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Chemists Develop New Hydrogel Film for Wound Dressing

RUDN University and Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) chemist together with colleagues from Iran created a hydrogel film for wound dressing.

26 Oct 2021

Researchers Propose Catalyst for Inexpensive Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes

RUDN University and Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) chemist together with colleagues from Iran proposed a catalyst for the simple and inexpensive oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes, which are widely used, for example, to create medicines and plastics.

26 Oct 2021

Scientists Create New Nanofilter for Water Purification from Synthetic Dyes

RUDN University chemist with colleagues from India and Korea created a nanofilter for water purification from synthetic dyes.

26 Oct 2021

KFU Team Aims to Predict Vaporization Enthalpies of Alkylaromatic Compounds and Their Derivatives

The work was aimed at the prediction of the vaporization enthalpies of alkylaromatic compounds and their derivatives.

26 Oct 2021

Newly Discovered Organic Compound Changes Its Activity When Exposed to Light

Scientists at St Petersburg University together with researchers from St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

26 Oct 2021

New Iron-Based Reactions Could Enable Faster, Less Expensive Synthesis of Drug-Like Compounds

If there were a classroom full of all the transition metals that could be used as catalysts for complex pharmaceutical reactions, iron would be the most promising but most unruly member.

26 Oct 2021

Physical-Chemical Synergic Regulation Strategy Using PCNMs can Lead to Dendrite-Free Li Plating

Lithium metal batteries have long promised to offer high-energy density more than double of that of lithium-ion batteries

26 Oct 2021

Quick, Inexpensive Technique to Predict the Impact on Battery Life

At the University of Michigan (U-M), researchers have come up with a new method to meet the increasing demand for electric vehicle batteries. This technique helps predict how variations to manufacturing processes and materials will influence the life of a battery.

26 Oct 2021

Advanced Air Purifiers Using New Disinfectant Nanomaterials

Researchers from China have proposed novel nanotechnology materials that successfully eliminate VOCs, along with sulfur and nitrogen oxides, from the air at ambient temperature.

By Akhlaqul Karomah 26 Oct 2021

Sustainable Food Packaging with Tungsten Oxide Thin Coating

Green food packaging and biodegradable plastics are seen as a viable method for reducing the major ecological problem created by the over use of traditional conventional plastics as product packaging.

By Akhlaqul Karomah 26 Oct 2021

A Totimorphic Structural Material Can Be Anything!

Totimorphic structural materials can morph into any shape, as researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have found. The team have developed shape-shifting materials that can hold any 2D and 3D form, which makes way for new types of multifunctional materials for use in a number of different fields.

By David J. Cross 26 Oct 2021

Energy Department Announces $20 Million for Nuclear Hydrogen Production

The Palo Verde Generating Station in Phoenix, Arizona has been granted the opportunity to demonstrate its ability to produce clean hydrogen energy after receiving $20 million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).

By David J. Cross 26 Oct 2021

Eco-Friendly Method to Reduce Coal Waste Using Citric Acid to Extract Rare-Earth Metals

A safe food-grade solvent has been employed to extract extremely sought rare-earth metals from coal ash without harming the environment and simultaneously increasing a crucial national resource.

26 Oct 2021

Fully Automatic and Safe Support Structure Removal for Work Pieces with the Finest Detail Drawing

Innovative printing technology and the most harmonizing composition of post processing equipment at an attractive price from a single source – Mimaki realized this user advantage for its full-color inkjet 3D printer, the Mimaki 3DUJ-2207.

From AM Solutions S.r.l. 26 Oct 2021

Morphable Materials Based on Neutrally Stable Units

Creating intelligent, shape-changing materials is a particular focus in the field of materials science currently. However, the technology is still fairly new.

By Reginald Davey 26 Oct 2021