Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond
Credit: City University of Hong Kong & PNAS In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny ...
Tag: Polymer Chemistry
Highly sensitive method to detect potential cancer biomarker
New platform created using molecular imprinting technologyCredit: Kobe University Exosomes regulate intercellular communication in cancers, and are drawing attention as ...
The energy implications of organic radical polymers
New technology could change the way we charge everything from phones to electric vehiclesCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering ...
ERC consolidator grant for Pol Besenius for his development of synthetic vaccines
SUPRAVACC project is based on a modular concept using individual molecular building blocks for the preparation of fully synthetic vaccinesCredit: ...
The helix, of DNA fame, may have arisen with startling ease
Credit: Georgia Tech / Nick Hud Trying to explain how DNA and RNA evolved to form such neat spirals has ...
UMass Amherst materials chemists tap body heat to power 'smart garments'
UMass Amherst materials chemists have developed a fabric that can harvest body heat to power small wearable microelectronics such as ...
Complex molecules emerge without evolution or design
Credit: University of Groningen In biology, folded proteins are responsible for most advanced functions. These complex proteins are the result ...
New light shed on intensely studied material
Polarons, bipolarons, and absorption spectroscopy of PEDOTCredit: Photo Peter Holgersson The organic polymer PEDOT is probably one of the world's ...
Light up logic: Engineers from UTokyo and RIKEN perform computational logic with light
Credit: (c)2019 Aida Group For the first time, researchers performed logic operations -- the basis of computation -- with a ...
HKUST scientists develop novel method to monitor molecular aggregation
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Chiral molecules are defined as molecules that are non-superimposable on their ...
How compostable plastic works (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2019 -- Due to the demands of eco-conscious consumers, manufacturers are making ...
Drug sponge could minimize side effects of cancer treatment
Absorbent polymer sops up chemotherapy drugs from bloodstream after treatmentCredit: Anand Patel, MD, UCSF With the help of sponges inserted ...
Pitt, NETL engineers identify improved membranes to capture CO2 at coal-fired power plants
Credit: Kutay Sezginel/Hypothetical Materials Lab PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2019) ... A computational modeling method developed at the University of Pittsburgh's ...
A catalytic flying carpet
Chemical engineering researchers at Pitt develop self-powered microfluidic sheet that wraps, flaps and creepsCredit: Abhrajit Laskar PITTSBURGH (January 2, 2019) ...