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Chemists Introduce Catalysts Capable of Working Even Beyond Metathesis Reactions

As drugs that comprise of one or more fluorine atoms tend to be more powerful, highly stable, and easily absorbed by the body, drug developers would like to incorporate fluorine or trifluoromethyl, a fluorine-comprising unit, into experimental drugs. However, this process has been challenging.

24 Jan 2017

Photocatalysts Capable of Reoxidizing C-H Activation Catalysts Could Revolutionize Pharmaceutical Industry

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have demonstrated that a greener and simpler version of the C-H activation reaction can be carried out using light from a standard electric light bulb. According to the research team, this is one of the most innovative new reactions for the assembly of complicated chemical structures.

23 Jan 2017

World's First Catalyzed Reaction Initiated with Inexpensive Iron Salts

A new chemical reaction that is catalyzed using simple iron salts - an abundant, low-cost, and sustainable substitute for highly expensive and scarce metals - has been developed by researchers from the University of Huddersfield.

23 Jan 2017

Researchers Use Theoretical Simulations to Characterize WTe2 Crystal

In order to characterize a category of metals with fascinating electronic properties that can help to discover other, similarly endowed materials, researchers from Princeton, Yale, and the University of Zurich have put forward a theory-based approach.

20 Jan 2017

Researchers Unravel the Route to Faster Recharging of Lithium Batteries

Researchers have now discovered the reason behind improvement in battery performance when charged metal atoms are added to tunnel structures within the batteries, which could help in developing faster recharging lithium batteries.

19 Jan 2017

Nanoscale Understanding of Hair Could Lead to Development of New Materials for Body Armor

A new study carried out by scientists at the University of California San Diego explores why human hair is extremely strong and resistant to breaking.

18 Jan 2017

Researchers Successfully Create Flexible Ferroelectrics

Until recently, the term “flexible ferroelectrics” could have been thought of as the same type of oxymoronic phrase.

17 Jan 2017

Researchers Successfully Localize Hydrogen Atoms for Material Analysis

Although diffraction-based analytical techniques are widely employed in laboratories, they are still not very successful in analyzing samples that are smaller than a micrometer.

16 Jan 2017

Michelin Group Uses AddUp Solutions' 3D-Printed Molds to Enhance Tire Performance

The Michelin Group and industrial engineering group Fives Group S.A. have spoken about their joint venture ‘AddUp Solutions,’ a metal 3D printing project. AddUp is developing a line of metal 3D printers, and will use 3D printed molds to improve Michelin tire performance.

16 Jan 2017

Biomedical Engineers Use Nature’s Weaving Formula to Mimic Complex Properties of Ingenious Materials

For the first time, UNSW biomedical engineers have woven a 'smart' fabric that mimics the sophisticated and complex properties of one nature's ingenious materials, the bone tissue periosteum.

12 Jan 2017

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