Xiong Wen (David) Lou on his research focus, the future of his field and current scientific trends.
Earth and environment
Advances in Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Kinetics through Experimental Techniques
Insights in biomass fast pyrolysis kinetics: From dominant reaction pathways, necessary pre-treatments, unwanted by-products, and consequently, process optimization and upgrading.
Plants from Plants
The first-time toy company Lego produces bricks from sugarcane-based plastic and with energy from renewable sources.
Water and Film: Fluidity of Time and Space and Its Somatic Perception
A recent WIREs Water review analyses the close relationship between water and moving images.
Hall of Fame Highlight: Guillermo C. Bazan
Guillermo C. Bazan on intellectual giants, science communication and future research.
Measuring the Human Right to Water
The right to water requires that governments ensure water is available, accessible, safe, affordable and acceptable for human consumption. At this point in time, however, there is little consensus on how to measure and verify a country’s compliance with that right.
Understanding Microplastics
Reserchers intend to develop a market-ready process for efficient sample collection in water.
Social Science Perspectives on Drivers of and Responses to Global Climate Change
The research reviewed from these social science disciplines highlights that among the key human factors contributing to climate change are the roles of and connections among economic conditions and development; demographic growth and changes; power, social stratification and inequality; technology; infrastructure; and land-use change.
Graphdiynes: Recent Achievements in Photo- and Electro-Chemical Catalysis
Recent research trends in 2D carbon allotropes for energy conversion.
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Nanoflake Arrays of Lithiophilic Metal Oxides for the Ultra-Stable Anodes of Lithium-Metal Batteries [Video]
Nanoflakes of graphene foams (GFs) decorated with lithiophilic metal oxides (LMONAs) as hosts for the anode of Li-metal batteries.
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