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- A nanofiltration membrane with asymmetric selectivity toward enhanced water recovery 15/12/2022 Groundwater contamination by emerging pollutants has drawn great concern in recent years. Emerging contaminants such as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), especially perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), were found to be widespread and persistent in groundwater systems due to their high chemical resistance to environmental degradation processes.
- New quantum dots study uncovers implications for biological imaging 13/12/2022 Researchers report the synthesis of semiconductor 'giant' core-shell quantum dots with record-breaking emissive lifetimes. In addition, the lifetimes can be tuned by making a simple alteration to the material's internal structure.
- New technique to synthesize Pt-single-atom catalysts with ultrahigh mass activity 01/12/2022 Hydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier due to its highest gravimetric energy density and zero carbon dioxide emissions. The noble metal platinum (Pt) is the most effective catalyst for electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen. However, the rarity and high cost of Pt severely limit its practical application.
- Asphaltene changed into graphene for composites 29/11/2022 The flash Joule heating process turns asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, into graphene for use in composite materials.
- The world's largest quantum chemistry dataset to empower new materials design and drug discovery 24/11/2022 Predicting the properties of an object is a most natural task for machine learning (ML) algorithms, and molecules or crystals are not an exception. Every drug discovery or materials design pipeline depends on the ability to predict a future product's physical and chemical properties.
- New quantum phase discovered for developing hybrid materials 22/11/2022 Scientists discovered a hybrid state in which crystals exhibit both crystalline and amorphous characteristics near the structural quantum critical point
- The direct measurement of a proton's generalized polarizabilities in the strong quantum chromodynamics regime 18/11/2022 Quantum chromodynamics is an area of study that explores the strong interactions between quarks mediated by gluons. Quarks are elementary particles with an electric charge, which are building blocks of composite particles, such as hadrons and protons.
- Fluorescence achieved in light-driven molecular motors 17/11/2022 Rotary molecular motors were first created in 1999, in the laboratory of Ben Feringa, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen. These motors are driven by light. For many reasons, it would be good to be able to make these motor molecules visible. The best way to do this is to make them fluoresce. However, combining two light-mediated functions in a single molecule is quite challenging. The Feringa laboratory has now succeeded in doing just that, in two different ways. These two types of fluorescing light-driven rotary motors were described in Nature Communications (September 30) and Science Advances (November 4).
- New Entanglement Results Hint at Better Quantum Codes 10/11/2022 A team of physicists has entangled three photons over a considerable distance, which could lead to more powerful quantum cryptography.
- Novel molecular orbital interaction that stabilizes cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries 08/11/2022 A large international team led by scientists from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong has verified that the introduction of novel molecular orbital interactions can improve the structural stability of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
- Ultra Strong Carbon Fibers from Fused DWNT Nanotubes- Proof of Principle 03/11/2022 Ultra Strong Carbon Fibers from fused DWNT nanotubes have been made and the work was published in Science Advances.