Nuclear power is typically considered a cleaner way of generating power compared to fossil fuels. It does not release air pollutants and greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide as by-products. However, it creates radiotoxic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 20, 2023
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What does a traditional West African dish have to do with road salt spread across snowy Canadian streets every winter?
Materials Science
May 24, 2023
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A research team led by chemist Dmitry Momotenko has developed a new 3D printing technique for manufacturing ultrasmall metallic objects. Using this technique, the researchers aim to substantially increase the surface area ...
Nanomaterials
May 22, 2023
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Nuclear energy is crucial for producing cleaner energy, but the associated radioactive pollution requires strategic solutions. Cesium (Cs+) is a toxic radionuclide generated from nuclear power plants that demands immobilization ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 4, 2023
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can be an ideal platform for detecting or extracting metal ions due to their different functional building units and large surface area.
Analytical Chemistry
May 4, 2023
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As freshwater scarcity affects millions worldwide, scientists and engineers have looked for new ways of filtering unwanted metals and minerals out of water while retaining those elements for re-use elsewhere.
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2023
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Researchers from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have recently proposed a novel metal labeling strategy to increase the sensitivity of mass cytometry ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2023
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At present, the traditional ways to deal with phenolic organic pollutants and lignin derivatives are mainly physical adsorption and biodegradation. The main disadvantages of these methods are incomplete treatment and long ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 2, 2023
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Rare-earth elements, also known as lanthanides, are, contrary to what the name suggests, not rare. They are, however, challenging to purify from the environment. Only in the past few years, it became evident that life has ...
Biochemistry
Mar 1, 2023
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It takes chemist Liaisan Khasanova less than a minute to turn an ordinary silica glass tube into a printing nozzle for a very special 3D printer. The chemist inserts the capillary tube—which is just one millimeter thick—into ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 16, 2022
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