Pet tags link widely used flame retardant to hyperthyroidism in cats
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02226 Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine-related disease of older ...
Tag: Polymer Chemistry
One-molecule-thick coating to help improve disease and drug testing
A new breakthrough has the potential to improve sensors used to test for diseases and detect doping in sportsCredit: Dr. ...
Window film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy
Credit: Kasper Moth-Poulsen/Chalmers University of Technology A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the ...
Most powerful and mildest reagents obtained based on eco-friendly iodine
How iodine state enables organic synthesis at room temperatureCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University An international collaboration of chemists from Tomsk Polytechnic ...
Castor oil-based inhibitors to remove gas hydrate plugs in Arctic deposits
The new compound proved to slow down plug growth and enhance productivity of deposits Gas hydrate plugs not only obstruct ...
A new way of making complex structures in thin films
Self-assembling materials can form patterns that might be useful in optical devices CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Self-assembling materials called block copolymers, ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2019
Credit: Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials--Soft drink science Oak Ridge National Laboratory has teamed with ...
Recycling plastic: Vinyl polymer broken down to aspirin components
Credit: Yasuhiro Kohsaka Ph D., the Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University Before you read this, look around your room. ...
Toxic substances found in the glass and decoration of alcoholic beverage bottles
Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their ...
UI researchers validate optimum composites structure created with additive manufacturing
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Aerospace Engineering Additive manufacturing built an early following with 3D printers using ...
Mimicking the ultrastructure of wood with 3D-printing for green products
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3D printing with a ...
Researchers unveil how soft materials react to deformation at molecular level
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Before designing the next generation of soft materials, researchers must first ...
Researchers discover traditional fluid flow observations may miss the big picture
Credit: FIGURE ADAPTED with permission from the cover of J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123, 21, 4587-4593. Copyright © 2019 ...
Washable electronic textiles to usher in an era of even smarter wearable products
Transistors connected with twisted electrodes maintain functionality even after being bent and washed over 1,000 times and can activate LED ...
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