Fluidic device finds novel way to make oil and water attract
Imagine making some liquids mix that do not mix, then unmixing them.
Materials Science
Feb 21, 2022
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Record-breaking chemical reactivity with nanometer-scale sponge
Catalysts are often solid materials whose surface comes into contact with gases or liquids, thereby enabling certain chemical reactions. However, this means that any atoms of the catalyst that are not on the surface serve ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 15, 2022
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Measuring Einstein's photoelectric effect: The time it takes for an electron to be released
When light hits a material, electrons can be released from this material—the photoelectric effect. Although this effect played a major role in the development of the quantum theory, it still holds a number of secrets: To ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 10, 2022
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Self-templating, solvent-free supramolecular polymer synthesis
A polymer that catalyzes its own formation in an environmentally friendly solvent-free process has been developed by an all-RIKEN team of chemists. The discovery could lead to the development of inherently recyclable polymer ...
Polymers
Feb 4, 2022
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Compounds made from 'digested' molecules for greener pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
A method of producing vital chemical building blocks for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries that mimics how plants manufacture them has been developed by University of Warwick scientists.
Biochemistry
Feb 1, 2022
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Sunlight could be used to power lasers
Sunlight, one of the planet's most abundant sources of renewable energy, could be used to power lasers, according to a study from Heriot-Watt University.
General Physics
Jan 25, 2022
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For sustainable sulfur-tolerant catalysts, alloy precious metals with phosphorus
Catalysts play crucial roles in chemical processes. However, many conventional catalysts have suffered from deactivation caused by sulfur-containing molecules which are strongly absorbed onto catalyst surfaces and suppress ...
Materials Science
Jan 12, 2022
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Selective separation could help alleviate critical metals shortage
New processing methods developed by MIT researchers could help ease looming shortages of the essential metals that power everything from phones to automotive batteries, by making it easier to separate these rare metals from ...
Materials Science
Dec 17, 2021
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Seagrass is not a miracle solution against climate change
Through the resettlement of seagrass meadows on the coasts, large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are to be removed in the future to combat climate change. Be aware, however: Seagrass meadows can, under certain ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2021
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120-year-old reaction turned on its head with environment-friendly, paste-based method
A new method for creating one of chemistry's most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them cheaper, simpler and more environmentally friendly.
Materials Science
Nov 18, 2021
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