electrooxidation of propylene into PO has aroused the interest of scientists because the process can be conducted ...
Materials Science
Apr 19, 2022
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One-dimensional semiconductor nanowires with strong quantum confinement effect—quantum wires (QWs)—are of great interest for applications in advanced optoelectronics and photochemical conversions. Beyond the state-of-the-art ...
Nanophysics
Apr 8, 2022
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Canadian Light Source (CLS) researcher Toby Bond uses X-rays to help engineer powerful electric vehicle batteries with longer lifetimes. His research, published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, shows how the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 5, 2022
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Can you imagine charging your mobile phone by simply using your body heat? It may still sound rather futuristic, but thermoelectrics can do it. Thermoelectrics is all about transforming heat into useful energy, mostly using ...
Materials Science
Apr 4, 2022
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How fast can electronics be? When computer chips work with ever shorter signals and time intervals, at some point they come up against physical limits. The quantum-mechanical processes that enable the generation of electric ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 25, 2022
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have found a way to control the charge of nanoparticles on a two-fluid interface to create a more stable system in which its charge can also be switched and controlled. The ability to change ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2022
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Piezoelectric materials convert mechanical stress into electricity, or vice versa, and can be useful in sensors, actuators and many other applications. But implementing piezoelectrics in polymers—materials composed of molecular ...
Polymers
Mar 24, 2022
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The internalization of impermeable molecules into cells is a current challenge in drug development, as many water-soluble bioactive molecules cannot cross the cell membrane. To facilitate the cell entry of these molecules, ...
Biochemistry
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