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Industrial Physicist
Oct/Nov 2004
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Less is More with Aerogels With the lowest density, highest thermal insulation, lowest refractive index, and highest surface area per unit volume of any solid, aerogels exhibit remarkable properties and now this laboratory curiosity is showing some practical uses.   |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2011
Anne Horan |
Catalyst clears up corrosion UK scientists have developed a cheap way of cleaning tarnished metals in industry to prevent corrosion using a UV activated photocatalyst ink. The dirty surface can then simply be washed away with water. |
Chemistry World
October 10, 2007
Ned Stafford |
Catalytic Converters go Nano Mazda Motor Corporation has unveiled a new generation of catalytic converters that use 70 to 90 per cent less of the precious metals which help to purify exhaust emissions. |
Technology Research News
February 23, 2005 |
Process yields semiconductor foam Researchers from Wayne State University have made crystalline aerogels -- new semiconductor materials that are very porous, giving them very high surface areas. |
Chemistry World
July 11, 2014
Manisha Lalloo |
Plant material aligns to make tough aerogels Japanese scientists have used nanocellulose fibers extracted from plants to create a new type of aerogel that is not only transparent and thermally insulating, but also mechanically tough. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
New Way to Produce Heavy Rare Earth Metals Chemists have for the first time demonstrated the electrochemical reduction of a solid oxide of a heavy rare earth metal into its metallic state. |
Chemistry World
March 25, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
New catalyst for diesel exhaust Researchers in the US have shown that perovskites - a class of mixed oxide minerals - can perform as well as platinum in certain types of catalytic converter for removing pollutants from diesel exhaust. |
Chemistry World
August 1, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Magnetic foam bends and stretches Flexible lightweight magnetic materials based on cellulose fibres and magnetic nanoparticles have been developed by European scientists. |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2013
James Urquhart |
Greener, cleaner steel US researchers have developed a greener way to produce metals such as steel. Their process could cut greenhouse gas emissions while using earth abundant and affordable metals. |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
New Light on Fluorescent Gels Organic gels that fluoresce in a wide range of vibrant colors could one day be used in devices ranging from digital displays to photovoltaic cells. |
Chemistry World
May 18, 2009
James Urquhart |
Tailored colors for photonic crystals Korean and US scientists have permanently fixed the color of block copolymer photonic crystals by swelling photonic gels and 'freezing' them as they display the desired color. |
Reactive Reports
March 2005
David Bradley |
Losing the Sulfur Dutch researchers have figured out why the activity of catalysts used to produce clean fuels gradually falls. Their findings show that loss of sulfur atoms from the catalyst itself is to blame and could lead to a way to remedy the situation. |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2014
Matthew Gunther |
Hollow oxide can take the heat Researchers have developed a twin-layer insulating coating made up of hollow aluminum oxide spheres which could protect industrial parts, such as steam turbine components, from both heat and oxidation damage. |
Chemistry World
March 27, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Sewage offers attractive source of precious metals Sewage sludge from water treatment plants contains precious metals like gold, silver and platinum, as well as industrial metals such as copper and zinc, researchers at the US Geological Survey have found. |
Chemistry World
November 14, 2010
Laura Howes |
Using Host-Guest Chemistry as Molecular Velcro Molecular recognition, a microscopic process, has been used by Japanese researchers to assemble gels into macroscopic structures. The result is like molecular velcro, the molecules catch each other and hold the gel cubes together. |
Chemistry World
May 17, 2011
Meera Senthilingam |
UK report calls for new approach to strategic metals The UK will need to secure supplies of strategic metals or future economic growth will be put at risk, a Science and Technology Committee report warns. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 33
David Bradley |
Catalytic Gel Gels are commonplace from lime Jell-o to invigorating minty shower gels. Now, a German-Dutch team has developed an organometallic complex that acts as a novel gelling agent for organic solvents. |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003 |
See-through magnets hang tough Researchers from the Independent University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza in Spain have found a way to form transparent, durable, lightweight magnets that maintain their magnetism in magnetic fields and high temperatures. |
Chemistry World
August 30, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Responsive gel stays strong The first hybrid gel that is responsive as well as robust has been made by scientists in the UK. |
Chemistry World
June 2007
Dylan Stiles |
Opinion: Bench Monkey This PhD student takes an organic chemist's tour around the periodic table. |
