From nanocellulose to gold
Self-assembly of mechanoplasmonic bacterial cellulose-metal nanoparticle compositesCredit: Magnus Johansson When nanocellulose is combined with various types of metal nanoparticles, materials ...
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Magnesium alloy with eddy-thermal effect for novel tumor magnetic hyperthermia therapy
Credit: ©Science China Press Magnetic hyperthermia therapy (MHT) as a noninvasive local treatment strategy is able to ablate tumors using ...
Advance in programmable synthetic materials
Reading sequence of metal atoms in MOFs allows encoding of multiple chemical functionsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Omar Yaghi and ...
Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials
Credit: Derrick Butler, Penn State A supersensitive dopamine detector can help in the early diagnosis of several disorders that result ...
Making N-C bond directly from N2: summary and perspective
Credit: ©Science China Press As the most abundant constituent in Earth's atmosphere, dinitrogen (N2) is the main nitrogen source of ...
A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens
EPFL researchers developed a filter "paper" made from titanium oxide nanowires which is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them ...
New-generation CO2 gas separation system using gate-type adsorbents
Credit: Shotaro Hiraide Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University The Paris Agreement of 2015 set a goal of reducing ...
Revealing destructive cracks in rock
Texas A&M researchers use intelligent software to classify and portray hidden cracks in solid materialsCredit: Dr. Siddarth Misra/Texas A&M University ...
Electric cooker an easy, efficient way to sanitize N95 masks, study finds
Credit: Photo by Chamteut Oh CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to ...
New science behind algae-based flip-flops
Biodegradable shoes meet commercial standards for products needed to help eradicate tons of plastic wasteCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Mayfield, ...
Chemists build natural anti-cancer compound with lean new process
Scripps Research collaborators develop a way to seamlessly create the compound's complex structureCredit: Scripps Research JUPITER, FL--Scripps Research chemists Hans ...
Tellurium makes the difference
International research team discovers unusual molecular structuresCredit: (Image: Anne Günther/Uni Jena) (Jena, Germany) The periodic system contains 118 chemical elements. ...
Researchers: What’s in oilfield wastewater matters for injection-induced earthquakes
Credit: Virginia Tech A team of geoscience researchers in the Virginia Tech College of Science has developed a new theory ...
Grow faster, die sooner
How growth rates influence the fitness of bacteriaCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bacteria are survival artists: When they get nutrition, ...
Chemists create the brightest-ever fluorescent materials
Credit: Amar Flood By formulating positively charged fluorescent dyes into a new class of materials called small-molecule ionic isolation lattices ...
Metallic blue fruits use fat to produce color and signal a treat for birds
Credit: Rox Middleton Researchers have found that a common plant owes the dazzling blue colour of its fruit to fat ...
Anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life
Lithium lanthanum titanate particles enable high power densities even in micrometer sizes - publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Julia Maibach, KIT ...
A closer look at water-splitting’s solar fuel potential
Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis zero in on bismuth vanadate's role in renewable energy ...
Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and form the backbone of many industrial processes. For ...
Researchers capture X-ray images with unprecedented speed and resolution
Ghost imaging approach could enable detailed movies of the heart with low-dose x-raysCredit: Sharon Shwartz, Bar-Ilan University WASHINGTON -- Researchers ...
