Wearable electronics, soft robotics, and biocompatible tissues are all made possible by stretchy films and squishy gels.
In an article posted to the preprint server Research Square, researchers developed a new method to synthesize single-sited NiNx electrocatalyst at a much lower temperature in an ordinary muffle furnace through anchoring its precursor to a surfactant-containing metal-organic coordination compound (MLM) emulsion substrate.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
24 Feb 2022
Plastic pollution is a growing threat to marine ecosystems which requires innovative solutions to address. A paper currently in the pre-proof stage in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering has presented research into the biodegradation of plastic waste using marine bacteria.
By Reginald Davey
24 Feb 2022
Writing in Materials Today, a team of scientists from the USA and Italy has reviewed the current progress and recent advances in research into using polymer composites for food packaging to create novel packaging materia...
By Reginald Davey
24 Feb 2022
As the world learns to live with COVID-19, innovative solutions will be needed to control the spread of the virus. Research published Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical has reported on the development of an extremely sen...
By Reginald Davey
24 Feb 2022
A new and simple method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature has been developed by a team of researchers at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath. The researchers hope the new process will help recycling become more economically viable.
A paper currently in pre-proof which will appear in the journal Water Research has presented research into using microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and energy production, two important industrial sectors with scope for improvements in terms of sustainability and green credentials.
By Reginald Davey
24 Feb 2022
Olympus continues to demonstrate its commitment to advancing bioscience research with the opening of the new Olympus Discovery Center at the University of Montreal’s Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur le cerveau et l'apprentissage (Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Brain and Learning, or CIRCA).
Smart solutions for the digital transformation of the laboratory are the main topic of analytica, the leading trade fair for analysis, laboratory technology and biotechnology, which will open its doors from June 21 to 24, 2022 on the Messe München exhibition grounds.
Writing in the Journal of Environmental Management, a team of Chinese researchers has investigated the nation’s roadmap to plastic waste management and its associated economic costs. The aim of the study is to provide information on how China can achieve a “win-win” situation for both the environment and the nation’s economy.
By Reginald Davey
23 Feb 2022
An international team of researchers have published a study in Cleaner Engineering and Technology exploring the recent advances in achieving the circular economy and the progress in associated technological applications.
By Reginald Davey
23 Feb 2022
To develop a novel, cost-effective, feasible, and harmless source of low-carbon electricity via nuclear fusion, materials engineers at the University of Surrey and the UK Atomic Energy Authority are extending a global effort.
In a recent study published in the journal Material Today Proceedings, researchers from Nigeria studied the properties of an Al-20Zn Alloy developed with steel machining chips for aerospace and automobile applications.
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By Chinmay Saraf
23 Feb 2022
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a new type of coating that, when coated on a plastic surface, inhibits fogging and ‘self-cleans’, repressing the need for recurrent reapplications.
In a pre-print article posted to the server Research Square in submission to the journal Nature Portfolio, the researchers reported the aerial seeding with superior success rates using autonomous self-drilling seed carriers.
By Surbhi Jain
23 Feb 2022