A Sponge to Soak Up Carbon Dioxide From the Air
A Q&A with Berkeley Lab scientist Jeffrey Long on a material for capturing CO2. Human activity is now leading to the equivalent of 40 billion…
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Turning Kitchen Waste Into Biofuels – With Some Help From the “Muffin Monster”
Superbug Killer: New Nanotech Destroys Bacteria and Fungal Cells, While Leaving Human Cells Unharmed
Not Your Average Refinery: Sustainable Energy Production Through Electrochemical Reduction
MIT Scientists Translated the Structure of a Spider Web Into Music – Watch & Listen
Major Milestone Reached for Sewage and Food Waste Biocrude Conversion Process
Colored LED Lighting Enhances Growth, Biosynthesis of Microalgae for Next-Generation Biofuel
Uncovering Exotic Molecules of Astrochemical Interest
CO2 Mitigation on Earth and Magnesium Civilization on Mars – Just Add Water
New Achilles Heel of Coronavirus? Aptamer Molecule Attacks Coronavirus in a Novel Way
Active ingredient inhibits infection with so-called pseudoviruses in the test tube, as shown by study at the University of Bonn. Scientists at the University of…
Old Tires Turned Into Graphene That Makes Stronger Concrete
Rice University lab’s optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissions. This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimized…
A New Natural Brilliant Blue for Food Coloring
A natural brilliant blue coloring has been discovered by an international team of researchers including chemists at the University of California, Davis. The new cyan…
Synthetic Mucus Can Mimic the Real Thing – Including Unique Antimicrobial Properties
An MIT team has created polymers that replicate the structure of mucins, the molecules that give mucus its unique antimicrobial properties. More than just a…
Scientists Create a New Electronegativity Scale
Skoltech chemists have proposed a new electronegativity scale and published their findings in Nature Communications. The concept of electronegativity introduced by Linus Pauling, a great American…
Dalian Coherent Light Source Reveals the Origin of S2 Fragments in the Interstellar Medium
Studying the creation and evolution of sulfur-containing compounds in outer space is essential for understanding interstellar chemistry. CS2 is believed to be the most important…
New Method to Separate Beer Waste Into Proteins for Foods, and Fiber for Biofuels
Home brewing enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the same result of the beer-making process: mounds of leftover grain. Once all the flavor has been…
Making Cleaner, Greener, Biodegradable Plastics From Waste Fish Parts
Polyurethanes, a type of plastic, are nearly everywhere — in shoes, clothes, refrigerators, and construction materials. But these highly versatile materials can have a major…
Outsmarting Cheaters: Doping by Athletes Tougher to Hide With New Detection Method
As the world awaits the upcoming Olympic games, a new method for detecting doping compounds in urine samples could level the playing field for those…