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Researchers Find a Way to Isolate and Concentrate Cationic Samples

Sample pretreatment processes such as concentration or classification are essential to finding trace substances present in a fluid.

19 Feb 2021

Modifying Atoms on Electrode Surfaces can Impact the Activity of Solar Water Splitting

Scientists have demonstrated that modifying the topmost layer of atoms on the surface of electrodes can have a remarkable impact on the activity of solar water splitting.

19 Feb 2021

Study Explains New Form of Crystalline Ice

Ice is an extremely multipurpose material. The oxygen atoms in ice cubes or snowflakes are arranged in a hexagonal pattern. An ice form like this is referred to as ice one (ice I).

19 Feb 2021

New X-Ray Study Resolves How Metals and Oxygen Facilitate Charge Storage at High Voltage

High energy storage batteries for EVs need high capacity battery cathodes. New lithium-excess magnesium-rich cathodes are expected to replace existing nickel-rich cathodes but understanding how the magnesium and oxygen accommodate charge storage at high voltages is critical for their successful adaption.

19 Feb 2021

KAUST Researchers Develop Locked, Highly Porous Metal Organic Framework

A highly porous metal organic framework, assembled from molecular building blocks designed to lock together in a specific orientation, has been developed by researchers at KAUST.

19 Feb 2021

Applied Rigaku Technologies Presents EDXRF Instrumentation at Pittcon 2021

Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc., a division of Rigaku Corporation, will be showcasing their Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) chemical analysis solutions at the upcoming Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon 2021).

From Rigaku Corporation 19 Feb 2021

Fast Curing, Silver Filled Epoxy Meets ISO 10993-5 Cytotoxicity Standards

Master Bond EP77M-FMed is a two part epoxy adhesive and sealant designed for use in the assembly of medical devices. It meets the ISO 10993-5 requirements and is not considered to have a cytotoxic effect.

From Master Bond Inc. 18 Feb 2021

Research Models Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Reaction to Improve Chemical Production

Polyisobutenyl succinic anhydrides are important for the auto industry because of their wide use in lubricant and fuel formulations.

18 Feb 2021

Chemists Develop New Method for More Sustainable Recycling of Plastics

The new method works without extremely high temperatures, is therefore more energy-efficient and has a significantly higher recovery rate than established processes.

18 Feb 2021

Self-Healing Concrete for Construction in Seismically Risky Areas

Preparing regular concrete scientists replaced ordinary water with water concentrate of bacteria Bacillus cohnii, which survived in the pores of cement stone.

18 Feb 2021

Researchers Develop Novel Ceramic Fuel Cell that Offers Stability and High Performance

A research team in Korea has developed a ceramic fuel cell that offers both stability and high performance while reducing the required amount of catalyst by a factor of 20.

18 Feb 2021

A New Approach to Find Optimal Composition of Multi-Element Catalysts

Finding the best material composition among thousands of possibilities is like looking for a needle in a haystack. An international team is combining computer simulations and high-throughput experiments to do this.

18 Feb 2021

Researchers Discover a New Pathway to Form Complex Crystals

When materials reach extremely small size scales, strange things begin to happen. One of those phenomena is the formation of mesocrystals.

18 Feb 2021

Camera Lenses with Metamaterials-Based Coating Help Study Ancient Light in the Universe

The electromagnetic echo of the Big Bang, called the cosmic microwave background (CMB), is a kind of radiation that has been moving through time and space ever since the birth of the very first atoms around 380,000 years after the evolution of the universe.

18 Feb 2021

Reproducible Small Scale Reaction Chemistry at Low Temperatures

Asynt has published a case study describing how the FroSyn Cooling Station has enabled John Bower’s Group at the University of Liverpool (UK) to reproducibly conduct low temperature enantioselective catalytic reactions, over an extended period of time.

From Asynt 18 Feb 2021