Princeton creates instant hydrogel from spaghetti-like fibres
RESEARCHERS at Princeton University have discovered a way to make hydrogel in an instant and chem...
News - Research & Development
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...
Molten metal for clean hydrogen
MOLTEN metal could be used for a cheaper, more environmentally-friendly alternative to produce H2...
Cost-effective ‘supercatalyst’ recycles CO2 and CH4
CHEMICAL engineers at the University of Surrey, UK have developed a cost-effective ‘supercatalyst...
Stored heat from the sun can provide energy on demand
ENGINEERS at MIT, US, have developed a chemical composite that can store heat from the sun during...
Wood improves solar steam generation
POROUS wood from trees like poplar and pine could be used for an efficient, biodegradable water p...
Cutting long-lived nuclear waste
THE half-life of nuclear fission products could be reduced from hundreds of thousands of years to...
Locking plastic in concrete
ADDING plastic bottles to concrete could lead not only to lower carbon emissions, but improve str...
New graphene oxide membrane filters organics
GRAPHENE OXIDE membranes were once thought to be permeable only to aqueous solutions, but researc...
Keeping oil and water mixed for months
EMULSIONS that can stay stable for months have been created using a low-cost, low-energy process ...
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