Using LEGO bricks for microfluidics
RESEARCHERS at MIT have simplified the process of creating microfluidics prototypes by building t...
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UCL, Tufts find new catalyst to turn shale gas into fuel
A NEW platinum and copper alloy catalyst developed at University College London, UK, and Tufts Un...
Catalyst turns nitrate pollution into water and N2
RESEARCHERS at Rice University, US, have developed a nanoparticle catalyst that converts hazardou...
Improved chemical looping process for greener fossil fuels
ENGINEERS at Ohio State University, US, are developing a chemical looping process which can creat...
Cheap paper sensor detects water impurities
A MULTIDISCIPINARY research team from the University of Bath, UK, has developed a cheap, sustaina...
MIT turns living plants into desk lamps
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS at MIT have engineered a living plant to emit green light, with the eventual h...
Elsevier launches early stage research network
ELSEVIER, the publisher of IChemE’s journals, has launched a new early stage research network ded...
Fraunhofer creates spherical probes for bioreactor optimisation
RESEARCHERS at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems (ENAS) have developed mo...
Princeton creates instant hydrogel from spaghetti-like fibres
RESEARCHERS at Princeton University have discovered a way to make hydrogel in an instant and chem...
New zeolite separates ethane from ethylene
A NEW zeolite that can separate ethane from ethylene could “significantly” reduce the amount of e...
3D printing with holograms
“INSTANTANEOUS” 3D printing using holograms could provide an alternative to layer-by-layer additi...
Warwickshire to host £80m UK battery research centre
UK BUSINESS secretary Greg Clark has announced that Coventry and Warwickshire will host the UK’s ...
Preparing for a turf war
THE US military plans to go green – as it announces plans to fund the development of “spy plants”...
A new whey to drink
TOFU whey, a byproduct from tofu manufacture, has been fermented into a new alcoholic drink, whic...
Ethylene from artificial photosynthesis
ETHYLENE has been produced from an integrated artificial photosynthetic device for the first time...
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