Plasma-etched nanostructured anti-bacterial surfaces. Credit: Elsevier. The deepening concern over antibiotic-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical t...
阅读全文The lower of these 10-day-old bananas is protected by a cellulose coating. Credit: Manifesto Films, Lidl Schweiz Plastic packaging in grocery stores protects fruits and vegetables from spoilage, but a...
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阅读全文Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Carbon dioxide can be harvested from smokestacks and used to create commercially valuable chemicals thanks to a novel compound developed by a scientific collaboratio...
阅读全文Credit: Wiley Natural camouflage is one of nature's most interesting traits. Materials scientists have now developed a material that can mimic the camouflage capabilities of marine mollusks. They crea...
阅读全文Methanediol molecule. Credit: University of Hawaii The previously elusive methanediol molecule of importance to the organic, atmospheric science and astrochemistry communities has been synthetically p...
阅读全文The synthetic POAP cycle. Credit: IMCAS Scientists from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) recently reported a minimized synthetic carbon fixation cycle. The cycl...
阅读全文In an experiment, strawberries that were wrapped in the NTU-Harvard University-developed packaging stayed fresh for seven days before developing mould, compared to counterparts that were kept in mains...
阅读全文Schematic illustration for the synthesis of Co/C and the photograph of the synthesis steps. Credit: Science China Press This study is led by Dr. Shaojun Dong (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,...
阅读全文Sunscreen is a ‘shear-thinning fluid’, which means it flows more easily under pressure. Credit: Shutterstock Ahh, summer at the beach! The sun on your face, sand between your toes, an ice cream in y...
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阅读全文Via data mining about commercial Pt/C from 514 references, researchers revealed a reliable standard reference for the evaluation of new ORR electrocatalysts from different laboratories. Credit: Chines...
阅读全文The palladium nanoparticles (green) are stabilized by a core of iridium (red). Hydrogen can accumulate on their surface like a kind of chocolate glaze—and can be released again by heating. Credit: DE...
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阅读全文Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Strong, lightweight and biocompatible foams glow in the dark when ultraviolet light is shone on them, RIKEN chemists have discovered. This phosphorescence could have ...
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