When a molecule of water comes in for a landing on the common catalyst titanium oxide, it sometimes breaks up and forms a pair of molecule fragments known as hydroxyls. But scientists had not been able to show how often the ...
Materials Science
Apr 13, 2017
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At TU Wien (Vienna), it has become possible to control one of the most important chemical processes: switching oxygen molecules between a reactive and unreactive state.
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2017
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A consortium of researchers from the worlds of museum, science and industry have developed a method to establish the extent to which titanium white – an important white pigment – is causing modern paintings to age. The ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 13, 2017
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Chemists have found a way to use sunlight to purify wastewater rapidly and cheaply, and to make self-cleaning materials for buildings.
Materials Science
Mar 9, 2017
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Since its invention around 100 B.C. in China, paper as a material for spreading information has greatly contributed to the development and spread of civilization. Even in today's information age, with electronic media omnipresent ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 1, 2017
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The ability of small intestine cells to absorb nutrients and act as a barrier to pathogens is "significantly decreased" after chronic exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, a common food additive found in everything ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2017
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The quest for surfaces capable of preventing bacterial colonisation and adhesion around dental implants is a subject of research interest, according to Beatriz Palla, a researcher in the Biomaterials Group of the UPV/EHU's ...
Materials Science
Dec 28, 2016
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Scientists at the University of Birmingham have captured the formation of a platinum encrusted nanoparticle that bears a striking resemblance to a festive snowman. As well as providing some Christmas cheer, the fully functional ...
Nanophysics
Dec 20, 2016
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By running computationally intensive quantum Monte Carlo simulations at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility, researchers have demonstrated the ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 16, 2016
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A team of the Laboratory for Physics of High-Strength Crystals (Russia, Tomsk State University) has developed a new high-strength material based on iron to improve the quality of actuating mechanisms and sensors for mechanical ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 3, 2016
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