#Researchers demonstrate fundamentally new approach to ultrasound imaging

“#Researchers demonstrate fundamentally new approach to ultrasound imaging” Credit: CC0 Public Domain North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating ultrasound images. The new approach is substantially simpler than existing techniques and could significantly drive down technology costs. “Conventional ultrasound devices have a receiver that detects ultrasonic waves and converts them…

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#Sustainable nylon production made possible by bacteria discovery

“#Sustainable nylon production made possible by bacteria discovery” Working with adipic acid bacteria in the Wallace Lab, University of Edinburgh. Credit: The Wallace Lab, University of Edinburgh Nylon manufacture could be revolutionized by the discovery that bacteria can make a key chemical involved in the process, without emitting harmful greenhouse gases. Scientists have developed a…

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#Researchers make green chemistry advance with new catalyst for reduction of carbon dioxide

“#Researchers make green chemistry advance with new catalyst for reduction of carbon dioxide” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Oregon State University have made a key advance in the green chemistry pursuit of converting the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into reusable forms of carbon via electrochemical reduction. Published in Nature Energy, the study led by…

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#Researchers develop catalyst for facilitating selective conversion of reactive lithium compounds

“#Researchers develop catalyst for facilitating selective conversion of reactive lithium compounds” The Bochum research team has developed a new catalyst that could be interesting for industrial applications. Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new catalyst that can catalyze reactions to produce pharmaceuticals or chemicals used in agriculture. It creates carbon-carbon bonds…

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#Eggshell-based surgical material for skull injuries

“#Eggshell-based surgical material for skull injuries” Scull implant. Credit: NUST MISIS A bioactive polymer-ceramic composite for fixing implants and restoring bone defects in the skull was developed by an international group of materials scientists from the NUST MISIS Center for Composite Materials. An innovative composition of the material based on eggshell-derived bioceramic provides increased strength…

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#Parallel coupled cell-centered finite volume thermal lattice boltzmann method on unstructured grids

“#Parallel coupled cell-centered finite volume thermal lattice boltzmann method on unstructured grids” Simulation results of natural convection in a concentric annulus at Ra=5×104 , streamlines (left), temperature contours (right). Credit: SIAT The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), which originated from lattice gas automata (LGA), has become an effective and attractive numerical scheme in computational fluid dynamics (CFD)….

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#Molecular additives enhance mechanical properties of organic solar cell material

“#Molecular additives enhance mechanical properties of organic solar cell material” Showcasing research from Professor GaneshBalasubramanian’s laboratory (Group for Interfacial and Nanoengineering), Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA.Despite the recent advances in the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells, an insight into the processing-driven thermo-mechanical stability of bulk heterojunction active layers…

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#Investigating a thermal challenge for MOFs

“#Investigating a thermal challenge for MOFs” An illustration of metal organic frameworks (MOFS). Credit: Christopher E. Wilmer/University of Pittsburgh To the naked eye, metal organic frameworks (MOFs) look a little like sand. But if you zoom in, you will see that each grain looks and acts more like a sponge—and serves a similar purpose. MOFs…

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#A new way to fabricate MXene films that block electromagnetic interference

“#A new way to fabricate MXene films that block electromagnetic interference” With the boom in wearable electronics, Internet of Things devices and more, coatings that block electromagnetic radiation are becoming a critical part of the manufacturing process. Andre ́ D. Taylor and Ph.D. student Jason Lipton have devised an efficient, speedy way to make such coatings with…

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