How Old Is a Fingerprint Found at a Crime Scene? Chemists Developed a Way to Measure
Fingerprints are telling us more and more about the people that left them behind. Sure, we all know the unique whorls, loops, and arches in…
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‘Eco’ Super-Glue Made From Plant-Based Particles and Water – Single Drop Can Hold 200 Pounds
Shaping the Rings of Molecules – Using Biocatalysis to Control the Shapes of Macrocycles
MIT Chemist Investigates How Diseases Are Linked to Flawed Protein Folding
New Polymers Protect Cryogenically Preserved Cells From Damaging Ice Crystals
Cobalt Is Used for Electric Vehicle and Electronics Batteries – Can Supply Meet Demand?
Catalyst Produces Useful Hydrocarbons While Removing CO2
Blasting Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals Out of Drinking Water With Cold Plasma
Safe and Environmentally-Friendly Hydrogen Gas On-Demand Could Be on the Horizon
Transforming Carbon Dioxide to Into Fuel More Efficiently With a Water-Conducting Membrane
Separation membrane could vastly improve multiple chemical processes. Methanol is a versatile and efficient chemical used as fuel in the production of countless products. Carbon…
Fingerprint Test Can Identify Traces of Cocaine & Tell if It Was Consumed or Simply Handled
An experimental fingerprint detection approach can identify traces of cocaine on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands. An experimental fingerprint detection approach…
First View of Hydrogen Atoms at the Metal-to-Metal Hydride Interface
University of Groningen physicists have visualized hydrogen at the titanium/titanium hydride interface using a transmission electron microscope. Using a new technique, they succeeded in visualizing…
Artificial Photosynthesis Uses Sunlight to Recycle CO2 Into ‘Green Methane’
A new artificial photosynthesis approach uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into methane, which could help make natural-gas-powered devices carbon neutral. Methane is the main…
New Pesticide Compounds Discovered in Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plant
For hundreds of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used an herb called Stemona sessilifolia as a remedy for parasitic infections, such as those caused by…
Eco-Friendly Fuel Cells Powered by Instant Hydrogen Production
Researchers develop a method for on-demand hydrogen production, which has potential for use in portable hydrogen fuel cells. Since the Industrial Revolution, the environmental impacts…
A Sustainable Alternative to Crude Oil: Bio-Based High-Performance Polyamide
The synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residues. A research team from the Fraunhofer Society and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) led by…
Ecofriendly Conversion of Methane Into Useful Gases Using Light Instead of Heat
Methane is present in the natural gas that is very abundant in the earth’s crust and has found many uses in modern applications, mainly as…
Fundamental Property of Halide Perovskites May Open Up a Whole New World of Applications
Study shows all halide perovskites inherently unstable, requiring great attention to environment. University of California, Berkeley, scientists have created a blue light-emitting diode (LED) from…