Although mankind has been using paper for at least 2,000 years, it still presents us with one or two mysteries. For example, it was previously unknown why paper printed on one side using inkjet printing starts to curl up ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 6, 2024
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New antitubercular drugs are vital due to the spread of resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A research team from Skoltech, MIPT, and the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of ...
Biochemistry
Feb 28, 2023
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Although governments, academia and organizations all around the world have been emphasizing the crisis concerning the use of fossil fuels for many years, demand has constantly been on the increase. Now, that supply is seriously ...
Materials Science
Jan 9, 2020
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A compound made from the glycerol by-product of biodiesel production could promote cleaner burning in vehicle engines.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 26, 2018
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Gold nanoparticles serve as catalysts for obtaining valuable chemical products based on glycerol. Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and their international colleagues are developing gold catalysts to recycle one ...
Materials Science
May 23, 2017
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In an article published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Bergen (Norway), IRTA Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC) and Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC) presented the discovery ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2015
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In an article published today in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Bergen (Norway), IRTA Institute of Marine Sciences of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Institute of Evolutionary ...
Evolution
Jul 17, 2015
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Polylactic acid is a degradable plastic used mostly for packaging. To meet the rising demand, ETH researchers have developed an eco-friendly process to make large amounts of lactic acid from glycerol, a waste by-product in ...
Materials Science
Dec 3, 2014
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Cocoa farmers this year will lose an estimated 30 to 40 percent of their crop to pests and disease, and with chocolate prices having risen globally by roughly two-thirds in the past decade, concern is growing about sustainability ...
Ecology
Jul 2, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Reach for a tall glass of iced tea. Don't drink. Look at the glass instead. The glass is an amorphous solid, consisting of molecules jumbled in disarray. It's the complete opposite of the ice in your drink. ...
Condensed Matter
May 1, 2013
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