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Plastic-based gold is up to 10 times lighter than traditional gold
Conventional gold has a 15 g/cm3 density, while the new gold has a density of 1.7 g/cm3.
Tiny hands can manipulate soft and delicate materials
Researchers from the University of Illinois have created tiny gentle hands that can handle soft, delicate items at a microscopic scale.
Team develops nanomaterial fabric for destroying toxic nerve agents
Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a composite material that can destroy toxic nerve agents, making it appropriate to integrate into fabrics worn by those with the potential for exposure to chemical warfare.
New material repels blood and speeds up clotting
Researchers from ETH and the University of Singapore have created a new material that repels blood and speeds up the clotting process.
Green chemical production method takes cues from nature
The new method takes cues from the way that organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves.
Implants deliver drugs through the blood-brain barrier
A biodegradable implant developed at University of Connecticut offers a simpler, repeatable route to ultrasonically deliver drugs into the brain.
Microplastic pollution is raining down in London
Microplastic deposition rates measured exceed those documented at study sites in China and in Paris, and are almost 20 times higher than those observed in the French Pyrenees.
Watch: CSB releases animation of refinery explosion and fire
A corroded slide valve likely led to the inadvertent mixing of hydrocarbons with air that found an ignition source resulting in an explosion.
Scientist develops spray-on disinfectant coating for hospitals, schools
A scientist from Russia’s Tomsk State University (TSU) has developed a photocatalytic coating spray to disinfect high-traffic areas such as schools and hospitals, protecting against the spread of bacteria.
Membrane material tackles oil-water emulsions
A silica layer applied to a porous polyketone membrane forms an ultrathin, super hydrophilic material that demonstrates an almost 100% rejection against various oily emulsions.
Video: Assembling a stronger self-healing hydrogel
The materials development from MIT can be used to create new polymer classes with biomedical applications.
Tooth-on-a-chip is new dental development
The microfluidic device is designed to advance the understanding of biomaterial effects on live dental pulp cells.
The role of NOx in sulfate-driven haze formation
Co-control of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions is necessary to reduce sulfate levels in polluted haze-fog conditions.
Engineering safety and performance into the lithium ion battery
By optimizing material combinations for electrodes as well as the electrolyte, battery safety and performance can both be realized.
Uranium chemistry insights are key to safer radwaste disposal
A deeper understanding of the biogeochemical interactions of uranium species under natural environmental conditions can lead to more precise predictions of its mobility in geological repositories for radioactive waste.
Four of our favorite tributes to the 150th anniversary of the periodic table
2019 marked the 150th anniversary of work by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev to develop what we know as the periodic table of the elements. Here are four of our favorite salutes to mark that achievement.
Undetected hydrogen gas is suspected in fatal plant explosion
A few minutes before the fatal explosion, workers told the CSB that the operator making EM 652 began yelling, apparently concerned by a problem developing in the chemical process.
Biodegradable adhesive made of carbon dioxide could replace plastic adhesives
Researchers from Boston University have created an eco-friendly, biodegradable adhesive alternative for a variety of industrial and medical applications.
Glucose biosensor is powered by...glucose
The sensor combines an electron-transporting polymer with an enzyme that extracts electrons from its reaction with glucose to drive its circuitry.
Sponge wipes up oil droplets in oil production wastewater
The surface-engineered sponge more effectively removes oil microdroplets over a range of pH conditions relative to current treatment methods.