In the future, lithium-sulfur (Li-S) rechargeable batteries could hold more energy and cost less than lithium-ion batteries if they can be made to last longer. A key challenge is preventing the polysulfide ions that must ...
Materials Science
May 24, 2018
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In the medicine market, most newly introduced drugs and drug candidates show poor water solubility, which prevents their absorption in the body. This, in turn, limits their therapeutic efficiency. Solubilizing agents such ...
Biochemistry
May 15, 2023
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"Like oil and water" doesn't apply just to personal relationships that aren't working. It also applies to the challenges scientists face when combining spices and other products that conventionally do not mix well in producing ...
Other
Nov 15, 2019
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Treated wastewater solids called biosolids are sometimes used by farmers to boost soil nutrient levels. Now research by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist provides new information about how long those plant ...
Environment
Jan 23, 2013
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(Phys.org) -- A cross-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Maryland has designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility, in one case up to nearly 3000 times. Their ...
Biochemistry
May 7, 2012
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The oceans are one of the sink absorbing carbon dioxide derived from human activity. Yet fully quantifying the ocean's carbon uptake under a changing climate remains challenging.
Environment
Aug 21, 2013
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Bare aromatic polymers have the potential to be used in a wide range of high-performance and functional materials. However, their synthesis is hindered by the poor solubility of their parent compounds. Scientists from Nagoya ...
Polymers
Sep 16, 2022
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Cells are the basic building blocks of life—and, as such, they have been the object of intense study since the invention of the optical microscope in the 17th century. The development of mass spectrometry (MS) methods—those ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 6, 2019
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Biomass obtained from wood and the fractions extracted from it can serve as precursors for future sustainable and cost-efficient raw materials in various industrial sectors. A good example is spruce gum, a common, renewable ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 24, 2020
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Predictive models of biogeochemical interactions in soils are more accurate and scalable if they consider the reaction chemistry that occurs in distinct soil pore structures, or domains. These findings are the result of integrated ...
Materials Science
Aug 9, 2013
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