(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical engineers are responsible for numerous scientific advances, ranging from affordable pharmaceuticals and super-strong synthetic fibers to environmental cleanup and recycling technologies. Most people ...
Engineering
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CubeSats are becoming ever more popular, with about 2,400 total launched so far. However, the small size limits their options for fundamental space exploration technologies, including propulsion. They become even more critical ...
Space Exploration
Jul 8, 2024
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A research team led by Prof. Guo Yusong, Associate Professor of the Division of Life Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), recently made a novel discovery related to the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ...
Biochemistry
Jul 2, 2024
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Combining two twins-tech—electrospinning and electrospraying—to fabricate novel nanomaterials is an urgent area of research for materials scientists and biomedical engineers, according to a new paper by Professor Hu Jinlian ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 1, 2024
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Humans have been making fire using friction for thousands of years, with evidence of its use found in archaeological records across different cultures worldwide.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2023
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Potatoes are the premier vegetable crop in Canada, with $1.5 billion nationwide in potato receipts in 2021. The agricultural significance of potatoes is particularly prominent in provinces like New Brunswick, the home of ...
Biotechnology
Nov 24, 2023
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Fifty-six million gallons. That is the amount of radioactive tank waste left behind at the Hanford Site as a result of the secret government mission to provide the plutonium for the world's first atomic weapons and the Cold ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 16, 2023
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Chemical products, such as plastics, fertilizers and solvents pervade our modern lifestyle. The vast majority are derived from crude oil or natural gas—and producing them generates around 5% of global CO2 emissions. To ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2023
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A program to advance the discovery of new polymers has been developed by a team of interdisciplinary researchers across King's Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. The software, called PySoftK, uses ...
Polymers
May 15, 2023
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An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Mansingh (Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College), Dr. JS Binoj (Center for Advanced Composite Materials, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia & Institute of Mechanical Engineering, ...
Polymers
Oct 4, 2022
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