Following a Decades-Long Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination Theory
The reverse osmosis technology has proven to be the most advanced way for eliminating salt from saltwater and improving access to clean water. Other uses…
Chemistry
Organic Solar Cell with Outstanding Performance using Tin Oxide
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have the potential to be a low-cost, flexible replacement for traditional inorganic solar cells. Obtaining high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) while…
On Contact, a Light-Activated Solution Kills Infectious Viruses and Bacteria
A pathogenic germ, also known as a pathogen, is a microorganism such as a virus, bacteria, fungus, or parasite that can cause disease in a…
Understanding Photocatalyst Stability for Water Splitting to Improve Hydrogen Production
Because hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources may be utilized as a fuel that does not contribute to CO2 emissions, it is developing as a…
Increasing the Efficiency of Multi-Hole Water Oxidation Catalysis on Hematite Photoanodes With Low Bias
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) is a promising material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting due to its low cost, abundance, stability, and suitable band gap. Hematite photoanodes have…
Sodium Tellurite – an inorganic compound
Sodium tellurite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na2TeO3. It is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water. It is a…
Sodium Sulfide – a chemical compound
Sodium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na2S. It is a colorless to yellowish solid that is soluble in water and is…
Chemists Propose an Ultrathin Substance that could Double the Efficiency of Solar Cells
Solar power systems, which employ solar cells to turn sunlight into electricity or storable fuels, are gaining traction in a world seeking alternatives to fossil…
Microfluidic Real-Time Detection System for Pathogen Nucleic Acid
The biomedical optics research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS), Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and Hefei Institutes of Physical Science created…
Chemists take on the Difficult Task of Recycling Mixed Plastics
Recycling mixed plastics is a major challenge for chemists, as it can be difficult to separate different types of plastics, which have varying properties and…
Hydrogen Substitution for More Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Thermoelectric Oxides
Thermoelectric oxides typically have a complex crystal structure that allows them to have a high Seebeck coefficient, which is a measure of the efficiency of…
Piezoluminescence
Piezoluminescence refers to the phenomenon of the emission of light from a material when it is subjected to mechanical stress or pressure. This effect was…
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