A team of scientists headed by Dr Chang Su Kim from the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) successfully developed a material that offers antibacterial/antiviral properties without altering the physical properties of different products used commonly.
While solar cells are normally used to convert light into electricity, researchers have demonstrated that they may also be utilized to produce high-speed underwater wireless optical communication. The novel method, which relied on a network of series-connected solar cells as detectors, could provide a low-cost, low-energy mechanism to send data underwater.
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle in reducing the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in the future. The study is published in Nature Communications.
Green hydrogen is an important component in a climate-neutral energy system. It is produced by electrolytically splitting water with wind or solar power and stores this energy in chemical form.
A nanomaterials-engineered penetrating sealer developed by Washington State University researchers is able to better protect concrete from moisture and salt – the two most damaging factors in crumbling concrete infrastructure in northern states.
Simulations have led to the fabrication of a polymer-DNA gel that could be used in tissue regeneration and robotics.
In an article recently published in the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, researchers presented a strategic approach for the development of an edible coating based on biopolymers to extend the shelf life of horticultural goods.
By Surbhi Jain
17 Feb 2022
In a recent research paper published in the journal Gels, researchers developed a biocompatible hydrogel made from chitosan.
By Susha Cheriyedath
17 Feb 2022
Manufacturing biopolymers from agricultural and industrial wastes are a growing area of research in materials sciences.
By Reginald Davey
17 Feb 2022
In a recent study published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers analyzed the effect of irradiation of charge particles on perovskite solar cells (PSCs) while being used in space applications such as satellites.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
17 Feb 2022
In a recent study published in the journal Materials, researchers from Poland analyzed casein as a potential coating material to prevent corrosion of magnesium (Mg)-based alloys when used in orthopedic implants.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
16 Feb 2022
Scientists from Lund University, Sweden, successfully developed a simple hydrocarbon molecule having a logic gate function, quite similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule.
A new study by Oregon State University scientists outlines a key advance in turning apple waste into an environmentally friendly packaging material that could serve as an alternative to plastic.
Scientists from The University of Manchester have managed to successfully make a transuranium complex where the central metal, here neptunium, forms a multiple bond to just one other element. Enabling study of such a bonding interaction in isolation for the first time is a key breakthrough for nuclear waste clean-up.
Research by Japanese scientists at Hiroshima University reveals a way to make ammonia from its constituent molecules of nitrogen and hydrogen at ambient pressure.