Scientists in Spain have shown that spray-drying equipment can be used to perform three common organic reactions. The researchers behind the work suggest that spray-drying could prove to be a faster and more sustainable alternative to traditional…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Gut Bacteria May Be Hijacking Your Medications
Researchers have found that gut bacteria can interfere with the effectiveness of over 400 commonly used medications that target GPCRs, cellular receptors involved in treating conditions like depression, migraines, and diabetes. These microbes can…
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Miso fermented on the International Space Station is out of this world | Research
For the first time, fermentation has been achieved in space. Miso made aboard the International Space Station (ISS) aged faster than the controls kept on Earth and contained more fungal mutations.
Miso is a Japanese condiment made by…
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Unlocking the Mystery of Promethium: The Rare Earth Element Without Stable Isotopes
For the first time, scientists have characterized a promethium coordination complex, advancing the understanding of challenging lanthanide elements. Promethium, a rare earth element, is unique in that it lacks stable isotopes. As a result, it…
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Impact of carbon nanodot uptake on complex impedance charge transport and energy storage mechanism in aloe vera leaves
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
XRD was performed for CNDs to analyse structural characteristics. Figure 5a shows XRD pattern of CNDs. We observe a dominant wide peak at 2θ = 19.7° (corresponding to (002) plane) and a small broad peak around 42.20…
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Immobilization of CuO onto melamine functionalized magnetic nanocomposite: an efficient catalyst for the Preparation of benzimidazole compounds
Amiri-Zirtol, L. & Gholami, A. Innovative synthesis of nano-magnetic bio-organocatalysts from red mud waste for green polyhydroquinoline derivatives synthesis. Sci. Rep. 14, 26143 (2024).
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Development of simulated human milk ultrafiltrate (SHMUF) for analysis of native particles in human milk
In this study, we designed two dilution media (SHMUF-pH and SHMUF-Ca) for dilution of human milk that aimed to optimally preserve the size and concentration of native particles in human milk. We compared the stability of native light scattering…
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Preparation and preliminary studies of porous fish collagen and chitosan materials enriched with microcapsules containing an active ingredient
Materials
Collagen type I (COL) from scales of freshwater fish – northern pike (Esox lucius) was obtained and characterized in our laboratory27. In brief, fish scales were treated with NaOH to remove non-collagenous proteins, followed by EDTA….
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Researchers use ‘smart’ bomb therapy to destroy breast cancer
A wife and husband professor team at Michigan State University are collaborating with researchers at the University of California, Riverside to create a new light-activated “smart” bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer.
Sophia Lunt, an MSU…
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Electrochemical process separates valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste
A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, representing a major step towards circularity and environmental sustainability.
Researchers at…
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