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World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 5 Oct 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart a…
Scientists achieve breakthrough in graphene production
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 19 Sep 2016
Chemists in Germany have created, for the first time, defect-free graphene from graphite.
Lateral solar cells promise bright future
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 22 Aug 2016
A team of US engineers have created high performance, micro-scale solar cells that could power a wi…
Green electricity produced from ion transfer
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 2 Aug 2016
A nanomaterial membrane has allowed scientists in France to develop a system that generates electri…
Photosynthesis recreated in the lab
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 20 Jul 2016
Swiss chemists have taken a step closer to generating energy from sunlight, by reproducing a crucia…
Nanotechnology boosts oil recovery chances
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 6 Jul 2016
A new method utilising nanoparticle-containing solutions that allow for enhanced recovery of oil at…
Nanoparticle embedding method created
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 5 Jul 2016
Tools such as ‘smart display’ 3D glasses or remote radiation sensors could be more easily created a…
Material discovered to lower nuclear fuel recycling costs
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 4 Jul 2016
A computer model has helped scientists find a new material that could help nuclear fuel recycling b…
Lasers used to create new compounds
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 20 May 2016
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have used lasers to manipulate atoms in hy…
Wonder material finally created in bulk
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 20 Apr 2016
Carbyne, hailed as a wonder material due to its physical properties, has been created in large amou…
Body temperature reactive polymer created
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 24 Feb 2016
A polymer that changes shape due to body heat has been created by a team of US scientists.!--more--…
New power source trialled by scientists
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 12 Jan 2016
A new power source combining solar power and hydrogen fuel is being trialled by US researchers.
New firefighting foam created
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Ceramic firefighting foam that can handles temperatures of more than 1000°C has been created by Rus…
Solar energy storage taken to next level
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 30 Jul 2015
Chemists at UCLA have developed technology that can store solar energy for up to several weeks rath…
Chemical sensor on a chip
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 19 Jun 2014
Infrared laser beams are ideal for analysing liquids and gases, and scientists in Vienna have minia…
Clean catalyst for methanol production
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 5 May 2014
A potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol while reducing harmful by…
Lithium redox imaging for a better battery
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 14 Nov 2012
A technique developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology allows, for the first time, the dire…
Super nanoparticles assemble
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 25 Oct 2012
Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from n…
Laser beam 3D “painting” technique developed
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 17 Oct 2012
A new method, developed at the Vienna University of Technology, uses laser beams to fix molecules a…
