Figure 2 illustrate the integration curves derived from AFM images and the height distribution histograms for the Ni @ amorphous carbon films deposited at different deposition times. The height histogram is represented by the number of fragments…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Bismuth-based hybrid materials enable highly sensitive, eco-friendly X-ray detectors
The polycrystalline powder was pressed into a dense pellet with a diameter of 10 mm. Credit: HZB
X-ray imaging is indispensable in medical diagnostics…
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Ultrasound unlocks a safer, greener way to make hydrogels
Researchers at McGill University, in collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal, pioneered a new way to create hydrogels using ultrasound, eliminating the need for toxic chemical initiators. This breakthrough offers a faster, cleaner and more…
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Oxygen-stable biocatalyst from a thermophilic bacterium could boost hydrogen production
Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c18483
In the absence of air, microorganisms produce hydrogen using an…
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World record for lithium-ion conductors
Solid-state batteries are considered a key technology for the future: they can store more energy and do not rely on flammable materials like current lithium-ion batteries. Researchers at TUM and TUMint.Energy Research have now taken a significant…
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A smarter way to make sulfones: Using molecular oxygen and a functional catalyst
As a recent leap in green chemistry, scientists from Japan have unveiled a new catalyst that enables high yields of sulfones using molecular oxygen — close to room temperature. By fine-tuning the structure of oxygen vacancies in perovskite oxide…
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Under legal pressure American Chemical Society ends diversity programme | News
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is ending its diversity programme following significant legal and political pressure. The organisation has announced that it will sunset the Scholars Program, which is more than three decades old and awards…
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Way’s double silicates and what else he dug up from the soil | Opinion
Are you land or are you trade? The question epitomises Britain’s obsession with class, dividing those who earn their money through inherited rents from those who work for a living. It still astonishes me to see signs for the tradesman’s…
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Charged droplets don’t splash when they hit a solid surface | Research
Applying an electrical charge to liquid droplets reduces – or even eliminates – the splash when those droplets hit a solid surface. In some cases, charge can even prevent splashing altogether. The researchers behind the finding suggest that…
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Skeletal editing provides quick access to pharmaceutical ‘matching pairs’ | Research
An alternative use for skeletal editing provides a one-pot method to synthesise ‘matching pairs’ of pharmaceutical candidates for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. This functional group transposition employs a photochemical…
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