Replacing highly toxic phosgene with diphenyl carbonate in polypeptide synthesis.
NASA telescope finds its first Earth-sized habitable world
TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone world discovered by TESS.
How Fabric Can Separate Oil & Water
Researchers have developed a gas-phase deposition process to obtain either superhydrophobic or superamphiphilic nanocomposite coatings on filtration membranes.
Knittable Zinc–Air Batteries
The dissolution problem for manganese dioxide-based cathodes in zinc-based batteries has been solved, and fully knittable zinc–air batteries have been designed that can be incorporated into regular clothing to power portable devices.
Reaching for the Stars at a Microscopic Level
A microscopic light-fueled microhand designed to capture microscopic objects.
Magnetothermal Heterogeneous Catalytic Reduction of CO2
A chemistry and engineering nano-solution that aims to safeguard Earth against climate change can be imagined metaphorically as a “Life Raft” that will sustain renewable energy systems and living systems “thriving and buoyant” over the next thousand years when fully deployed around the globe.
New special issue in Advanced Materials Interfaces focuses on Atomic Layer Deposition
A new special issue in Advanced Materials Interfaces this month highlights advances in Atomic Layer Deposition for Energy and Environmental Applications.
Porous molybdenum-based nanocomposites for efficient hydrogen evolution
Researchers develop nanoscale materials that can improve the activities and stabilities of HER catalysts.
How manufacturers are making cars lighter and safer
New work discusses the driving force and logic behind the development of advanced high strength steels and their application in the automotive industry.
Polymer grafting is a new route to coatings for li-ion batteries
Researchers develop a new approach to create a homogeneous carbon coating on the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles for use in lithium ion batteries.