Lab creates conductive 3-d carbon blocks that can be shaped for applications
Rice University scientists have developed a simple way to produce conductive, three-dimensional objects made of graphene foam.
Rice University scientists have developed a simple way to produce conductive, three-dimensional objects made of graphene foam.
Nanomaterials
Jun 14, 2018
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In recent times, electrochemical conversion (e-chemical) technology—which converts carbon dioxide to high-value-added compounds using renewable electricity—has gained research attention as a carbon capture utilization ...
Materials Science
Dec 2, 2020
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Researchers from U of T Engineering and Caltech have designed a new and improved system for efficiently converting CO2, water, and renewable energy into ethylene—the precursor to a wide range of plastic products, from medical ...
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2019
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ohio State University discovered a new microbial pathway that produces ethylene, providing a potential avenue for biomanufacturing a common component ...
Biochemistry
Aug 27, 2020
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The synthesis of carbon-based chemicals via the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) has become the key objective of numerous recent energy research efforts. While these studies have yielded promising results, ...
A new technology from U of T Engineering is taking a substantial step towards enabling manufacturers to create plastics out of two key ingredients: sunshine and pollution.
Materials Science
May 17, 2018
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For decades engineers have dreamed of programming organisms to sustainably produce ethylene, a chemical that is nicknamed "the king of petrochemicals" for its importance in plastics. Now, one hopeful pathway to this petrochemical ...
Biochemistry
Mar 4, 2022
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The world has more carbon dioxide than it needs, and a team of Brown University chemists has come up with a potential way to put some of it to good use.
Materials Science
Apr 7, 2016
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We can tell when plants need water: their leaves droop and they start to look dry. But what's happening on a molecular level?
Biotechnology
Nov 3, 2016
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A "serious hardware incident" has shut down the Subaru Telescope indefinitely. A leak allowed orange-colored coolant to spill over the primary mirror and into the main camera, as well as into other instruments and the structure ...
Space Exploration
Jul 6, 2011
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