Chemistry

According to a New Study, Pulsed Light Technology Effectively Kills Harmful Pathogens

According to a New Study, Pulsed Light Technology Effectively Kills Harmful Pathogens

In a recent study, Penn State researchers successfully eradicated numerous dangerous microorganisms using a light-based food sanitization technology. According to the researchers, the pulsed light…
Why Did the Golden Ceilings of This Renowned Medieval Palace Start Turning Purple?

Why Did the Golden Ceilings of This Renowned Medieval Palace Start Turning Purple?

Bilbo Baggins obviously didn’t want to imply that, but all that is gold is not gold-colored. In places like the Alhambra Palace, where a gold…
Strange Hexagonal Diamonds from an Ancient Dwarf Planet Crash to Earth

Strange Hexagonal Diamonds from an Ancient Dwarf Planet Crash to Earth

Researchers have figured out how a unique type of diamond is made in space. The unusual hexagonal diamonds were discovered in four meteorites in north-western…
Single Microscopic Crystals Resembling Hollow Vases

Single Microscopic Crystals Resembling Hollow Vases

Researchers describe a method to fabricate single-crystal vases several microns in size. The molecules spontaneously grow into the structures after drop-casting. This work may allow…
Sustainable Liquid Fuels are made possible by Reaction Understanding

Sustainable Liquid Fuels are made possible by Reaction Understanding

Methanol, produced from carbon dioxide in the air, can be used to make carbon-neutral fuels. But to do this, the mechanism by which methanol is…
Why Bridge Technology is not Natural Gas?

Why Bridge Technology is not Natural Gas?

The expansion of natural gas infrastructure jeopardizes energy transition, as natural gas is not a bridge technology towards a 100 percent renewable energy system as…
The Slime Videos on TikTok Aren’t Made With Mercury, so You Can Relax

The Slime Videos on TikTok Aren’t Made With Mercury, so You Can Relax

Recent slime videos from TikTok caused some people to fear on Twitter, which is fair given that it appeared as though they were carelessly dumping…
Method for Producing Hydrogen creates opportunities for Renewable Energy

Method for Producing Hydrogen creates opportunities for Renewable Energy

A new energy-efficient way to produce hydrogen gas from ethanol and water has the potential to make clean hydrogen fuel a more viable alternative for…
Light-induced Reactivity of Stable Compounds

Light-induced Reactivity of Stable Compounds

Researchers at Linköping University have used computer simulations to show that stable aromatic molecules can become reactive after absorbing light. The results, published in the Journal…
First Route for Selenium Incorporation into Natural Compounds is Revealed

First Route for Selenium Incorporation into Natural Compounds is Revealed

Researchers reveal a novel and widespread pathway for selenium insertion that involves two unusual selenium-carbon-forming enzymes. The authors named them selenosugar synthase (SenB) and selenoneine…
Effectively Converting CO2 and Methane into Valuable Products

Effectively Converting CO2 and Methane into Valuable Products

CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But there is a problem with the catalysts required for this: They end up being covered…
Uncomplicated Method Introduces a Long-needed Class of Semiconductors

Uncomplicated Method Introduces a Long-needed Class of Semiconductors

Researchers have used common nanofabrication procedures to fabricate versatile metal semiconductor superlattices. These superlattices exhibit a long-sought physical phenomenon — the anisotropic anomalous Hall effect…
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