Silver nanoparticles, considered a potenial environmental hazard, may not all be man-made
Nature Synthesizes Nanoparticles
Chemical Sensors for Hydrogen
Hydrogen sensing method that is low-cost, reliable, repeatable, and highly sensitive is lithography-free but nanogap-based
First Flight by Solar Impulse Plane
First international flight by Solar Impulse plane without any fuel other than the power supplied by the sun
Evonik Finalizes Hanse Chemie Group Acquisition
Evonik finalizes acquisition of hanse chemie Group, purchasing agreement was signed at the end of March
Cheaper H2 Generation
New iridium(III) photosensitisers give best activity seen with iron-based water-reduction catalysts for light-driven water splitting
How Green Are Biofuels?
Renewable resources as a feedstock does not guarantee a cleaner fuel
Health Risks of Ecstasy Substitute
Designer drug and ecstasy substitute, benzylpiperazine, shown to cause long term damage to health
Capturing CO2 Directly from the Air
Absorbents that remove CO2 from ultra-dilute gas streams could capture CO2 straight from the air rather than at source
Selenium Does Not Reduce Cancer Risk
A systematic study of healthcare literature reveals there is no truth behind the belief that selenium can prevent cancer
Spectroscopically Enhancing Nanopillars
Bunches of nanopillars formed on gold-coated gallium nitride could improve the detection of biomolecules at low concentration