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…
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…
Researchers have found a way to make methoxyterephthalic acid, a precursor to commonly used plastics, from sawdust.
Article Title: Poly(2,6-anthraquinonyl disulfide) as a high capacity and high-power cathode for rechargeablemagnesium batteries: extra capacity provided bythe disulfide group Authors: Xin Ren, Donggang Tao, Yudi Tang, Yuliang Cao and Fei Xu Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Year: 2023 Image credit: Warut Roonguthai As the…
Nanowires of exciting materials can be made via ‘electroless deposition’ – a technique that requires no complex templates or external energy input.
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…
New research reveals plausible degradation pathways of metallic gold into nanoparticles through unforeseen corrosion!
A new and sustainable polymer gel unlocks water capture efficiencies never seen before!
A new class of light-absorbing solids isomerizes to store light energy as heat.
A active material for redox flow batteries was synthesized from fungi to create a renewable feedstock.
Research in wearable electronics brings us closer to personalized medicine with plasmonic materials.
An investigation of the performance and degradation mechanism of a seawater-degradable copolyester.
A deeper understanding of spintronics enables the generation of new technologies using chiral molecules.
Greener materials and processes for fuels and explosives! Scientist demonstrate how to tune a class of porous materials that ignite spontaneously when mixed with acid.
Maybe chemistry can save us—in this case, synthetic chemists have developed a family of lanthanide-oxo molecules and investigate their capabilities as radical species scavengers, with a possible future in the clinic to mitigate various diseases onset by oxidative stress (get antioxidants into your diet, people!).
Enzymes and bacteria can be used to degrade plastics into chemicals useful for antibacterial coatings
New battery design limits bromine corrosion without the need for an expensive membrane.
Skin-conforming, ultra-thin wearable medical sensors could make going to the doctor less invasive than ever before. This newly developed, “tattooable” sensor uses a newly developed material to create one of the thinnest yet.
Paper: ECM-based microchannel for culturing in vitro vascular tissues with simultaneous perfusion and stretch Journal: Lab on a Chip Authors: Azusa Shimizu, Wei Huang Goh, Shun Itai, Michinao Hashimoto, Shigenori Miurad and Hiroaki Onoe Year: 2020 Featured Image: Jesus Leonardo Rondon Tapia–Creative Commons License Inflammation or…
Living tissues are mostly soft, but put them under a bit of stress, and they quickly become firm to prevent tissues from breaking. This property has been very difficult to imitate with synthetic tissues, but new research has finally bridged that gap.
A new study describes a semiconductor that is stretchable and degrades completely in acid – which can be used in next-generation electronics.
Water capture technology has made collecting water from the air a reality, but dry climates have always posed a challenge. New research takes us a step closer to providing fresh water in some of the driest places on Earth.
A more secure way to collect biometric data: this nanoparticle-based paper uses your sweat as an “invisible ink” for fingerprints!
Electrical circuits can be drawn, erased, and redrawn with ease on this new material that uses liquid metal particles suspended in a polymer network. Check out how it’s made and its potential uses in flexible electronics!
Switching to solar energy is one of the ways we can fight against climate change. Let’s learn how something as harmful as the greenhouse effect can be used to create better solar devices!