How do foams collapse?
Two distinct physical mechanisms identified for how simple foams collapseCredit: Rei Kurita Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University ...
Tag: Industrial Engineering/Chemistry
One-two-punch catalysts trapping CO2 for cleaner fuels
Credit: ©DGIST Copper and platinum nanoparticles added to the surface of a blue titania photocatalyst significantly improve its ability to ...
Thwarting oil-pipeline corrosion by identifying a nanoscale villain
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Steel pipes rust and eventually fail. To preempt disasters, oil companies and others have created computer models ...
Pistons are muscling up
300-year-old piston design reinvented with soft flexible materials can produce greater forces with higher energy efficiencies, and has potential for ...
Discovery sheds light on synthesis, processing of high-performance solar cells
Halide perovskite solar cells hold promise as the next generation of solar cell technologies, but while researchers have developed techniques ...
Creating new molecular sieves
Researchers make organic frameworks that could sift antibiotic residue out of waterCredit: Illustration by Joy Smoker An international team of ...
Toward a low-cost industrialization of lithium-ion capacitors
Combining two additives instead of one to facilitate the incorporation of lithium within capacitors: that is the solution proposed by ...
Organic electronics: a new semiconductor in the carbon-nitride family
Credit: C. Merschjann/HZB Some organic materials might be able to be utilised similarly to silicon semiconductors in optoelectronics. Whether in ...
Researchers develop fast, efficient way to build amino acid chains
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists often build new protein molecules by stringing groups of amino ...
Jam-packed: A novel microscopic approach to amorphous solids
Tokyo, Japan - A team led by The University of Tokyo developed a new method for understanding the structure organization ...
3D microchannels promote self-assembly of ordered emulsions at low droplet concentrations
Credit: SUTD Self-assembly is the process by which simple building blocks interact and organize themselves into ordered structures. Nature abounds ...
Making a splash is all in the angle
Credit: Queen Mary University of London Making a splash depends on the angle of a liquid as it hits and ...
New polymer tackles PFAS pollution
The problem of cleaning up toxic polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) pollution has been solved by a new low-cost, safe and ...
Microgrids can help maximize efficiency of renewable energy consumption
Researchers propose a system that enables maximum use of grid-distributed energy A group of Italian researchers has developed a method ...
Foam-free methane storage promoter proposed
Hydrate formation proves to be the key to the problemCredit: Kazan Federal University Associated petroleum gas is wasted in the ...
Deep learning techniques teach neural model to ‘play’ retrosynthesis
Columbia chemical engineers train a neural network model to plan synthetic routes to any target molecule, optimizing user-specified objectives such ...
It’s alive! UNH researchers create innovative ‘living’ bridge
Credit: Scott Ripley/ UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a ...
Chemists could make ‘smart glass’ smarter by manipulating it at the nanoscale
An alternative nanoscale design for eco-friendly smart glassCredit: Steven Marquez/Colorado State University "Smart glass," an energy-efficiency product found in newer ...
New process to rinse heavy metals from soils
When poisonous heavy metals like lead and cadmium escape from factories or mines, they can pollute the nearby soil. With ...
Separation anxiety no more: A faster technique to purify elements
A more efficient chemical separation method pioneered by Berkeley Lab scientists could accelerate access to promising cancer treatmentCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley ...