A research team from Thailand and Pakistan have investigated the characteristics of biochar derived from sewage sludge and rubberwood sawdust.
By Reginald Davey
28 Mar 2022
Writing in Polymers, a team of researchers from China have investigated the properties, applications, and challenges of 3D printed polymers for use as reinforcement materials in cements.
By Reginald Davey
28 Mar 2022
Conversion of mechanical stress into electricity or vice versa is done by piezoelectric materials and could be useful in actuators, sensors, and several other applications.
Lithium-sulfur batteries have a higher potential for energy storage than lithium-ion batteries, but they have a shorter life. The main performance bottlenecks have now been identified by scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden.
A team of ETH researchers headed by Athina Anastasaki were successful in breaking down plastic into its molecular building blocks and recovering over 90% of them. This is the first step towards genuine plastic recycling.
A nitrogen-doped carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze a crucial reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a small percentage of the cost of the precious metals presently used, scientists from Cornell University have discovered.
Researchers from three universities in Malaysia have collaborated on a paper investigating the effects of a mixture of pineapple fiber and hydrated lime on the compressive strength of granitic residual soil.
By Reginald Davey
25 Mar 2022
In an article recently published in the journal Energies, researchers presented a comparative study of efficient wind power prediction using machine learning methods.
By Surbhi Jain
25 Mar 2022
In an article recently published in the Journal of Applied Physics, researchers investigated the influence of strain and pressure on the superconductivity and electron-phonon coupling in magnesium diboride (MgB2).
By Surbhi Jain
25 Mar 2022
In a review recently published in the open-access journal Energies, researchers discussed the utility of a rice-based product in the development of a novel methodology for capturing CO2 gas from effluent gases.
By Surbhi Jain
25 Mar 2022
Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural gas purification and the production of oxygen and nitrogen for medical or industrial uses, are collectively responsible for about 15 percent of the world’s energy use.
Chemists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed an organic catalyst that can drive reactions using pyruvate – a key biomolecule in many metabolic pathways – that are difficult and complicated to achieve using conventional industrial techniques.
Researchers have uncovered a new avenue for overcoming the performance decline that occurs with repeated cycling in the cathodes of next-generation batteries. This discovery could find applications in batteries for transportation and the electric grid.
Aromatic polyimides have increasingly become the focus of research in electronics due to their favorable properties for manufacturing a variety of materials which are crucial for next-generation devices.
By Reginald Davey
25 Mar 2022
A team of researchers from Poland and Germany has fabricated magnesium alloy foams for use in tissue engineering and producing bone implants that are bioresorbable. Their findings have been published in the Journal of Magnesium and Alloys.
By Reginald Davey
25 Mar 2022