Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

CHEMISTRY 01.24.2019 16:58 PM

The new materials produce a singlet fission reaction that creates more and extends the life of harvestable electronic charges

Scientists discover new 'architecture' in corn

01.21.2019 09:15 AM

New research on the US's most economically important agricultural plant -- corn -- has revealed a different internal structure of the plant than previously thought, which can help optimize how corn is converted into ethanol.

Viennese scientists develop promising new type of polymers

01.14.2019 11:25 AM

S-PPV polymers are suitable for use in a wide range of applications, from solar cells through to medicine but, until recently, they were almost impossible to produce. Now, a new synthetic method has been patented.

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals

01.14.2019 11:23 AM

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60 homes

Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the juice to cancer cells

12.11.2018 21:51 PM

Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the juice to cancer cells A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth - this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum two years ago.

Researchers develop a new method to detect nucleation

07.26.2018 15:29 PM

IP Publishing provides the most accurate and efficient method for detecting crystal nucleation to date.

Computing power solves molecular mystery

07.25.2018 13:57 PM

Researchers had to study almost 100,000 simulation images of this type before they were able to identify what triggers the water molecules to split. Lots of computing power went into those simulations.

New Antibiotic Discovered Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens In Microbes From Italian Soil

06.25.2017 03:43 AM

Microbes from Italian soil are the sources of the new antibiotic discovered by researchers from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The new drug will kill antibiotic resistant pathogens.

Genes That Have Resistance To Last Resort Antibiotics Spreads Further Than Prediction

06.16.2017 10:08 AM

A gene that was found to induce resistance to the last resort antibiotics in farm animals last year has spread further than anticipated.

Biodegradable Plastics Using Carbon Dioxide & Sugar Degrades Back To Original State By Soil Bacteria Enzymes

06.16.2017 09:17 AM

Biodegradable plastics will soon be replacing plastics made from petrochemicals. It took chemists a 100 years til the breakthrough to produce plastics from a sustainable source.

Researchers Create A New Thermoelectric Generator To Convert A Very High Temperature Wasted Heat Into Electricity

06.14.2017 17:39 PM

MIT researchers developed a liquid thermoelectric device that is able to transform wasted heat into electricity at the much higher temperature than the available device currently available in the market.

New Crystallized Form of DDT Found To Be Safer And Even More Effective

06.14.2017 17:09 PM

A new crystallized from of DDT will be about to replace the existing DDT today. It is because the new form had been proved to be more effective and safer.

Scientists Discover That Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Separate Oil From Water Better Than The Conventional Method in the Oil Industry

06.09.2017 14:35 PM

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin are able to use magnetic nanoparticles to separate oil from water, providing a better method to clean the water.

Quantum Beam Experiment Shows That Shock Waves From Molecular Beam Can Be Suppressed with Cold Skimmers

06.08.2017 13:31 PM

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science have found that shock waves in the supersonic beam can be suppressed with cryocooling the skimmers to near absolute zero temperature.

Metal Recognition Reaction To Hydrogen Peroxide Paves Greener Plastic Production

06.07.2017 05:53 AM

Green Plastics will soon be an item of the feature eliminating the hazards of what the previous nonbiodegradable plastic and resin bring. Certain processes and material substitutes are now on trial implementation for large scale production.