Author: wanderingchemistry

Salt of the Earth: Why do some plants grow and others either when the salinity of farm fields increases?

Title: Growth, Photosynthetic Performance, and Water Relations of Weeds under Salt Stress Journal: ACS Agricultural Science and Technology Authors: Jesley Nogueira Bandeira, Lyandra Maria de Oliveira, Larissa Raquel Fagundes Costa Bezerra, Ariana Carvalho Pinto, Ruana Karoline Viana Pereira, Valéria Maria Pedroso de Moraes, María Carolina Ramírez…

New Sensor Helps Reveal Secrets of Wound Healing

Title: Application of aptamer – carbon hybrid materials for electrochemical detection of wound healing biomarker – TNF-α protein          Authors: Julia Czopinska, Filip Budny, Andrzej Peplowski, Anna Sobiepanek, and Marta Jarczewska.    Journal: Bioelectrochemistry Year Published: 2025 Cover Image Credit: Saulhm, wikicommons   For many of us, most…

New Strategy to Clean Fragile Art

Article Title: New sustainable polymers and oligomers for Cultural Heritage conservation†          Authors: Damiano Bandelli, Rosangela Mastrangelo, Giovanna Poggi, David Chelazzi and  Piero Baglioni Year Published: 2024 Journal: Chemical Science  Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC03909A Cover image credit: RichardMcCoy Paintings, murals, and other pieces of art held in museums…

Metals can increase risk, or protect, of disease from environmental pollutant aristolochic acid

Article title: Effects of Heavy Metal Co-Exposure on the formation of DNA Adducts from Aristolochic Acid I: Implications for Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Development Authors: Chun-Kit Au, Stefan Nagl, and Wan Chan Journal: Chemical Research in Toxicology Year: 2024 Cover image credit: Alchemist-hp  Aristolochic acid increases the…

Beetles Inspire Improved Water Purification Device

Article Title: Bio-Inspired Sandwich-Structured All-Day-Round SolarEvaporator for Synergistic Clean Water and Electricity Generation Authors: Ran Niu, Jiaxin Ren, Junqiang Justin Koh, Ling Chen, Jiang Gong,* Jinping Qu,Xiaodong Xu, Jalal Azadmanjiri, and Jiakang Min Journal: Advanced Energy Materials Year: 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202302451 Image Source: José Manuel Suárez…

Counterfeit Lithium Ion Batteries Often Underperform or Are Unsafe.

Title: Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion CellsAuthors: Tapesh Joshi, Saad Azam, Daniel Juarez-Robles, and Judith A. Jeevarajan*First author’s institution: UL Research InstitutesCover image source: Raimond Spekking From consumer electronics, to cars, to storing renewable energy for the grid, lithium-ion batteries have enjoyed immense popularity…

Clothing Dye or Light Source? Perhaps Both.

Title: From Textile Coloring to Light-emitting Electrochemical Devices: Upcycling of the Isoviolanthrone Vat DyeAuthors: Tatiana Ghanem, Kwang Keat Leong, Hwandong Jang, Alexis Hardouin, Dr. Philippe Blanchard, Prof. Dominik Lungerich, Dr. Pierre Josse, Prof. Eunkyoung Kim, and Dr. Clément CabanetosJournal: Chemistry, An Asian Journal Featured Image: Textile and Fibre Technology, CSIRO…

Measuring Pollutants in Urban River Sediments

Title: Organophosphate Diesters in Urban River Sediment from SouthChina: Call for More Research on Their Occurrence and Fate in FieldEnvironment Authors: Chan Liang, Bo Peng, Gao-Ling Wei, Yanyan Gong, Guoqiang Liu, Lixi Zeng, Liang-Ying Liu, and Eddy Y. Zeng Journal: ACS EST Water 2021, 1, 4, 871–880 Organophosphate triesters are used as flame retardants, as well as…