From a thermodynamic point of view, soil matter should easily turn over, but minerals can remain in soils for many years due to the complex and reactive interactions between the minerals, plants and microbes.
By Liam Critchley
11 Sep 2017
Methanol is a commonly used solvent, feedstock for the production of ethylene and propylene and fuel additive that has shown to be an excellent and sustainable alternative fuel for chemical and energy industries.
By Benedette Cuffari
11 Sep 2017
Despite the 3D printing industry experiencing an unwilling reaction in their current development of 3D printed food, those at the forefront of this advancement are hopeful that its practicality will once again change public opinion.
By Benedette Cuffari
11 Sep 2017
High performance lithium (Li) ion batteries are rechargeable batteries that are widely used in a variety of consumer electronics such as laptops and smartphones.
By Benedette Cuffari
8 Sep 2017
The ongoing conflict in Syria is just another example of an ongoing devastating crisis that has taken the lives of more than 250,000 Syrians, and has forced over 11 million to flee their homes in an effort to escape this devastating civil war.
By Benedette Cuffari
8 Sep 2017
In 1933, Nobel Prize winner Lev Davidovich Landau introduced the polaron theory, which describes the movement of the polaron, describing waves of electrons and their cloud of surrounding virtual phonons, within a typical covalently bonded crystal.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017
Hydrocyclones, otherwise referred to as cyclones, are mechanical separation devices that utilize centripetal or centrifugal forces within a vortex in order to sort particles present within a liquid suspension.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017
While a great number of Automotive Manufacturers are looking to incorporate more lightweight materials, such as aluminum, into their vehicles, steel continues to be the most used material in vehicles.
By Benedette Cuffari
1 Sep 2017
Like many other two-dimensional (2D) materials, black phosphorous has gathered interest of late and is mainly due to its high carrier mobility and thickness dependent direct bandgap.
By Liam Critchley
24 Aug 2017
Research Bioengineers at the United States Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts have recently developed fabrics that are embedded with nanofibers and hydrogel particles.
By Benedette Cuffari
23 Aug 2017