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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.
Coated sand can prepare urban stormwater for potable purposes
The sand-based filtration media effectively captures heavy metals and organics, leaving purified stormwater to augment municipal groundwater supplies.
High-performance dielectric films for demanding applications
Saint-Gobain Film products are categorized by four distinct properties: release, protection, insulation and friction control. Their line of dielectric insulation materials, inclusive of their FluoroWrap® and CHEMFILM® brands, possess a range of dielectric strengths, dielectric constants and anti-static properties to fulfill the specific needs of electrical applications
Low cost catalyst boosts hydrogen generation economics
Earth-abundant iron and nickel can substitute for platinum and other noble metal-based catalysts used in electrochemical water splitting.
MOFs effectively capture carbon from wet flue gas
A data mining approach was used to identify MOF materials and structures that maintain CO2 selectivity in the presence of water.
Planning for CO2 storage in US soil
Agricultural land owners in the southwestern and central U.S. may soon reap monetary benefits by farming a different kind of resource: Soil carbon.
How the circular economy may save us from drowning in plastic
Top name brands, large manufacturers and startups are stepping up to solve the plastic waste problem.
New hydrogel self heals and shifts shape
A multifunctional shape-changing hydrogel has properties that mimic living tissue, making the self-healing material of potential value for medical and soft robotics applications.
Electrospun membranes improve brain cancer treatment
Multi-layered membranes composed of core-sheath fibers were formed as nanomesh discs, loaded with a chemotherapy drug and tested in rodent models.
Video: Ford builds a better car with McDonald’s coffee waste
In a new partnership with McDonald’s, Ford is using coffee chaff — the dried coffee bean skin removed during roasting — to build car parts.