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Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (1064+ words) Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways'Open Access Government Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials from underutilized plastic waste streams, focusing on developing near-production-scale recycling processes to transform plastic waste into secondary…...
InterregCE project GreenChemForCE: Bringing green chemical production forward in Central Europe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (152+ words) Led by Dr. Luk" R'ek and Dr. Eli"ka Matou"ov from Charles University, Prague, the consortium comprises nine institutions from four countries, combining academic excellence with industrial scalability. Czech partners include Charles University, focusing on organic synthesis within the…...
Electrochemical interfaces: Crucial enablers of sustainable energy technologies
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1124+ words) In this article, a team of expert scientists explains why electrochemical interfaces are crucial enablers of sustainable energy technologies ... Electrochemical interfaces: Crucial enablers of sustainable energy technologies In this article, a team of expert scientists explains why electrochemical interfaces are…...
Exploring genetic tools in environmental microbes: Applications in extracellular electron transfer
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (340+ words) This article reviews three main genetic approaches that have expanded our ability to study electroactive bacteria, particularly those that are not traditional model organisms but can perform extracellular electron transfer (EET). The first approach is CRISPR genome editing, a method…...
Atomic precision: New catalysis platform mimics enzymes for superior reactivity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) The team, which also included collaborators from Empa (Switzerland) and the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy), developed a method using on-surface synthesis (OSS) and atomic-resolution scanning probe microscopy techniques to address these limitations. The scientists successfully fabricated one-dimensional organic…...
New biochar composite dramatically curbs farm nitrate pollution
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (400+ words) Researchers have developed a biochar composite enhanced with nZVI that dramatically improves the removal of harmful nitrate nitrogen ... Researchers in China have developed an advanced biochar composite enhanced with nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) that dramatically improves the removal of harmful…...
New drug targets tumour defences and reverses chemotherapy resistance
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (449+ words) A team of scientists at King's College London has unveiled a promising new drug, dubbed KCL'HO'1i, designed to enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cancers that have developed resistance. The breakthrough comes after uncovering how macrophages in the tumour microenvironment…...
Engineered biochar offers affordable solution to water pollution
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (400+ words) Engineered biochar, a modified carbon material from waste biomass, is a powerful tool for removing organic pollutants from wastewater A new study reveals engineered biochar, a modified carbon material from waste biomass, is a powerful and affordable tool for simultaneously…...
Xanthommatin: Scientists teach bacteria the octopus's secret to camouflage
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (293+ words) Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) have achieved a biotechnological leap by successfully engineering bacteria to produce xanthommatin, the pigment responsible for the extraordinary colour-changing abilities of octopuses and squids. "This natural pigment is what…...
Catalyst breakthrough turns CO2 into key ingredient for clean synthetic fuels
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Researchers have developed a catalyst that transforms CO2 into CO, a building block for sustainable synthetic fuels such as e-fuels ... A Korean research team has developed a catalyst that transforms carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), a vital building block for…...