Researchers behind a new AI-assisted technique that designs binding proteins to latch onto previously inaccessible drug targets are calling it a ‘major breakthrough’ in protein design. By targeting intrinsically disordered protein regions,…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Chemically diverse aerogels with dome-shaped structure remain stable under extreme conditions, offering potential for aerospace applications
A chemically diverse library of aerogels has been created that remains stable under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions, owing to the materials’ unique dome-shaped structural design. The researchers believe that this will offer…
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Atomic-scale secrets: What really happens inside your battery
Electrochemical cells – or batteries, as a well-known example – are complex technologies that combine chemistry, physics, materials science and electronics. More than power sources for everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, they remain…
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Predicting flavonoid physicochemical properties using topological indices and regression modeling
Flavonoids are a vast class of highly effective phytochemicals known for their significant therapeutic potential and versatile applications as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer agents1. These polyphenolic compounds are widely…
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Thermodynamic, isotherm and kinetic studies lead ions adsorption onto Manihot esculenta chaff surface
Sall, M. L., Diaw, A. K. D., Gningue-Sall, D., Aaron, E., Aaron, J. J. & S., & Toxic heavy metals: impact on the environment and human health, and treatment with conducting organic polymers, a review. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
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Analysis of the decomposition of an anhydride-cured epoxy resin by subcritical hydrolysis
Design of experiments
The parameter combinations, the corresponding decomposition, the weight percentages of phenol in the liquid fraction and the relative intensity of 1,2-propanediol, 3-phenoxy- (PDP) as compound with the highest abundance of…
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Tunable, permanent and instantly available super-wettability states on metal surfaces by laser texturing and plasma coating
Time dependent wetting behavior and attainable contact angles of surfaces treated by either laser texturing or plasma coating
The results of the wetting measurements for steel surfaces treated by the individual surface treatments (laser texturing…
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Enhanced performance of nanocomposite drilling fluids with synthesized TiO2 Quillaja saponin Cr nanoparticles and their impact on rheology and filtration
Materials
Titanium isopropoxide is a highly reactive, moisture-sensitive metal-organic compound widely used as a precursor in synthesizing TiO2 nanoparticles due to its efficient hydrolysis mechanism and ability to produce high-purity products….
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Lignocellulosic biomass based catalysis for hydrogen generation effect of pistachio shells and Raney nickel in NaBH4 hydrolysis
Characterization
The characterization of all catalysts was achieved via ATR/FTIR, XRD; TGA and FESEM-EDX analysis.
The results of ATR/FTIR analyses of PS, Ra-Ni and Ra-Ni/PS samples before and after the catalysis reaction are given in Fig. 3 (a),…
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Solving a Primordial Puzzle: Scientists Recreate a Key Step in Life’s Origin
Researchers have taken a pivotal step toward understanding how living cells could have originated from nonliving matter. At some point in Earth’s history, nonliving, inorganic substances gave rise to the first forms of life. This transition from…
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