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Dopant-free, moisture-resistant hole-transport materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells based on derivatives of the dye anthanthrone (ANT) are developed by Sagar M. Jain from Swansea University Bay Campus, Prashant Sonar from Queensland University of Technology, and co-workers.
An international team have used waste cooking oil from a university cafe to make a cheap, effective material for absorbing oil from seawater.
A recent special issue of Advanced Materials, issue 45 in 2017, was dedicated to highlighting nature-inspired surface and materials research at Beihang University in Beijing, China.
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Researchers from Living Proof, Inc., in coordination with Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describe the synthesis of over 300 waterborne polyurethanes and demonstrate their effectiveness for environmentally friendly, long-lasting, durable hair styling.
A Spanish consortium of indutry and science is seeking for new compostable materials for mass-market single-use products like tableware, packages and single-use bags.
The important role of surface-bound hydroxy groups of vanadium catalysts under reaction conditions by employing in situ DRIFTS experiments and DFT calculations is elucidated.
IR-driven transfer of plasmon-induced hot electrons in a nonmetallic branched heterostructure, by combining ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy with theoretical simulations, is demonstrated for the first time.
A novel way to measure rainfall, namely using microwave links from cellular communication networks as path-average rain gauges, is discussed.
Betanin may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Novel heterojunction material for efficient water splitting and hydrogen production operating in a broad range of pH conditions.
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
“Cosmic vine” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope
Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity
The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub