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Nanomaterial Increases Disinfectant's Ability to Kill Coronaviruses

The use of peroxide-based disinfectants has grown with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, the extensive use of chemical disinfectants to kill viruses and other pathogens can also threaten human health and ecosystems.

23 Feb 2023

New Catalyst Breaks Down Polyolefin Plastics into Higher Value Materials

A new type of catalyst breaks down polyolefin plastics into new, useful products.

23 Feb 2023

New Lithium-Air Battery Design Could One Day Power Domestic Airplanes and Long-Haul Trucks

Many owners of electric cars have wished for a battery pack that could power their vehicle for more than a thousand miles on a single charge.

23 Feb 2023

Is this the future of energy for manufacturers?

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the manufacturing industry accounted for 38 per cent of global final energy usage in 2021.

23 Feb 2023

Solid-State Thermal Transistor: The Future of Thermal Management Technology

A new era in thermal management technology has started with the development of an effective, stable solid-state electrochemical thermal transistor.

22 Feb 2023

Using Light to Convert Lignin into Sustainable Plastic

Most people have probably never heard of lignin, which is arguably the most prevalent component of biomass. That may change soon.

22 Feb 2023

AIMPLAS Develops a New Method for Converting Marine Plastic Waste Into Aquaculture Products

The aim of the ÑCostas Project is to convert plastic material recovered from the marine environment into new recyclable and sustainable materials for use in products for aquaculture.

22 Feb 2023

Innovative Energy Harvester Converts Vibration Energy into Electrical Energy

The Internet of Things (IoT) requires installation free of time and space, thus necessitating the use of independent power sources that are not constrained by batteries or power lines.

21 Feb 2023

Fujitsu and Atmonia Succeed in Development of New Technology that Accelerates Search for Disruptive Catalyst for Enabling Sustainable Ammonia Production

Fujitsu and Atmonia ehf., an Icelandic start-up company developing a novel method for synthesizing sustainable ammonia, today revealed the latest milestone in their joint research into catalysts for sustainable production of ammonia, by successfully developing a high-speed technology for quantum chemical simulations.

21 Feb 2023

Novel Over-Sampling Architecture can Mitigate Jitter and Boost Performance of Electronic Devices

The efficacy and efficiency of modern electronic devices often depend on their signal noise and jitter. Jitter is the fluctuation or deviation of the signal waveform in a high-frequency digital signal.

21 Feb 2023

Unique Design Secures Unprecedented Stability at 600X Magnification on New Digital Dicroscope from TAGARNO

TAGARNO’s new FRONT digital microscopes solves a common problem for microscope operators: interference from nearby vibrations.

From TAGARNO 21 Feb 2023

Single-Use Plastics Made Simpler to Recycle, Upcycle, and Degrade

In an important step towards a commercially viable green hydrogen industry, researchers have created a less expensive and more energy-efficient method of producing hydrogen straight from saltwater.

21 Feb 2023

Quantum Motion Raises £42 Million Investment Round Led by Bosch Ventures

Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing scale-up founded by Professor John Morton, UCL, and Professor Simon Benjamin, Oxford University, has raised over £42 million in equity funding from some of the world’s leading quantum and technology investors.

21 Feb 2023

Efficiency of Hydroisomerization Improved with New Strategy

One of the most significant reactions in the chemical industry is n-paraffin hydroisomerization, which is catalyzed by bifunctional catalysts.

21 Feb 2023

Biodegradable Polymers Proven Effective for Supercapacitors

Efficient enhancement of the functionality of supercapacitors (SCs) and expanding the practical applications of polymers could be made possible at present.

21 Feb 2023