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Catalysis that neutralizes air-polluting NOx from power plant emissions

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Air Pollution, Air Quality, Alternative Fuels, Environmental Issues, Environmental Science, Graphene, Inorganic Chemistry, Spintronics

New research describes the mechanism behind catalysis that neutralizes air-polluting NOx from power plant emissions. Researchers used a High Field (HF) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer in conjunction with reaction studies to test three theories around titania-supported vanadium oxide. They found that tungsten oxide changes the structure of vanadium oxide from a less active form to a highly active form.

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Magnets sustainably separate mixtures of rare earth metals

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Earth Science, Energy and Resources, Environmental Issues, Geochemistry, Geology, Inorganic Chemistry, Spintronics

A new study describes a novel approach for purifying rare earth metals, crucial components of technology that require environmentally-damaging mining procedures. By relying on the metal's magnetic fields during the crystallization process, researchers were able to efficiently and selectively separate mixtures of rare earth metals.

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Creating a nanospace like no other

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Construction, Engineering and Construction, Graphene, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry

Researchers have built a self-assembled nanocage with a very unusual nanospace: Its walls are made of antiaromatic molecules, which are generally considered too unstable to work with. By overturning assumptions about the limits of nano-chemical engineering, the study creates an entirely new nanospace for scientists to explore. Nanometer-sized cavities are already finding a range of useful applications in chemistry, medicine and environmental science.

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Looking inside the body with indirect light

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Medical Technology, Optics, Today's Healthcare, Vitamin D

Scientists report an imaging technique that gives finer details of blood vessels in live patients in real time than current diagnostic machines used in the clinic. The technique depends on capturing and analyzing non-epipolar light, which carries scattering information useful for detailing objects under the skin's surface.

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Turning plastic trash into treasure

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Air Quality, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Science, Hazardous Waste, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Recycling and Waste

Researchers have developed a new catalyst that can cleave plastic's strong carbon-carbon, converting it into higher value products.

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Machine-learning analysis of X-ray data picks out key catalytic properties

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Modeling, encryption, Hacking, Inorganic Chemistry, Physics, Spintronics Research

Scientists seeking to design new catalysts to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane have used a novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach to identify key catalytic properties. By using this method to track the size, structure, and chemistry of catalytic particles under real reaction conditions, the scientists can identify which properties correspond to the best catalytic performance, and then use that information to guide the design of more efficient catalysts.

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Elusive atomic-scale magnetic 'signal' in a Mott insulator revealed

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Engineering and Construction, Graphene, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nature of Water, Physics, Quantum Physics, Spintronics

Spin-polarizing scanning tunneling microscopy allowed researchers to detect an elusive atomic-scale magnetic signal in a Mott insulator, reports a team of scientists.

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Porous polymer coatings dynamically control light and heat

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Optics, Solar Energy, Thermodynamics

Engineers have developed dynamic porous polymer coatings that enable inexpensive and scalable ways to control light and heat in buildings. They took advantage of the optical switchability of PPCs in the solar wavelengths to regulate solar heating and daylighting, and extended the concept to thermal infrared wavelengths to modulate heat radiated by objects.

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It takes two — a two-atom catalyst, that is — to make oxygen from water

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Drought Research, Environmental Issues, Inorganic Chemistry, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry, Sustainability, Water

The search for sustainable approaches to generating new fuels has brought scientists back to one of the most abundant materials on Earth — reddish iron oxide in the form of hematite, also known as rust.

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'Flamenco dancing' molecule could lead to better-protecting sunscreen

October 19, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Gene Therapy, Inorganic Chemistry, Optics, Skin Cancer, Skin Care, Thermodynamics, Vitamin D

A molecule that protects plants from overexposure to harmful sunlight thanks to its flamenco-style twist could form the basis for a new longer-lasting sunscreen, chemists have found.

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