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Forensic Discrimination of Contamination from Food Wrap Plastics

BioChromato report how their ionRocket sample preparation device, used in combination with Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART®-MS) provides a powerful new method capable of identifying and discriminating between different sources of plastic films used for food processing and packaging.

From BioChromato Inc. 6 Jul 2021

New Machine-Learning Model Could Help Predict Oxidation State of a Compound

A new machine-learning model developed by the chemical engineers of École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) can help estimate the oxidation state of a compound, a property considered so vital that many chemists debate it should be included in the periodic table.

6 Jul 2021

Water in Zeolites Saves Energy in the Production of Biofuels from Biomass

Zeolites are extremely porous materials: Ten grams can have an internal surface area the size of a soccer field.

2 Jul 2021

New Method of Producing Fuel from a Poisonous Tropical Plant

RUDN University chemists have proposed a new method of producing fuel from Jatropha Curcas, a poisonous tropical plant.

2 Jul 2021

Highly Effective Water Disinfectant Method to Replace Conventional Processes

Researchers from Cardiff University claim that a water disinfectant made right away using hydrogen and air is more highly effective against bacteria and viruses than conventional commercial methods.

2 Jul 2021

New Options for Electrochemical Sensor Development

Metrohm DropSens announces high-volume manufacturing capability for custom sensors

From Metrohm USA Inc. 1 Jul 2021

New Ternary Hydrides of Lanthanum and Yttrium Join the Ranks of High-temperature Superconductors

A team led by Skoltech professor Artem R. Oganov studied the structure and properties of ternary hydrides of lanthanum and yttrium and showed that alloying is an effective strategy for stabilizing otherwise unstable phases YH10 and LaH6, expected to be high-temperature superconductors.

1 Jul 2021

Ground-Breaking Approach to Recycle Electric Vehicle Batteries

At the University of Leicester, scientists have designed a new technique to recycle electric vehicle batteries with the help of an innovative approach that many people might have experienced in the dentist’s chair.

30 Jun 2021

A Simple, Easily Scalable Method to Obtain Polytetrafluoroethylene Membranes

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University were able to obtain polytetrafluoroethylene membranes using electrospinning. PTFE is known to be the most stable existent polymer.

29 Jun 2021

Unique, Stable Molecule Acquires Promising Magnetic Properties

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and their collaborators have recently produced a special molecule of verdazyl-nitronyl nitroxide triradical.

28 Jun 2021

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