A team of scientists from Switzerland have investigated the use of salt coatings to improve the antiviral properties of face masks and reduce the risk of issues such as self-contamination. Their findings have been published in a new paper published in Scientific Reports.
By Reginald Davey
14 Oct 2022
Flinders University materials researchers and pioneering German biomaterials developer one • five are using seaweed extracts to develop next-generation biopolymer coating materials that could solve packaging waste dilemmas for the fast-food industry.
After a decade of research, a Bowling Green State University professor has helped create a process to decompose plastic on demand with the help of a chemical found in the extract of a vanilla bean.
Researchers at The University of Texas in Austin set out to make a plastic inspired by living things like trees and shellfish, which posses both soft and hard structural components.
Researchers have created an automatic drawing machine that transfers metamaterials onto paper using pens and pencils.
Master Bond MasterSil 323AO-LO is a two component silicone elastomer with a self-priming feature, designed for bonding, sealing and gap filling applications.
HORIBA Institute for Mobility and Connectivity2 at UCI focuses on zero-emission vehicles and energy integration, driving innovation for a sustainable future.
In an article recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers discussed the artificial neural network (ANN) prediction of the compressive strength of waste-based concretes.
By Surbhi Jain
13 Oct 2022
In a paper recently published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, researchers reviewed the recent developments in 2D van der Waals heterostructure (VDWH)-based chemical sensors, providing an overview of the sensing techniques, challenges, and future opportunities.
By Chinmay Chari
13 Oct 2022
Sustainability is key to the design of advanced batteries that can help address the issues associated with fossil fuel use. In order to investigate how sustainable sodium-ion batteries cathodes are, a new paper, authored by scientists from Germany and Spain, has been published online in Advanced Energy Materials.
By Reginald Davey
13 Oct 2022
New findings from theoretical examinations and ultrafast spectroscopy disclose that the water environment of particular pairs of sulfate and magnesium ions has a key effect on the dynamics of the aqueous solutions.
Writing in Scientific Reports, a team of scientists from Nagoya University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute have reported the preparation and characterization of fluorenylidene-acridane (FA) with controllable mechanochromism via inkjet printing.
By Reginald Davey
13 Oct 2022
Pyrolysis plants that turn plastic waste into hydrocarbon feedstocks that can be recycled into plastics are supported by major chemical industries.
A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Nature Communications that demonstrated the creation of two-dimensional (2D) solid helium using the diamond lattice confinement effect.
By Samudrapom Dam
13 Oct 2022
Ramping up renewable energy products will require a range of critical metals. One of these elements, tellurium, is gaining in popularity for use in photovoltaics, or solar panels. As global demand for solar panels continues to increase, so is the need for critical metals like tellurium.