#From old jeans to new T-shirt

“#From old jeans to new T-shirt” Wound onto a spool, the viscose filament yarn was spun from recycled cotton provided in form of cellulose sheets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAP have found a way to turn cotton clothes such as jeans into new high-quality garments rather than lowly cleaning rags. Credit: Fraunhofer IAP The technical…

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#Development of a 3-D titanium-based structure to improve bone implants

“#Development of a 3-D titanium-based structure to improve bone implants” The titanium implant is coated with a three-dimensional branching nanostructure which carries substances that facilitate the formation of new tissue. Credit: Fundación Descubre A research team from the University of Malaga, the Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology-BIONAND, the Canary Islands Technological Institute, the company…

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#Chemists offer a new look at polymers for space industry

“#Chemists offer a new look at polymers for space industry” Mechanism of cyclotrimerization of cyanate esters. Credit: Kazan Federal University Employees of the Department of Physical Chemistry of Kazan Federal University have found that the mechanisms of polymerization of aryl cyanates in the solid state and in the melted state differ in the number of…

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#Novel noncovalent bond blocks repulsive odor of isocyanides

“#Novel noncovalent bond blocks repulsive odor of isocyanides” The structure of the associates of iodopentafluorobenzene with mesityl isocyanide, established by X-ray diffraction at the Research Park of St. Petersburg State University. Credit: SPbU Isocyanides are an important class of organic compounds owing to a wide range of chemical transformations they can undergo. These molecules are…

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