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Nanotechnology
Image processing method to enhance visualization of electron microscope images of rubber materials
Provided by: University of Tsukuba Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a new imaging method to clearly visualize nanoscale structures within rubber materials. The research is published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials. Traditional electron microscopy often produces noisy images that obscure the internal contours of the rubber. The proposed method succeeded in capturing the reticular molecular…
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Chemistry
Chemicals important for synthetic rubber production can be electrosynthesized in a sustainable way
Illustration of the electrocatalytic conversion of acetylene (C2H2) to 1,3-butadiene (C4H6) over a copper catalyst. The process involves adsorption of acetylene molecules onto the catalyst surface, followed by hydrogenation and coupling of *C2H2 and *C2H3 intermediates to form 1,3-butadiene, which is subsequently desorbed. Credit: Nature Catalysis (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41929-024-01250-0 Chemists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a…
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Biology
Study finds increased leaching of dissolved organic carbon in soil in rubber plantations
Credit: Journal of Environmental Management (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122965 Although rubber plantations bring significant economic benefits, large-scale rubber plantations have significant impacts on the ecological environment, especially in terms of soil physical and chemical properties. In a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) found that the conversion of tropical rainforests to…
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