Category: 6. Chemistry

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  • Stimuli responsive carboxyl rich carbon photonic ball ink via template assisted light thermal dehydration of monosaccharides

    Stimuli responsive carboxyl rich carbon photonic ball ink via template assisted light thermal dehydration of monosaccharides

    The entire fabrication process of the carbon photonic ball was illustrated in Fig. 1a. For the preparation of carbonaceous photonic crystals with an inverse opal structure, the fabrication of opalline photonic balls (PBs) is a prerequisite. In…

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  • Your skin is breathing: New wearable device can measure it

    Your skin is breathing: New wearable device can measure it

    Northwestern University researchers have developed the first wearable device for measuring gases emitted from and absorbed by the skin.

    By analyzing these gases, the device offers an entirely new way to assess skin health, including monitoring…

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  • Serendipitous discovery could lead to more efficient catalysts

    Serendipitous discovery could lead to more efficient catalysts

    Preparing catalysts by sending hot, steamy car exhaust over them could improve their efficiency and reduce the amount of rare and expensive metals required in vehicle catalytic converters and many other emission control and industrial processes.

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  • Rare disease drug can make human blood toxic to mosquitoes | Research

    Rare disease drug can make human blood toxic to mosquitoes | Research

    The blood of people taking a drug used in the treatment of rare metabolic disorders has been found to be deadly to the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae. The researchers say the discovery could be a tool to prevent transmission of the…

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  • Iron Without Fire: How Electricity Could Replace the Blast Furnace

    Iron Without Fire: How Electricity Could Replace the Blast Furnace

    Ironmaking could be on the edge of a major upgrade. Scientists have developed a cleaner, electrochemical method to extract iron that could one day rival traditional blast furnaces in cost while slashing pollution. By customizing iron oxide…

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  • Government reduces UK Reach fees by ‘£40 million’ | Business

    Government reduces UK Reach fees by ‘£40 million’ | Business

    New legislation that the government says will cut UK Reach registration costs for chemical businesses by £40 million over the next six years came into force on 1 April 2025.

    Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Department for…

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  • Epigenetic editors enter clinical trials | Business

    Epigenetic editors enter clinical trials | Business

    A new class of medicines that control the activity of individual genes could transform the treatment of numerous diseases, from viral infections to neurological disorders. The first human trial of a therapeutic based on an ‘epigenetic editor’…

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  • Stronger coffee with fewer coffee beans

    Stronger coffee with fewer coffee beans

    Tens of billions of kilograms of coffee are consumed around the world each year. However, due to its very specific agricultural needs, coffee can be difficult to cultivate, and ongoing climate change threatens its growth.

    To efficiently meet the…

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  • UKRI faces real terms budget cut for coming year | News

    UKRI faces real terms budget cut for coming year | News

    In a difficult financial climate, the UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced a small rise in its R&D budget for the new financial year. However, funding for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the…

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