Polyurethane plastics are ubiquitous, used everywhere from mattresses to shoes. But once these products are no longer wanted, these materials litter landfills and oceans across the world.
Polymers
Aug 29, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Sydney have, for the first time, used a quantum computer to engineer and directly observe a process critical in chemical reactions by slowing it down by a factor of 100 billion times.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 28, 2023
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To discover how light interacts with molecules, the first step is to follow electron dynamics, which evolve at the attosecond timescale. The dynamics of this first step have been called charge migration (CM). CM plays a fundamental ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 25, 2023
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Led by Director Chang Sukbok, scientists from the Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have made a significant advancement in the synthesis of β-lactam scaffolds, ...
Biochemistry
Aug 24, 2023
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A team of chemists from the University of Münster have developed a novel concept in which a mixture of molecules that behave like mirror images is converted to a single form using light as external energy source. The conversion ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 24, 2023
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Scientists from Paderborn University, working under Professor Matthias Bauer, have achieved a breakthrough in the field of sustainable chemistry: together with a team of researchers from the universities of Rostock, Mainz, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 23, 2023
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NH3 is the second largest chemical produced in the world and nearly 80% of produced NH3 is employed in fertilizer synthesis. Meanwhile, NH3 is an indispensable raw material for manufacturing nitric acid, which can be further ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 21, 2023
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New Stanford University research has revealed that the mineral silica, a common food additive and popular cosmetics ingredient, is not a chemically inert substance, as has long been supposed.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 21, 2023
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When nature performs chemical reactions to create energy-rich compounds from simple molecules, it requires energy. So far, it has not been possible to use human-made electricity to drive these biochemical processes.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 16, 2023
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In recent decades, scientists have sought solutions to improve the sustainable production of biofuels from renewable sources. The latest advance in this field was announced at the end of May by Brazilian researchers and could ...
Biochemistry
Aug 16, 2023
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