Invisible to the human eye, molecular interactions between gases and liquids underpin much of our lives, including the absorption of oxygen molecules into our lungs, many industrial processes and the conversion of organic ...
Materials Science
Aug 08, 2019
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The shelf life of vegetable carotenoids when stored in powdered form is severely affected by oxygen in the storage environment—an effect that has a big impact on the food industry, but that can be dramatically reduced by ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2019
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The use of single-use plastics in households has become a pariah. Many people are trying to reduce the use of single-use plastics or to recycle them. One such innovation is creating "ecobricks"—filling empty two-litre plastic ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2019
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South Africa's new carbon tax has provoked a storm of criticism from environmental campaigners who say it is too weak—and from industry that predicts it will cause mass job losses.
Environment
Jul 17, 2019
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Absorption heat transformers can effectively reuse the waste heat generated in various industries. In these devices, specialised liquids form thin films as they flow downward due to gravity. These liquid films can absorb ...
Materials Science
Jul 15, 2019
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How did events like the Black Death plague impact the economy of Medieval Europe? Particles of lead trapped deep in Arctic ice can tell us.
Environment
Jul 08, 2019
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A newly developed material that is so perfectly transparent you can barely see it could unlock many new uses for solar heat. It generates much higher temperatures than conventional solar collectors do—enough to be used ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 02, 2019
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Can carbon dioxide (CO2) stored below the ocean floor be detected when it leaks? And what does this mean for the environment? An EU-funded study strives to answer these questions.
Environment
Jun 28, 2019
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Waste streams from industry and agriculture could be used for the production of coal that can serve as a cheap adsorbent for water purification. In her thesis at the Industrial Doctoral School, Mirva Niinipuu demonstrates ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 25, 2019
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Many digitalized processes depend on data collected by increasingly powerful sensors and other test and measurement technology. When this data is processed, it provides precise and reliable information about the operating ...
Hardware
Jun 20, 2019
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