News – Pagina 10
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Graphene smells NO2
An electronic nose based on covalently modified graphene is very sensitive to nitrogen dioxide.
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Fertiliser production with copper-zinc catalyst
Researchers in Eindhoven are using electrocatalysis on a copper and zinc oxide catalyst to produce the fertiliser urea from two waste products.
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Carbene stripped bare
For the first time, scientists have managed to remove the lone pair of carbene and isolate the resulting doubly oxidised molecule.
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Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry for essay on the history of rock licking
Research into why scientists like to lick rocks wins joint Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Geology.
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Nature paper on lithium-sulphur batteries tells only half the story
Chinese researchers explain the loss of sulphur in lithium-sulphur batteries in a Nature paper. Moniek Tromp is critical.
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Pulsating pumping prevents turbulence
For more efficient pumping of fluids, we should take the pulsating heart as an example, Austrian researchers suggest.
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Catalysis like clockwork
Groningen-based researchers designed an oscillating small molecule reaction that catalyses another reaction in the same system, Nature reports.
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Darwin in a flask
Researchers from the University of Groningen present a system of two self-replicating ring structures capable of Darwinian evolution.
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Bisphenol alternative from the woods
Researchers from Leuven are using building blocks from wood oil to make more sustainable alternatives to harmful plastic bisphenol A.
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Map links odour to chemical structure
A newly developed neural network links the chemical structure of substances to their smell.
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‘An enriching week’: ChemistryViews on IUPAC | CHAINS 2023
ChemistryViews’ editor Vera Koester shares her impressions of a chemistry-filled week in The Hague.
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Antwerp to host EuChemS Chemistry Congress 2026
The 2026 edition of the biennial EuChemS conference will be organized by the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV).
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Poisoning to promote catalytic efficiency
Selective poisoning of the cathode catalyst surface with CO increases the efficiency of NO reduction to NH3 in polymer electrolyte membrane cells.
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Poster prize winners at IUPAC | CHAINS 2023
Who presented the best poster at IUPAC | CHAINS 2023? It was up to the audience to decide.
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The future of scientific publishing and AI
With the rise of text-based AI technologies, the challenges of writing, reviewing and publishing scientific papers have also increased.
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Veni 2022 awarded
De Veni-ronde 2022 zijn toegekend. 188 wetenschappers hebben maximaal €280.000 ontvangen om de komende drie jaar hun projecten op te starten.
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Painkillers against oil
If you want to produce paracetamol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen in a sustainable way, use β-pinene from biowaste streams as a starting point.
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A plane crash a hundred years in the making
Covid regulations proved fatal for a 1918 biplane. They greatly accelerated inevitable chemical reactions between the skin and the paint.
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Folding virus coats
DNA origami can be used to create basic shapes that can subsequently be covered with viral coat proteins.
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Catalyst in a flexible shell
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam protect their hydrogen-releasing cobalt catalyst with porous spheres made from shrimp waste.