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Chemistry research team wins ‘Best Scientific Poster Presentation’ in 75th PhilAASTI convention
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (174+ words) A team of Department of Chemistry researchers won the “Best Scientific Poster Presentation” award at the 75th Annual Convention of the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology and Innovation (PhilAASTI) on September 10, 2026, at the Manila Hotel. The award-winning…...
Light Transforms Greenhouse Gas Into Pharma Building Block
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (265+ words) The trifluoromethyl group, or CF₃, is widely used in pharmaceuticals. When added to organic molecules, it can improve metabolic stability and membrane permeability, making it highly valuable in drug development. One useful way to introduce CF₃ group is through the use of…...
Cobalt/graphene carbon beads clear antibiotic pollutant from water without metal leaching
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (737+ words) Researchers at Hebei University of Technology, Nankai University, and the Oil & Gas Technology Research Institute of Huabei Oilfield Company have developed a millimeter-scale, magnetically recoverable carbon bead catalyst that achieves complete removal of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from water within…...
$1M award will establish new chemical reaction dynamics facility at UH Mānoa | University of Hawaiʻi System News
21+ hour, 18+ min ago (362+ words) With the new facility, UH researchers will be able to uncover the hidden processes behind chemical reactions—knowledge that could help advance cleaner energy technologies and lead to future scientific discoveries. The new facility will bring together key chemical technologies…...
$1M award will establish new chemical reaction dynamics facility at UH M??noa
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (457+ words) With the new facility, UH researchers will be able to uncover the hidden processes behind chemical reactions—knowledge that could help advance cleaner energy technologies and lead to future scientific discoveries. The new facility will bring together key chemical technologies…...
Strange Material Gets Better at Conducting Electricity The Thinner It Gets
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (299+ words) Copper is a much sought (and much stolen) metal because it powers the proliferation of data centers, electric vehicles, and energy infrastructure. Copper also forms interconnects, the wires that transfer electricity between the semiconducting transistors that form the basic building…...
Carbon Dots Emerge as a Powerful Weapon Against Superbugs and Biofilms
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (75+ words) A new comprehensive review published in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research surveys one of the most quietly promising corners of nanomedicine: carbon dots, nanoscale specks of carbon that are showing remarkable ability to kill bacteria and dismantle the sticky biofilms…...
Corn Starch Electrolyte Boosted Tenfold with Plasticizer and Graphene Oxide
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (80+ words) A team of researchers at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad has shown that an ordinary kitchen staple, corn starch, can be transformed into a surprisingly capable solid electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries when it is combined with the right additives. In work…...
In 1903, a mining engineer staked a claim on Arizona's Meteor Crater, convinced a fortune in iron lay beneath the floor, and spent 26 years drilling for a meteorite that had mostly vaporized on impact — his family still owns the crater today, and science later proved him right about everything except the treasure
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (26+ words) A wealthy engineer bet his fortune on a hole in the ground that science said was worthless, and spent three decades proving the experts catastrophically wrong....