Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That’s the vision behind the latest research of Dr. Congrui Grace Jin, published in Materials Today Communications.
Addressing one of the most persistent and…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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National Institutes of Health embargo-free open access policy to start six months earlier | News
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will implement its open access policy six months earlier than planned. The rule requires its grantees to make all their publications involving research partially or entirely funded by the agency immediately…
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Springer Nature donates tool to detect AI-generate text to publishing community | News
The academic publisher, Springer Nature, is donating its artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can detect AI-generated text in research manuscripts to the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publisher (STM).
The tool,…
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Springer Nature donates tool to detect AI-generated text to publishing community | News
The academic publisher, Springer Nature, is donating its artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can detect AI-generated text in research manuscripts to the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publisher (STM).
The tool,…
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Carbon nanotubes made from waste carbon dioxide produce surprising plasma when microwaved | Research
Carbon nanotubes derived from waste carbon dioxide form an unexpected yellow-white plasma when microwaved, new research shows.1 Stuart Licht and colleagues from George Washington University in the US discovered that the microwave-driven plasma…
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Degradation of BiTeCl induced by thermal and laser treatment
Firstly, the BiTeCl crystals were examined with XPS to investigate the differences between the Te- and Cl- terminated sides of the crystal. For this purpose, a single crystal was split into two pieces that were then exfoliated under UHV…
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Study of velvet worm slime could revolutionize sustainable material design
A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a study by McGill University researchers. Their findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved across…
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Breakthrough in fuel cell recycling turns ‘forever chemicals’ into renewable resources
A new technique that uses soundwaves to separate materials for recycling could help prevent potentially harmful chemicals leaching into the environment.
Researchers at the University of Leicester have achieved a major milestone in fuel cell…
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Iran port explosion highlights issues of shipping hazardous chemicals | Opinion
The deadly explosion and fire at the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee is a stark reminder of the inherent risks of transporting large quantities of hazardous chemicals around the world. National and international regulations play a huge part in…
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Trump’s ‘skinny budget’ has plans to cut science and research to the bone | Research
President Trump’s budgetary blueprint for the 2026 fiscal year, released on 2 May, threatens to devastate the budgets of major research agencies in the US, contributing to mounting alarm among the nation’s academic research and science…
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