In a recent study published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, researchers from China reviewed the green process for producing sustainable perovskite solar cells (PSCs). They focused on the environmental and health impact of lead (Pb) and solvents used for manufacturing PSCs.
By Chinmay Saraf
3 Mar 2022
A chemoenzymatic cascade reaction for green cleaning of polyamide nanofiltration membranes has been suggested by a research team headed by Professor Yinhua Wan from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
An innovative method of recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste has gone commercial. A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements (rare earths) from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste (e-waste).
As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world-;if they weren't so difficult to make.
Four South Dakota State University faculty members will help improve battery technologies through the Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage. The new governor's research center, which is led by South Dakota Mines associate professor Alevtina Smirnova, recently received $3.9 million in state funding.
Membrane filters don't require much energy to purify water, making them popular for wastewater treatment. To keep these materials in tip-top condition, they're commonly cleaned with large amounts of strong chemicals, but some of these agents destroy the membranes in the process.
The first CSEM Inventor Award has been given to Dr. Franz Xaver Pengg for a remarkable invention that he developed and patented at CSEM.
Aceto, the supplier of choice for life sciences and advanced technology specialty ingredients, today announced the acquisition of Biotron Laboratories and Talus Mineral Company (affiliated entities collectively referred to as Biotron herein), leading manufacturers of specialty ingredients for the nutritional supplements industry.
Production of liquid crystals could be done in a highly efficiently eco-friendly manner any sooner.
It is widely recognized that the use of hydrogels in tissue engineering is highly dependent on optimal component selection and the precise characterization of the structural and molecular properties of these components.
By Adrian Thompson
2 Mar 2022
A surprising new source of conductivity from oxygen atoms trapped inside has been noted by a research group probing the properties of a semiconductor integrated with a novel thin oxide film.
Shape-memory polymers are an emerging class of smart polymer materials that have been a research focus since the 1980s in the materials sciences. Writing in Polymers, researchers from Spain and Italy have investigated the synergic effects of electrospun fibers and shape-memory properties, with implications for the fields of biomedical sciences, sensors, smart electronics, and actuators.
By Reginald Davey
2 Mar 2022
Scientists from the University of California (UCLA) have created an exclusive design of ultrathin films for extremely flexible yet mechanically strong bioelectronic membranes that could open doors for diagnostic on-skin sensors that can be positioned precisely over the body’s contours and adapt to its movements.
A new PTR-TOF air quality monitoring network in Shenzhen, China
In 2019, in accordance with the China development strategy plan, Shenzhen decided to comprehensively enhance the stereoscopic monitoring capabilities suppo...
A paper in Polymers, published this week, has investigated the properties of soil enhanced with biopolymers. Whilst there has been growing research interest in soil engineering with biopolymers, thus far there has been little engineering application for these materials to enhance the properties of soil. This research has implications for research into the improvement of soils for construction purposes.
By Reginald Davey
2 Mar 2022