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Chemistry
New water micro cleaner is floating to capture and remove microplastics, which is different from the self
A system that captures microplastics from water works in one cycle. Credit: Orlin Velev/NC State University. In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University provide proof of concept of a system that actively removes microplastics from water in a single cycle. The findings listed in the Journal Advanced Functional Materials hold the potential for advances in purifying small…
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Chemistry
A cleaner vision: Research supporting safe and sustainable foam
Procter & Gamble scientists used ORNL’s Summit supercomputer to create a digital model of the corneal epithelium, the main outer layer of cells that coat the human eye, and then applied the model to a series of cleaning products. We tested it against the environment to find a gentler and more environmentally friendly formulation. Credit: Procter & Gamble Anyone who…
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Nanotechnology
Decoding 2D materials growth: Insights in white graphene open door to cleaner energy and more efficient electronics
a) The diffusion route of borazine on Ru(0001) shows that borazine moves by alternating rotational movements between HCP and FCC sites as it diffuses across the surface. Regarding hydrogen removal from borazine, b) shows that B-dehydrogenation is the kinetically favored product, while N-dehydrogenation is thermodynamically favored. Credit: Small (2025). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202405404 A breakthrough in deciphering the growth process of the…
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Chemistry
Distorting the atomic arrangement of materials could lead to cleaner, smarter devices
Credit: Advanced Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202408664 What’s the best way to precisely manipulate a material’s properties to the desired state? According to a team led by researchers at Penn State University, it may be putting stress on the material’s very atoms. Researchers have discovered that by “spray painting” atoms of potassium niobate, a material used in advanced electronics, they can…
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