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A New Material for Absorbing Toxic Compounds from Water Within 24 Hours

The presence of criteria and emerging pollutants in water is a contemporary theme that has caused the scientific community to look for new alternatives and solutions. University of Seville researchers have recently demonstrated the effectiveness of two new absorbent materials that can eliminate organic pollutants in solution within 24 hours.

6 Jun 2018

Metal Atoms Shown to Support Catalysis

A recent study has shown that metal atoms can directly take part in the activation of reactants, promoting catalysis of an atomically dispersed metal catalyst.

5 Jun 2018

Remineralizing Dental Enamel

Scientists have developed a new method to regrow and remineralize dental enamel.

4 Jun 2018

Physicists Study Properties of Higher-Order Topological Insulators

Physicists studying higher-order topological insulators now think the material could be used to develop semi-conductor technology or quantum computing.

4 Jun 2018

Toughened Two Part Epoxy Withstands Repeated Thermal Cycling

Master Bond Inc. has developed a solvent free, two component, toughened epoxy system called Supreme 62-1. It is serviceable from -60°F to +450°F (-51°C to +232°C). Most noteworthy, Supreme 62-1 provides c...

From Master Bond Inc. 4 Jun 2018

Chemists Redesign Enzyme Levansucrase to Produce Sugar Polymers

Chemists have used a novel technique to modify the enzyme levansucrase. This enzyme can now create sugar polymers that hold potential applications in medicine and the food industry.

4 Jun 2018

Extremely Stretchable Hydrogels for Use in UV Curing Based 3D Printing Methods

Hydrogels, hydrophilic networks of polymeric chains equipped to retain a large quantity of water, have been extensively used in a range of applications. Latest advances in extremely stretchable hydrogels have extended their applications into the fields of transparent touch panels, soft robotics, and other applications necessitating large deformation.

1 Jun 2018

Russian Scientists Upgrade Nuclear Battery Design to Increase Power Output

Russian scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (TISNCM), and the National University of Science and Technology MISIS have upgraded the design of a nuclear battery that produces power from the beta decay of nickel-63, a radioactive isotope.

1 Jun 2018

Catalytic Compounds Made More Powerful with Uniform Detergent

Scientist David Rosenberg inspects images of a white powder using a robust scanning electron microscope. At close range, the powder resembles coarse gravel, a pile of similar but uneven chunks. Then he studies a second image—the same material created by colleague Hongyou Fan instead of buying from a catalog—and he observes flawlessly smooth, uniform spheres.

1 Jun 2018

Self-Assembling Chemical Building Blocks Used to Create Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

With regards to hydrogen fuel cells, cofacial cobalt porphyrins are considered better than platinum. Only a chemist is probably aware of such a compound. But these molecules—which are suitable for enabling a chemical reaction that’s necessary to create power from hydrogen and oxygen—could be the next huge advance in alternative energy.

1 Jun 2018

Powder Flow Seminar Hosted By Freeman Technology

Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will be hosting a ‘Powder Flow Seminar’ on the 18th July 2018 at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham, UK. The free...

From Freeman Technology 1 Jun 2018

Waterless Distillation System Assists Sustainability

Asynt in partnership with the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) has developed the new CondenSyn Distillation Adapter as an aid to chemistry labs worldwide seeking to go water-free. The new adapter allows che...

From Asynt 1 Jun 2018

Researchers Use One-Step, 3D Printing Process to Print Structures Made of Two Different Materials

For the first time, a research team from Washington State University has used a one-step, three-dimensional (3D) printing process to print structures composed of two entirely different materials. This is similar to the transition from black and white to color printing.

31 May 2018

Scientists Use Bismuth to Convert CO2 into Liquid Fuels

Researchers have have found that bismuth has a strange characteristic that can be exploited to save the environment.

31 May 2018

New UV-light meter is compact, versatile and easy to use

Techsil have launched a new UV-Meter from UV curing equipment specialists, Hönle. The UV-Meter measures intensity and dose of UV and UV-LED curing units and systems. Using the clear and well-organised displa...

From Techsil Ltd 31 May 2018