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KAIST Researchers Create Metabolic Map for Producing Industrial Bio-Based Chemicals

KAIST researchers have successfully completed a comprehensive metabolic map that helps in synthesizing numerous industrial bio-based chemicals.

17 Jan 2019

Vibrations of Phosphate Groups Represent Sensitive and Noninvasive Probes for Ions Interacting with Biomolecules

An important structural feature of RNA and DNA embedded in water is represented by pairs of positive magnesium ions and negatively charged phosphate groups.

11 Jan 2019

Scientists Put Forth New Physics Rule to Locate Mechanical Strain

Recently, three scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, addressing a physics problem that dates back to Galileo, have suggested a new method to the theory of how thin sheets can be forced to conform to “geometrically incompatible” shapes—similar to gift-wrapping a basketball—that depends on intertwining two fundamental ideas of geometry and mechanics that were long believed to be incompatible.

9 Jan 2019

Kanazawa Team Creates Spherical Vanadium Oxide Clusters That Can Trap and Hold CO2

How can carbon dioxide be separated from carbon monoxide? As demonstrated in a new study from Kanazawa University, one way is to use a bowl of vanadium. To be more precise, a hollow, spherical cluster of vanadate molecules can distinguish between CO2 and CO, enabling potential uses in CO2 capture and storage.

8 Jan 2019

New Phenomenon May Lead To Better Understanding of Self-Organization in Complex Systems in Nature

Synchronization can be observed when two diverse systems oscillate in an identical way. This underlies many collective phenomena seen in nature, providing an example for emergent behaviors spanning from the acoustic harmony of cricket choruses to the behavior of the human brain.

8 Jan 2019

Using Big Databases to Find Superconductors of the Future

Japanese researchers have found an approach to more quickly and successfully identify superconducting materials.

8 Jan 2019

RDAbbott to Distribute ARLANXEO HPE Nationwide

R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. (RDAbbott), a full-service elastomers supplier and materials science company, has signed a new distribution agreement with ARLANXEO, a world-leading synthetic rubber company, to expand its distribution of ARLANXEO’s High Performance Elastomers (HPE) nationwide to the continental United States.

From R.D. Abbott Company, Inc. 8 Jan 2019

Study Shows High-Entropy Alloys Exhibit Superior Performance at Extreme Conditions

Cryogenic materials find an extensive selection of applications in everyone’s life, for example, the gas industry, applied superconductors, and deep-space exploration.

7 Jan 2019

New Shape-Shifting Material Shows Promise for Soft Robots and Biomedical Applications

Researchers from Rice University have developed a novel rubbery, shape-shifting material that is capable of morphing from one advanced form to another on demand.

21 Dec 2018

Unique Properties of Biodegradable, Edible Film Might Control the Growth of Foodborne Pathogens on Seafood

According to a team of international researchers, an edible, biodegradable film made with antimicrobial compounds and plant starch may regulate the growth of foodborne pathogens on seafood.

18 Dec 2018

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Materials Science News

KAIST Researchers Create Metabolic Map for Producing Industrial Bio-Based Chemicals

Vibrations of Phosphate Groups Represent Sensitive and Noninvasive Probes for Ions Interacting with Biomolecules

Scientists Put Forth New Physics Rule to Locate Mechanical Strain

Kanazawa Team Creates Spherical Vanadium Oxide Clusters That Can Trap and Hold CO2

New Phenomenon May Lead To Better Understanding of Self-Organization in Complex Systems in Nature

Using Big Databases to Find Superconductors of the Future

RDAbbott to Distribute ARLANXEO HPE Nationwide

Study Shows High-Entropy Alloys Exhibit Superior Performance at Extreme Conditions

New Shape-Shifting Material Shows Promise for Soft Robots and Biomedical Applications

Unique Properties of Biodegradable, Edible Film Might Control the Growth of Foodborne Pathogens on Seafood

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