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Gold Nanoparticles on Metal Oxide Framework Turn Ammonia into Harmless Substances

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have demonstrated that a recently engineered catalyst composed of gold nanoparticles reinforced on a metal oxide framework exhibits breakdown of ammonia contaminations in air, with outstanding selectivity for conversion to nitrogen gas.

25 Mar 2019

New Superionic Conductor Could Lead to All-Solid-State Batteries with Highest Energy Density to Date

Researchers from Tohoku University and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization have created a new complex hydride lithium superionic conductor that could yield all-solid-state batteries with the highest energy density so far.

25 Mar 2019

Research Reveals Effect of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Household Dust on Fat Cell Development

A research presented on March 25th at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, LA, revealed that endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in household dust increase the fat cell development in a cell model and could potentially lead to high obesity in children with respect to their age.

25 Mar 2019

Physicists Develop New, Powerful Method to Detect Radioactive Material

At the University of Maryland (UMD), physicists have come up with a new, robust technique for detecting radioactive materials.

25 Mar 2019

Researchers Find Strong Link between Hydrophobicity of Dense Siloxane Gels and Their Catalytic Activity

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have demonstrated that the tunable hydrophobic characteristic of dense siloxane gels is significantly linked to their catalytic activity, clearly showing how molecules with diverse hydrophobic nature at the molecular level interact differently with surfaces of differing hydrophobicity.

25 Mar 2019

Study Shows Specific Molecules Change the Electronic Properties of Gold Nanoparticle Plasmons

Plasmonic nanoparticles scatter light, which is considered to be very useful; however, some of this light becomes lost at the surface. Now, researchers are beginning to understand why this phenomenon occurs.

25 Mar 2019

Researchers Perform MD Simulation to Unravel the Actual Structure of Hydrated Electrons

For over five decades, researchers have been aware of the existence of the hydrated electron—additional electrons dissolved in liquid water. However, they have not been so certain about its structure.

25 Mar 2019

Picosun’s High Aspect Ratio ALD Enables 3D Thin-Film Batteries

Picosun Group, a leading supplier of advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating technology for industrial production, reports excellent results in conformal ALD coatings for solid-state 3D thin-film batteri...

From Picosun Oy 25 Mar 2019

Compact FTIR Spectrometer Features Unique Design and New Software Platform Created for Enhanced Productivity

Quality control (QC), quality assurance (QA) and teaching laboratories seeking fast, reproducible material identification can now benefit from a new FTIR spectrometer engineered to shorten analysis times while providing real-time feedback on sample quality.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials & Structural Analysis 25 Mar 2019

Miniature Piezo Components for Medical Device Manufacturing

In 1880, brothers and colleagues Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered that putting pressure on certain materials created electricity. Taken from the Greek word for “squeeze” (piezein), piezoelectricity was born. Commonly ...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 22 Mar 2019

Understanding Merging of Droplets Could Lead to More Accurate 3D Printing and Weather Forecasting

In a discovery that could have wide-ranging implications, researchers have shown the exact molecular mechanisms that bring about the union of liquid droplets.

22 Mar 2019

LEGO-Like Hydrogel Building Blocks May Find Use in Soft Robotics and Biomedical Applications

Using a new kind of dual polymer material capable of reacting dynamically to its setting, Brown University scientists have created a set of modular hydrogel components that could prove advantageous in a range of soft robotics and biomedical applications.

22 Mar 2019

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Gold Nanoparticles on Metal Oxide Framework Turn Ammonia into Harmless Substances

New Superionic Conductor Could Lead to All-Solid-State Batteries with Highest Energy Density to Date

Research Reveals Effect of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Household Dust on Fat Cell Development

Physicists Develop New, Powerful Method to Detect Radioactive Material

Researchers Find Strong Link between Hydrophobicity of Dense Siloxane Gels and Their Catalytic Activity

Study Shows Specific Molecules Change the Electronic Properties of Gold Nanoparticle Plasmons

Researchers Perform MD Simulation to Unravel the Actual Structure of Hydrated Electrons

Picosun’s High Aspect Ratio ALD Enables 3D Thin-Film Batteries

Compact FTIR Spectrometer Features Unique Design and New Software Platform Created for Enhanced Productivity

Miniature Piezo Components for Medical Device Manufacturing

Understanding Merging of Droplets Could Lead to More Accurate 3D Printing and Weather Forecasting

LEGO-Like Hydrogel Building Blocks May Find Use in Soft Robotics and Biomedical Applications

Pleated Depth Filter Enhances Enzyme Production

Lab Innovations returns to the NEC on 30 & 31 October 2019

Scientists Use Corn Starch to Make a New Self-Healing Coating Material

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