Three-dimensional chessboards
Researchers at Osaka University develop liquid-phase 3D-patterning to create nanocellulose films aligned along multiple axes within the same sheet. This ...
Tag: Industrial Engineering/Chemistry
A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at ...
High hopes for new-age rubber
'Self-repairing' material has many industrial usesCredit: Flinders University Imagine a self-repairing rubber, or super-adhesive made entirely from waste materials. It ...
Story tips: Mining for COVID, rules to grow by and the 3D connection
Credit: Dasha Herrmannova/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Computing - Mining for COVID-19 connections Scientists have tapped the ...
Formate dehydrogenase reduces carbon dioxide to formic acid
A giant leap for artificial photosynthesis research!Credit: Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Osaka City University Professor Yutaka Amao of the ...
Efficient, ‘green’ quantum-dot solar cells exploit defects
Quantum-dot approach shows promise for a new type of toxic-element-free, inexpensive, defect-tolerant solar cellsCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory Novel quantum ...
Making quantum ‘waves’ in ultrathin materials
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab reveals how wavelike plasmons could power up a new class of sensing and photochemical technologies ...
Jones named fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
High honor for engineering professorCredit: UT Arlington The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) has named a researcher at ...
Expandable foam for 3D printing large objects (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society It's a frustrating limitation of 3D printing: Printed objects must be smaller than the machine making ...
New research launched on airborne virus transmission in buildings
Berkeley Lab's indoor air quality experts to study critical gaps in current knowledgeCredit: Berkeley Lab As society prepares to reopen ...
Asymmetric iodoesterification of simple alkenes by concerto catalyst
Credit: Takayoshi Arai Japanese researchers have succeeded in catalytic asymmetric iodoesterification from simple alkene substrates and carboxylic acids. Published in ...
Coordination polymer glass provides solid support for hydrogen fuel cells
Hydrogen fuel cells made with coordination polymer glass membranes could produce as much energy as their liquid-based counterparts while adding ...
UCF receives NSF RAPID Award to develop cough drops to help control COVID-19
A team of University of Central Florida researchers is looking at changing people's saliva to help manage the spread of ...
FDA approves ventilator designed by particle physics community
The Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) is an open-source ventilator with off-the-shelf parts designed specifically for COVID-19 patientsCredit: Photo by Studio ...
HKU super steel project attains major breakthrough
HKU super steel project attains major breakthrough with collaborators at Berkeley Lab in producing high strength steel at unprecedented levels ...
Researchers turn algae leftovers into renewable products with flare
From flexible plastics to food flavoring and fragrances, UC San Diego scientists develop an economical way to produce a range ...
3D-printed nuclear reactor promises faster, more economical path to nuclear energy
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 11, 2020 -- Researchers at the Department ...
Scientists measured electrical conductivity of pure interfacial water
Credit: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Skoltech scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Stuttgart, the Karlsruhe Institute ...
Plasma electrons can be used to produce metallic films
Credit: Magnus Johansson/Linköping University Computers, mobile phones and all other electronic devices contain thousands of transistors, linked together by thin ...
Highly efficient hydrogen gas production using sunlight, water and hematite
Credit: Kobe University A research group led by Associate Professor TACHIKAWA Takashi of Kobe University's Molecular Photoscience Research Center has ...
