Chemists have developed a new approach for purifying rare earth metals using magnetism to avoid environmentally damaging mining practices.
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Identifying Illicit Drugs in Powdered Mixtures Using Magnetic Levitation
The composition of suspicious powders that may contain illicit drugs can now be analyzed using a quick and simple method called magneto-Archimedes levitation (MagLev).
A Switchable Catalyst Based on a Molecular Motor
The first switchable catalyst for asymmetric catalysis based on a molecular motor.
Sunshine Not Moonshine—Happy Hour with Carbon Dioxide
A new eco-friendly vodka, created for the first time using the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to make ethanol.
Providing Safe, Clean Water: Magnetic Nanoparticles with Ionic Liquids for Water Purification
Researchers removed metals and organic impurities from water using magenetic nanoparticles that contain an ionic liquid phase.
Beyond gene editing: A new role for CRISPR
A new use for the revolutionary gene-splicing tool. This new “Electrochemical CRISPR” can quickly and accurately identify viral biomarkers for a range of diseases, including HPV and Parvovirus.
Copper-Aluminum Super Atom
Chemists have created a heterometallic superatom that provides prerequisites for developing new, more cost-effective catalysts.
Poly-Synthesizing Using Plasma‐Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition
A team of researchers from Luxembourg established a comprehensive mass‐spectrometry study of a set of poly(alkyl acrylate) layers synthesized by atmospheric pressure plasma‐initiated chemical vapor deposition (AP‐PiCVD).
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