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Webinar: Cutting-Edge in Operando and Time Evolved Battery Research

Our partners, Sigray, will be hosting a webinar entitled “Cutting-edge in operando and time evolved Battery Research using Laboratory X-ray Analytical Techniques.”

25 Oct 2021

Research Examines Adsorptive Properties of Mask Materials in Trapping Virus

In a study that used inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry to mimic respiratory droplets that can carry viruses, researchers demonstrated a mechanism that enables multiple mask materials to be protective.

22 Oct 2021

Novel Transistor Chip to Provide Insights on Cellular Activity at an Unprecedented Level

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher is one step closer to developing a new kind of transistor chip that harnesses the biological responses of living organisms to drive current through the device.

22 Oct 2021

Russian Researchers Discover Reasons for the Stability of Free-Radical Salts

A research study important for the world science has been conducted by scientists of South Ural State University (SUSU) jointly with their colleagues from other research institutes.

21 Oct 2021

Space Between Polymer Chains Governs Their Ability to Convert Light into Mechanical Energy

At the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, a group of researchers has shone new light on molecules that tend to alter their shape in response to light.

20 Oct 2021

Researcher Aims to Create New Materials with Useful Properties

Scott Chambers creates layered structures of thin metal oxide films and studies their properties, creating materials not found in nature.

20 Oct 2021

Machine Learning Treatment of Core-Loss Spectra Accurately Predicts Extensive Material Properties

If the properties of materials can be reliably predicted, then the process of developing new products for a huge range of industries can be streamlined and accelerated.

18 Oct 2021

A Rapid Method to Measure Isotopic Ratios of Uranium, Plutonium Collected on Environmental Swipes

Analytical chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a rapid way to measure isotopic ratios of uranium and plutonium collected on environmental swipes, which could help International Atomic Energy Agency analysts.

18 Oct 2021

MIRA XTR DS handheld Raman spectrometer: Metrohm launches military-grade system for fast identification of unknowns in the field

Toxic chemicals hit upon during Sensitive Site Explorations (SSEs), Improvised Explosive devices (IEDs) or powerful synthetic opioids (e.g., fentanyl) can be lethal threats to the lives of first responders and military personnel.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 18 Oct 2021

New Technique to Reveal Defects in Nanostructured Vanadium Oxide

Researchers have developed a new technique for revealing defects in nanostructured vanadium oxide, a widely used transition metal with many potential applications including electrochemical anodes, optical applications, and supercapacitors.

15 Oct 2021

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