Many polluting solvents used by the chemical industry can be replaced by an amazing new mixture of two powders: 'deep-eutectic solvents' (DES). This next generation of solvents are sustainable, much less flammable, not volatile ...
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2018
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As cicadas on the East Coast begin emerging from their 17-year slumber, a spritz of dew drops is all they need to keep their wings fresh and clean. Researchers at Duke University and James Cook University in Australia have ...
General Physics
Apr 29, 2013
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a new way to develop straight carbon nanofibers on a transparent substrate. Growing such nanofiber coatings is important for use in novel biomedical research tools, ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 16, 2011
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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) researchers together with researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), have developed a special treatment for cotton fabric that allows the cotton to absorb exceptional ...
Materials Science
Jan 21, 2013
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For decades, it's been understood that water repellency is needed for surfaces to shed condensation buildup—like the droplets of water that form in power plant condensers to reduce pressure. New research shows that the ...
Materials Science
Jan 23, 2020
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Mosquitoes spread several diseases, among them malaria and dengue virus. In 2020, about 241 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide, with a few more million cases occurring in 2021. Nearly half the world's population ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2023
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Sigma-1 isn't genetically related to any other protein in the human body.
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2016
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Millions of tons of paper industry waste could soon be reused into a green solution to mop up oil or chemical spills.
Materials Science
Feb 25, 2013
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Sylvie Roke, scientist in EPFL's Bioengineering Institute, is refuting previously held theories and offering a new explanation of electrochemical phenomena occurring at the interface between water and a hydrophobic matter. ...
Materials Science
Nov 27, 2012
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How liquids are repelled by a surface, a property called "wettability," is important for engineers to develop aircraft that resist ice formation, for fashion designers developing outdoor gear that repels rain and dirt, and ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 14, 2019
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