Today, petrochemical compounds and rare metals such as platinum and iridium are used to produce semiconductors for optoelectronics, such as organic LEDs for super-thin TV and mobile phone screens. Physicists at Umeå University ...
Biochemistry
Nov 28, 2023
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Sustainable and environmentally friendly production processes are playing an increasingly important role in almost all branches of industry. The production of active pharmaceutical ingredients in particular involves the use ...
Biochemistry
Nov 16, 2023
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Researchers and businesses are increasingly drawn to alternative protein sources as they grapple with the challenge of meeting the growing global demand for protein. Among the unconventional sources, microorganisms stand ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 18, 2023
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Reports of plastics pollution contaminating all parts of the Earth and in all living things has accelerated a shift to alternative materials. The coffee latte you take with you from the kiosk on the corner now comes in paper ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2023
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In a comment in Nature Reviews Chemistry, Ph.D. student Hannah Flerlage and associate professor Chris Slootweg of the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences argue that modern day chemists need ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 7, 2023
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Karan Dikshit (Ph.D.MatSci'22) is the first author on a paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that introduces new adhesive materials that not only allow for easy sticking and unsticking but could eventually contribute ...
Materials Science
Jul 24, 2023
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Plastic pollution is seemingly omnipresent in society, and while plastic bags, cups, and bottles may first come to mind, plastics are also increasingly used to make clothing, rugs, and other textiles.
Environment
May 24, 2023
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A study by researchers from the UPF Culture, Archaeology and Socio-Ecological Dynamics Research Group (CaSEs), recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, provides a global assessment of traditional small-scale farming practices ...
Ecology
Feb 28, 2023
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The harmonious coexistence between human society and nature has prompted the rapid development of advanced manufacturing. Typically, green biomanufacturing, which uses renewable resources as raw materials and enzymes or microorganisms ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 7, 2023
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Fast-food eateries in France will soon no longer be able to use disposable containers, plates, cups and tableware for clients eating in, the latest measure from a 2020 law to combat waste and encourage recycling.
Environment
Dec 19, 2022
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