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Nanotechnology
Covalent organic frameworks show great potential for efficient energy transport
Laura Spieth examines one of the COF thin films investigated in the study. Credit: Florian Wolf An interdisciplinary research team from LMU, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Oxford has used a new spectroscopic technique to investigate the diffusion of excited states in covalent organic frameworks (COFs). These modular materials can be tailored to desired properties through…
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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
Enzyme engineering has the potential to drive more sustainable and efficient drug manufacturing.
Credit: Nature Synthesis (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44160-024-00671-w Researchers have discovered a new way to use biocatalysts to improve the production of critical raw materials needed for essential medicines, making the process faster, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly. Biocatalysis is a process that uses enzymes as natural catalysts to carry out chemical reactions. Scientists from the University of Manchester and AstraZeneca…
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Chemistry
Graphene oxide and chitosan sponges found to be 10 times more efficient at removing gold from electronic waste
SEM images of Au3+ extraction and reduction by GO/chitosan sponge. Au3+ is displayed in yellow. Credit: Kou Yan A team of chemists and materials scientists from the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Manchester in the UK and Guangdong University of Technology in China, have developed a type of sponge made of graphene oxide…
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Physics
A multilevel breakthrough in optical computing – faster, more efficient, and more robust memory cells
A concept image of the group’s photonic in-memory computing. Credit: Brian Long, Senior Artist, UCSB For the first time, an international executive of electrical engineers has developed a new method for photonic in-memory computing that could make optical computing a reality in the near future. The team includes researchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, the University…
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