#Shining light into the dark: New discovery makes microscopic imaging possible in dark conditions

“#Shining light into the dark: New discovery makes microscopic imaging possible in dark conditions” Controlling chemiluminescence in two dimensions. Credit: Dr Yan Vogel, Curtin University Curtin University researchers have discovered a new way to more accurately analyze microscopic samples by essentially making them glow in the dark through the use of chemically luminescent molecules. Lead…

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#Spider silk made by photosynthetic bacteria

“#Spider silk made by photosynthetic bacteria” Spiders produce amazingly strong and lightweight threads made from silk proteins, which can be used to manufacture useful materials. Researchers succeeded in producing the spider silk using photosynthetic bacteria. Credit: RIKEN Spiders produce amazingly strong and lightweight threads called draglines that are made from silk proteins. Although they can…

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#Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry

“#Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many substances that we use every day only work in the right 3-D structure. Natural enzymes could produce these in an environmentally friendly way—if they didn’t need a co-substrate that is expensive to produce to date. A research team at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)…

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#Researchers develop fabric capable of eliminating SARS-CoV-2 by contact

“#Researchers develop fabric capable of eliminating SARS-CoV-2 by contact” Credit: Asociación RUVID Company Nanox, in collaboration with universities, has developed a fabric with silver microparticles on its surface capable of inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests in which it eliminated 99.9% of the virus after two minutes of contact. The Universitat Jaume I of…

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#New research creates neutralizing sponge for dangerous chemicals

“#New research creates neutralizing sponge for dangerous chemicals” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Simon Holder, Reader in Organic Chemistry at the University of Kent (UK) and Dr. Barry Blight, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of New Brunswick (Canada), have developed a new method for containing and deactivating neurotoxic chemicals like VX and sarin….

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#Salt solution produces better organic electrochemical transistors

“#Salt solution produces better organic electrochemical transistors” A KAUST team has chosen a simple technique using the ammonium salt tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride as an n-dopant and the conjugated polymer P-90 as a mixed conductor. Credit: KAUST; Heno Hwang Doping is commonly used to improve performance in semiconducting devices but has not previously been successful for electron…

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#One-minute simultaneous analysis of pungency components in kimchi

“#One-minute simultaneous analysis of pungency components in kimchi” High-sensitivity, simultaneous analysis technique of pungency components in kimchi. Credit: The World Institute of Kimchi(Wikim) The World Institute of Kimchi (WiKim) has announced its development of a rapid analysis method for quantifying capsaicin (CAP) and dihydrocapsaicin (DHC), which are major pungency components in kimchi, within one minute….

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#Nature provides roadmap to potential breakthroughs in solar energy technology

“#Nature provides roadmap to potential breakthroughs in solar energy technology” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As policymakers increasingly turn toward science in addressing global climate change, one Michigan State University scientist is looking to nature to develop the next generation of solar energy technology. MSU Foundation Professor James McCusker, Department of Chemistry, believes that the future…

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