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34+ min ago   (210+ words) “Our aim is to get rid of the need for batteries altogether,” says Bombelli. “This is a completely new way to generate electricity that has the capacity to run and run—even when there’s no light at all—making it…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (621+ words) This review summarizes recent progress in microwave-driven catalytic conversion of waste plastics. It covers the synergy between microwave dielectric heating and catalysis, depolymerization pathways of various plastics, catalyst design and structure-activity relationships, and effects of reaction parameters on product distribution....

29+ min ago   (514+ words) Accurate estimation of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is essential in geotechnical engineering, but conventional UCS testing is destructive and time-consuming. This study investigates the effects of mild acid exposure and freeze–thaw (F–T) cycling on the relationships between P-wave velocity…...

59+ min ago   (446+ words) Federation: Log in through a federation service that connects your organization to multiple systems. Use this option if your organization instructs you to use federated sign-in. Ada Yonath, Nobel laureate and crystallographer, dies at 87 She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (178+ words) The longest chains of single metal atoms ever have been made by researchers in China. The scientists believe these carbon-sheathed wires could have wide-ranging applications, although questions remain about their scalability. Single-metal-atom chains are the ultimate miniature wires. As silicon…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (394+ words) Originally by Dave DeFusco, UNC Department of Chemistry Scientists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the University of Michigan studying some of the smallest particles in the atmosphere have discovered that chemical reactions inside them are…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (280+ words) t.u-tokyo.ac.jp Carbon Nanotubes Remember Their Structure as They Grow: Reading Growth Histories from Isotope Labels in Evolving Environments Carbon nanotubes behave as metals or semiconductors depending on their atomic arrangement, so structural uniformity is essential for their applications....

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (762+ words) A material often made from agricultural and organic waste could help improve one of the cleaner routes for removing nitrogen from wastewater, according to a recent review published in Biochar. The review focuses on the relationship between biochar and anaerobic…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (433+ words) Notebookcheck A sodium-ion battery developed by California startup Unigrid has passed Hyundai Motor Group's technology validation program without catching fire or exhibiting thermal propagation, highlighting the chemistry's growing potential as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries. The testing focused on…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (298+ words) SPARC 3.0 performs measurements more than twice as fast and calibrates automatically, enabling researchers to carry out larger numbers of measurements under comparable conditions The equipment needs to be set up with a high degree of accuracy and requires considerable specialist…...