April 28, 2013
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Nanoparticles are used in many commercial products catalysts to cosmetics. A review describes recent work on the three main nanoparticles used in photocatalytics, UV-blocking and sunscreens. Continue reading
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Chemists believe they can now explain one of the remaining mysteries of photosynthesis. The finding suggests a new way of approaching the design of catalysts that drive the water-splitting reactions of artificial photosynthesis. Continue reading
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Researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. Their technology opens the door to homeowners and energy companies being able to easily store and reuse sol… Continue reading
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Chemists have used DNA to do a protein’s job, creating opportunities for DNA to find work in more areas of biology, chemistry and medicine than ever before. Continue reading
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The energy produced by solar panels, be it heat or electricity, has to be used right away. It is hard to store and preserve and also its transportation can be rather complicated. Creating solar cells capable of producing energy in an easily storable an… Continue reading
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Why certain catalyst materials work more efficiently when they are surrounded by water instead of a gas phase is unclear. Chemists have now gleaned some initial answers from computer simulations. They showed that water stabilizes specific charge states… Continue reading
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Researchers have conceived an exceptionally efficient class of catalysts powered by a single proton embedded within their structures. The catalysts generate desirable organic molecules, are prepared easily and inexpensively, deliver exceptional selecti… Continue reading
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A simple technique uses silica to coat a living cell both inside and outside. The process forms a near-perfect replica of the cell’s structure, down to the tiniest organelle. The resulting model, heated, creates nature-sculpted nanotools with component… Continue reading
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
I am leaving today for the annual spring meeting of the Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, to which I was honored with an invitation … Continue reading
October 27, 2010
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Germany | A major contract to transport and treat low-level radioactive wastes and residues has been signed by German Vice President Roland Schlapka and Christian Bonmann, Director of DELA – a German company specialising in the recycling of mercury, la… Continue reading
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