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Researchers Develop a Selective C2 Prenylation of Indoles via Chemical Catalysis

Terpenoids are omnipresent in almost all living organisms. Prenylated indoles are prominent representatives that usually display potent medicinal properties.

8 Jun 2021

Tiny Particles Generate Electric Current to Drive Organic Chemical Reaction

MIT engineers have discovered a new way of generating electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create a current simply by interacting with liquid surrounding them.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers Explore the Requirements for Electric Takeoff and Landing Vehicles

Flying cars, robot maids and jet packs are all promises for the 21st century but instead, people received autonomous, mechanized vacuum cleaners.

8 Jun 2021

Arkema Announces Plans to Develop Supply of Fluorinated Specialty Solution 1233zd

Arkema announces the finalization of an agreement with Chinese producer Aofan to manufacture 1233zd in China.

From Arkema Inc. 8 Jun 2021

New Catalyst Could Make Martian Soil Safer for Agriculture, Produce Oxygen for Mars Explorers

A team led by UC Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove a dangerous chemical from water on Earth that could also make Martian soil safer for agriculture and help produce oxygen for human Mars explorers.

7 Jun 2021

Valence Gradient can Serve as a New Approach for Stabilizing High-Nickel-Content Cathodes

A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has studied an elusive property in cathode materials, called a valence gradient, to understand its effect on battery performance.

4 Jun 2021

Economically Viable System Extracts High-Purity Lithium from Seawater

Lithium is a vital element in the batteries that power electric vehicles, but soaring lithium demand is expected to exhaust land-based reserves by 2080.

4 Jun 2021

Tufts Engineers Develop New Type of Glue Inspired by Stubbornly Adherent Crustaceans

If you have ever tried to chip a mussel off a seawall or a barnacle off the bottom of a boat, you will understand that we could learn a great deal from nature about how to make powerful adhesives.

4 Jun 2021

Biodegradable Mini-Capacitor Could be Used in the Internet of Things

In the days come, the number of data-transmitting microdevices, for example, in transport and packaging logistics, is expected to increase significantly. While all these devices require energy, the amount of batteries would have a crucial impact on the environment.

4 Jun 2021

Skoltech Researchers Unveil Complex Defect Structure of Li-ion Cathode Material

Skoltech scientists have studied the hydroxyl defects in LiFePO4, a widely used cathode material in commercial lithium-ion batteries, contributing to the overall understanding of the chemistry of this material.

4 Jun 2021

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