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Algae as a Sustainable Raw Material for Biodiesel Production
A recent Review takes an in-depth look at the current status and future prospects of supercritical transesterification.
Improvement of Energy Storage Materials
Stable composites with high specific capacitance using a simple in situ anodic polymerization technique are synthesized.
Improving Metal–Air Battery Performances by Trapping Oxygen
A hollow cobalt and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanopolyhedra catalyst, which effectively traps oxygen molecules available in the electrolyte is fabricated.
Mimicking the Structural Color of Stellar’s Jay
Inspired by Steller’s jay, researchers produce angle-independent, structurally colored materials composed of amorphous arrays of fine spherical silica colloidal particles.
Li Storage Mechanism in Graphene/MoS2 Composites
The electrochemical performance of graphene/MoS2 heterostructures is optimised and the kinetics of their lithium storage mechanism are elucidated.
Will the Paris Agreement Accelerate the Pace of Change?
An article recently published explores the main policy and political shifts that the Paris Agreement represents, and explains why this new paradigm of international climate policy, politics and cooperation is key to accelerating the pace of change and avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.
Versatile Electronic Skins for Motion Detection of Joints
The human skin is an organ with amazing sensory properties. It can pick up a variety of sensations from its environment. Mimicking those properties in wearable electronics skins would offer a variety of applications for human–machine communication— imagine if you...
2D Chalcogenide Nanoplate Assemblies for Thermoelectric Applications
Sb2Te3 nanoplates decorated with two-dimensional chalcogenide self-assembled Ag, with spiral growth.
Breathing Glass: How To Save The Environment With Polymers
Concept of ‘breathing glass’: The biobased poly(limonene carbonate) (PLimC) unifies sustainability, carbon capture and utilisation of carbon dioxide in one material.
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