Barely scratching the surface: A new way to make robust membranes
Argonne researchers have demonstrated a new technique's viability for membranes.
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2018
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News tagged with pore size
Continuous breathing metal-organic framework with guest selectivity
(Phys.org)—Researchers from the University of Sheffield report a new continuous-breathing metal-organic framework (MOF), SHF-61, that has two different solvent-specific forms, a narrow-pore structure that is the result ...
Researchers 3D-print rotating microfilter for lab-on-a-chip applications
Researchers have fabricated a magnetically driven rotary microfilter that can be used to filter particles inside a microfluidic device. They made the tiny turning filter by creating a magnetic material that could be used ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 15, 2021
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Neutron scattering technique provides new data on adsorption of ions in microporous materials
(Phys.org)—The adsorption of ions in microporous materials governs the operation of technologies as diverse as water desalination, energy storage, sensing and mechanical actuation. Until now, however, researchers attempting ...
General Physics
Feb 28, 2013
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Precision sieving of gases through atomic pores in graphene
By crafting atomic-scale holes in atomically thin membranes, it should be possible to create molecular sieves for precise and efficient gas separation, including extraction of carbon dioxide from air, University of Manchester ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 9, 2021
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Study show extracellular vesicles exchange genetic information between cells in the sea
Researchers led by Susanne Erdmann from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen have looked at data that has so far been mostly discarded as contamination, revealing the previously underestimated role of ...
Ecology
Nov 15, 2023
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New technology successfully removes heavy metals from water
The methods traditionally used to remove heavy metals from wastewater have limitations because they only withdraw a certain percentage and the remaining amount is very difficult to remove. This motivated a young graduate ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2014
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Chemical engineers use neural networks to discover the properties of metal-organic frameworks
Metal-organic frameworks, a class of materials with porous molecular structures, have a variety of possible applications, such as capturing harmful gases and catalyzing chemical reactions. Made of metal atoms linked by organic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 11, 2022
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Microfluidic circuit for pulsatile filtration of extracellular vesicles from whole blood samples
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-secreted lipid bilayer bioparticles with a diameter of 30 to 250 nm. They are a promising source of biomarkers for liquid biopsies for early cancer diagnosis and real-time monitoring ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 21, 2023
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Scientists develop highly porous materials for electronic and photocatalytic applications
A facile technique for reproducibly creating Swiss-cheese-like nanomaterials has been developed by researchers at KAUST. This material, and the method required to create it, could help in the development of further advanced ...
Polymers
Jul 3, 2023
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