#Scientists dissociate water apart efficiently with new catalysts

“#Scientists dissociate water apart efficiently with new catalysts” Research in a University of Oregon chemistry lab has advanced the effectiveness of the catalytic water dissociation reaction in bipolar membranes. A three-member team used a membrane-electrode assembly where the polymer bipolar membrane is compressed between two rigid porous electrodes, allowing them to make a large number…

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#New light-based method for faster ‘green’ production of building blocks for medicines

“#New light-based method for faster ‘green’ production of building blocks for medicines” The Vapourtec flow device used for the experiments in this study. Credit: Timothy Noël, TU/e In industry, gaseous hydrocarbons such as ethane and methane are frequently changed into molecules that can act as building blocks for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Typically, these processes take…

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#Anaplasmosis bacterium tinkers with tick’s gene expression to spread to new hosts

“#Anaplasmosis bacterium tinkers with tick’s gene expression to spread to new hosts” Anaplasmosis bacterium tinkers with tick’s gene expression to spread to new hosts. Credit: Erik Karits, Pixabay For the first time, scientists have shown that the bacterium that causes the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis interferes with tick gene expression for its survival inside cells and…

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#Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution

“#Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution” Perovskite structure. Credit: John Labram, Oregon State University. Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago. Not all materials with the structure, known as perovskites, are…

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#Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions

“#Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions” Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions. Results published in Chem demonstrate a fabrication method for membrane materials that…

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#Researchers examine refugee children’s academic, social, and emotional learning outcomes

“#Researchers examine refugee children’s academic, social, and emotional learning outcomes” Senior Research Scientist at Global TIES for Children Ha Yeon Kim Credit: Global TIES for Children Researchers at Global TIES for Children, an international research center based at NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU New York, examined a variety of post-migration risks faced by Syrian refugee…

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