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New study confirms superior performance of CHARON FUSION PTR-TOF

Toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) particles detection. Image Credit: Ionicon PAHs are produced by incomplete combustion of organic matters such as, for example, via biomass burning or traffic emissio...

From IONICON Analytik 26 Jul 2024

Alloy-Coated Li Metal Anodes for Fast-Charging Li Metal Batteries

In a recent article published in Batteries, researchers propose a LixSny alloy coating for Li metal anodes, enhancing fast-charging capabilities and overall battery performance.

By Nidhi Dhull 26 Jul 2024

Carbios and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles Cooperate to Develop the French Polyester Textile Recycling Industry

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, a French company specializing in the recovery of end-of-life textiles, today announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a contract for the supply of polyester textiles to the world's first PET biorecycling plant currently under construction in Longlaville, France.

26 Jul 2024

DOE Funds Green Hydrogen Hub in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is set to begin work building out a clean hydrogen economy with today’s announcement of a Phase 1 funding award from the Department of Energy.

26 Jul 2024

$UCLA Researchers Analyze Nonlinear Strategies in Diffractive Optical Processors$

UCLA Researchers Analyze Nonlinear Strategies in Diffractive Optical Processors

UCLA researchers have conducted an in-depth analysis of nonlinear information encoding strategies for diffractive optical processors, offering new insights into their performance and utility.

25 Jul 2024

Fe-Co Catalyst Sets New Standard for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China have created a novel “Janus” dual-atom catalyst (FeCo-N3O3@C), with Fe and Co atoms coordinated synergistically through an N-O bridge, which has demonstrated exceptional performance in both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The journal Nature Synthesis published the study.

25 Jul 2024

Berkeley Lab Scientists Advance Towards Creating Element 120

Researchers at Berkeley Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron successfully made superheavy element 116 using a beam of titanium-50. That milestone sets the team up to attempt making the heaviest element yet: 120.

25 Jul 2024

Novel Catalytic System Enhances Propane-to-Propylene Conversion

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy have discovered an energy-efficient method of producing propylene.

25 Jul 2024

Newly Designed Luminescent Polymers Offer Recycling and Biodegradability

From your car's navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers -; a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules -; are used in a variety of today's electronics.

25 Jul 2024

New Emerson Pneumatic Valves Provide Greater Automation Flexibility, Optimized Flow

Emerson: Emerson today launched its AVENTICS™ Series XV pneumatic valves. Series XV valves are designed with interoperability in mind to provide machine builders across multiple industries and factory automation applications with a flexible and costeffective valve platform.

From Emerson 25 Jul 2024

Breakthrough: Directional Light Emission from 3D-Printed Nanowires

Dr. Jaeyeon Pyo's team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute has revealed light emission patterns from 3D-printed nanowires, expecting technological innovation in ultra-high resolution displays, published as a cover article in ACS Nano.

24 Jul 2024

Sustainable Desalination with Next-Gen Solar Steam Generators

In a recent study published in the journal Applied Physics Reviews, researchers from the Nanyang Technological University developed a novel technique for printing functional nanocomposites for multi-jet fusion (MJF) and a state-of-the-art approach for creating effective SSGs for desalination.

24 Jul 2024

New Method Offers Promising Solution to Treat Perfluoroalkyl Substances

In a study that was published on June 19th, 2024, in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Ritsumeikan University researchers described a photocatalytic process that converts PFAS and other fluorinated polymers (FPs) into fluorine ions at room temperature by using visible light.

24 Jul 2024

A Novel Concept to Enhance Hydrogen Production from Water

In a study that was published in the Advanced Energy Materials journal, a group from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), a collaborative research center of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), as well as the Institute of Information and Communications Technologies (ITACA) of the UPV, designed materials that enhance the method of generating hydrogen from water through microwave radiation.

24 Jul 2024

Novocycle Technologies Unveils Groundbreaking Battery Recycling Innovations

Novocycle Technologies is proud to announce significant advancements in battery recycling technology, setting a new industry standard for sustainability and efficiency.

From Novocycle Technologies 24 Jul 2024