Simply changing particle shape can eliminate the ring-shaped stain that is left behind when drops of certain liquids dry
Eliminating the Coffee Ring Effect
Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Levels Decreasing
Decrease in ethane and slowing of methane production linked to changes in energy use
New Method for Antibody Synthesis
Synthetic antibodies can be built from readily available peptides thanks to new technique
Optimization of Sugar Recovery from Switchgrass
Extrusion combined with other pretreatment methods resulted in a combined sugar recovery of 88 %
Single Gene Could Increase Biofuel Production
The discovery of a single, key gene could lead to the streamlined production of cheaper biofuels
Gold Nanoparticles Boost Organic Solar Cell Efficiency
A 20 % improvement in the power conversion of organic solar cells can be achieved by incorporating gold nanoparticles
Entropic Explanation to Nanotube Mystery
The mystery of why carbon nanotubes spontaneously fill with water can be explained with a little disorder
Potential Anti-Alzheimer’s Compound Synthesized
The shortest synthesis of biologically interesting bryostatin 7 uses a C—C bond forming hydrogenation
New Boron Complexes with Unpredicted Reactivity
First boron-containing allenylidene-like complexes display reactivity not predicted by DFT calculations
Which Chemically Modified Graphene is Best?
Each production method results in different electrochemical behavior for graphenes but which is best for electrochemical devices?