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Researchers Using World War II Chemical Weapon Antidote to Treat Parkinson's Disease
What was once used as an antidote to a World War II chemical weapon is now proving to be an effective weapon against Parkinson’s disease, according to research from Purdue University.
Scientists Are Turning Old Clothing Into Building Materials
Finding another use for discarded items is the goal of many an environmentalist. Instead of being laid to waste in a landfill somewhere, these items might serve an entirely unintended function.
U.S. Materials Processing Center Offers Low Min./Quick Delivery of Ceramics
Accumet is the world’s first service provider to develop techniques for lapping and polishing substrate materials in unique ways to provide circuit manufacturers optimal surfaces on which to create their various single and multi-layer designs.
"Chemical Cocktails" Are the Hazardous Byproduct of Saltier Roadways
Recent research from the University of Maryland revealed rivers and streams in the United States are saltier and more alkaline than 50 years earlier due to road deicers, fertilizers and other salty compounds entering waterways in a phenomenon known as “freshwater salinization syndrome.”
Four Ways to Save Weight in Kiln Furniture
As energy costs increase and production demands accelerate, kiln operators are always searching for ways to reduce the weight of kiln furniture — the structures that hold ceramic ware while it is being fired in the kiln.
Video: A Stable, Inexpensive Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting
Cheaper and more efficient materials demonstrated for producing hydrogen could replace current water-splitting catalysts.
Chinese Ink Paints a Promising Picture for Solar Steam Generation
The ink possesses the photothermal properties ideal for freshwater production via solar steam generation.
Researchers Discover That Steel Has 'Fingerprints'
Using magnetic signals, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered unique fingerprints on steel — a find that would have possible implications for verifying weapons treaties and one that could eliminate the use of counterfeit bolts in the construction industry.
Purdue Professor: Reinforced Buildings Could Delay, But Not Stop Wildfire Damage
Following a weeks-long battle against raging wildfires that decimated communities and caused far too many fatalities, a Purdue University researcher weighs in on whether the answer to preventing future devastation is better building materials and planning. The natural hazards engineering expert’s answer, in short, is “no.”
Process Melts Gold at Room Temperature
The surface of gold objects melt at room temperature under intense electric fields — and re-solidify as the fields are switched off.
Improve Your Pump Diaphragm Productivity and Reliability with CHEMFILM® Flex Barriers
Understanding the stresses and performance requirements of a pump's diaphragm can help in selecting the optimum material to increase pump effectiveness, reliability and life.
Injectable Hydrogel Could Speed Wound Healing
The low-cost injectable hydrogel could help wounds heal faster for patients with compromised health issues.
High Performance Thin Film from Fujipoly
The thin film delivers a thermal conductivity of 2.2 W/m•K with a thermal resistance as low as .33° C•in2/W.
Efforts to Reduce Material Waste on Display at U.K. Waste Summit
Researchers have recently demonstrated their unexpected solutions for preventing avoidable waste at a waste summit held in London.
Got Flour? Bake an Electrode for Hydrogen Fuel Production
A porous carbon material for electrode fabrication is synthesized from Chinese flour and water.
Plastics, Other Products Prepared from Carbon Dioixde
Electrocatalysts convert carbon dioxide into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products.
A New Material for Bike Frames
Carbon fiber and titanium have dominated high-performance bicycle frames, but a new option is expected to reach the market in 2019.
Reduction in Wood Burning in China Results in Less Fine Particulate Matter Pollution
Residents in rural parts of China are using cleaner cooking fuels in lieu of burning wood and grasses, which has resulted in a reduction in fine particulate matter in those regions, according to an international team of researchers.
Saint-Gobain Accu® Sphere Catalyst Carrier Technology
Learn more about Saint-Gobain NorPro’s new micro-sized Accu® sphere catalyst carriers and how Saint-Gobain NorPro can assist chemical engineers in developing catalyst carriers that can optimize their manufacturing processes.
Researchers Working on Developing an Artificial Nose
K9 officers, trained to detect everything from missing persons and explosives to narcotics, are generally expensive, not to mention overtaxed. Duke University researchers have been developing an artificial robot nose that might help law enforcement sniff out concealed narcotics, explosives and missing persons in the absence of trained K9s.