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Industrial chemist Alessandro Agosti says quality products come from controlled, safe processes
His team at Olon works to incorporate safety from the start of process design
US EPA requires chemical makers to cut ethylene oxide emissions
Rule targets carcinogenic gas releases from leaks, vents, and storage tanks
Smart devices should space out vibrations to maximize user alert benefits
A research team found that haptic feedback (such as vibration feedback) causes distraction, but this loss of focus lasts only for about one second. The findings can help designers improve...
More efficient biosolar cells modelled on nature
Potential sources of renewable energy include protein complexes that are responsible for photosynthesis. However, their efficiency in technical applications still leaves much to be desired. For example, they cannot convert...
From dark to light in a flash: Smart film lets windows switch autonomously
Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch between transparent and opaque states in response to the surrounding light conditions.
Molecular circuitry: International team breaks one-diode-one resistor electronics
An international team has cracked a challenge that could herald a new era of ultra-high-density computing. For years engineers and scientists around the world have been trying to make smaller...
Exotic nanotubes move in less-mysterious ways
Researchers capture the first video of boron nitride nanotubes in motion to prove their potential for materials and medical applications.
'A litmus paper for CO2:' Scientists develop paper-based sensors for carbon dioxide
A new sensor for detecting carbon dioxide can be manufactured on a simple piece of paper, according to physicists.
Wes Unseld: Bullets legend, NBA MVP dies at 74
Hall of Fame basketball player Wes Unseld -- the 1968-1969 NBA MVP -- died Tuesday. He was 74.
Video: Breathable electronics could monitor our health long-term
Simple method makes conductive materials that stand up to sweat
Exotic nanotubes move in less-mysterious ways
Boron nitride nanotubes are anything but boring, according to Rice University scientists who have found a way to watch how they move in liquids.
Watch: Peter Crouch to mix sports, music on BBC's 'Save Our Summer'
BBC One announced on Tuesday a new series hosted by soccer star Peter Crouch combining the worlds of sport, comedy and music, titled "Save Our Summer."
COVID-19 cases drop slightly in warm weather
Coronavirus infections declined as temperatures warmed up to 52 degrees Fahrenheit, investigators found. But reductions beyond that temperature threshold were modest.
Discoveries of high-Chern-number and high-temperature Chern insulator states
The Quantum Hall effect (QHE) is one of the most important discoveries in physical sciences. Due to the one-dimensional (1-D) dissipationless edge states, QHE exhibits exotic transport properties with quantized...
From dark to light in a flash: Smart film lets windows switch autonomously
Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch between transparent and opaque states in response to the surrounding light conditions.
Smart molecules could be key to computers with 100-times bigger memories
Computer hard drives of the future could be made up of smart molecules.
Molecular circuitry: Team breaks one-diode-one resistor electronics
An international team with ties to UCF has cracked a challenge that could herald a new era of ultra-high-density computing.
Backyard trampolines to entertain kids and adults
Bounce pads for the backyard. (Shaylin Wallace/)Even with iPads and Facetime, an old-fashioned device like a trampoline can still capture a kid’s attention. It turns out that jumping is fun for even the...
Killing coronavirus with handheld ultraviolet light device may be feasible
A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according to researchers.
Inching Closer to Molecular Circuitry
An international team with ties to UCF has cracked a challenge that could herald a new era of ultra-high-density computing. For years engineers and scientists around the world have been...
Photonic crystals: 'even thin is functional'
Photonic crystals are the nanostructures that can manipulate photons by means of an energy gap, similar to how the semiconductors in computer chips manipulate electronic current. It was always thought...
Promising new method for producing tiny liquid capsules
Microcapsules for the storage and delivery of substances are tiny versions of the type of capsule used for fish oil or other liquid supplements, such as vitamin D. A new...
Perfect optics through light scattering
Innovative technologies are the key to tackling some of society's key challenges—and many of these technologies have an optical system at their core. Examples include semiconductor lithography systems designed to...
Joined nano-triangles pave the way to magnetic carbon materials
Graphene, a two-dimensional honeycomb structure made of carbon atoms with a thickness of only one atom, has numerous outstanding properties. These include enormous mechanical resistance and extraordinary electronic and optical...
Mass production of individualized products
How can mass production methods be applied to individualized products? One answer is to use a combination of digital manufacturing technologies, for example by integrating digital printing and laser processing...
U.S. opens national security probe into vanadium imports
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it was opening an investigation into whether imports of vanadium, a metal used in aerospace, defense and energy applications, impair U.S. national security.
Extraordinary modulation of light polarization with dark plasmons in magnetoplasmonic nanocavities
Nanophotonics uses light polarization as an information carrier in optical communications, sensing, and imaging. Likewise, the state of polarization of light plays a key role in the photonic transfer of...
Researcher harnessing supercomputers to unpack the coronavirus' 'spike' protein
Michael H. Peters, Ph.D., a professor in VCU's Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, is using powerful supercomputers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California to investigate the "spike"...