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Researchers Design Battery Prototype With Fiber-Shaped Cathode

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers made a cathode, or the positive end of a battery, in the shape of a thread-like fiber.

Researchers Separate Cotton From Polyester in Blended Fabric

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes – nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions.

Self-Driven Laboratory, AlphaFlow, Speeds Chemical Discovery

A team of chemical engineering researchers has developed a self-driven lab that is capable of identifying and optimizing new complex multistep reaction routes for the synthesis of advanced functional materials and molecules.

Some Stirring Required: Fluid Mixing Enables Scalable Manufacturing of Soft Polymer Structures

Researchers have developed and demonstrated an efficient and scalable technique that allows them to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or “morphologies,” from ribbons and nanoscale sheets to rods and branched particles.

Microplastics Limit Energy Production in Tiny Freshwater Species

Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows.

Unusual Quantum State of Matter Observed for the First Time at Udem

It’s not every day that someone comes across a new state of matter in quantum physics, the scientific field devoted to describing the behaviour of atomic and subatomic particles in order to elucidate their properties.

Antagonistic Interactions Of Plant Defense Compounds

Tobacco hornworms neutralize different defense mechanisms of tobacco plants after ingestion

Researchers Devise Cheaper, Faster Way to Continuously Produce Amines

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a faster, less expensive technique for producing hindered amines – a class of chemicals used as building blocks in products ranging from pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals to detergents and organic light emitting diodes.

Study Finds Soil Composition Isn’t Key to Southeast Raleigh Flooding

Some types of soil act more like concrete than a sponge, allowing water to flow off to flood streams, creeks and rivers.

New Tech Aims to Drive Down Costs of Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for extracting hydrogen gas from liquid carriers which is faster, less expensive and more energy efficient than previous approaches.

Textile Filter Testing Shows Promise for Carbon Capture

North Carolina State University researchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter that combines cotton fabric and an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase – one of nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions.

Borrowed Gene Helps Maize Adapt to High Elevations, Cold Temperatures

Researchers at North Carolina State University show that an important gene in maize called HPC1 modulates certain chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, and has its origins in “teosinte mexicana,” a precursor to modern-day corn that grows wild in the highlands of Mexico.

Natural Gas Could Bridge Gap From Gasoline To Electric Vehicles, Thanks To Metal-Organic Frameworks

As the world turns its attention to electric vehicles as a replacement for gas-powered cars and trucks, some vehicles such as long-haul trucks and planes will need a bridge between gas and electric.

Models Predict That Planned Phosphorus Reductions Will Make Lake Erie More Toxic

Reducing levels of the nutrient phosphorus to control harmful algal blooms in places like Lake Erie is actually advantageous to toxic cyanobacteria strains, which can lead to an increase in toxins in the water, according to a new modeling study.

It Takes Three To Tangle: Long-Range Quantum Entanglement Needs Three-Way Interaction

A theoretical study shows that long-range entanglement can indeed survive at temperatures above absolute zero, if the correct conditions are met.

Shining Light On A Fluid Completely Changes Its Dielectric Permittivity

Simply illuminating a fluid can cause its interaction with an electric field to greatly vary

Fluorescent Molecules Revealed By Quantum Chemistry And Machine Learning

Six fluorescent compounds have been uncovered by a novel strategy for designing molecules that combines machine learning and quantum chemistry calculations

Cracking Green Hydrogen Energy

An electrocatalyst that has a long shelf life is a major step towards realizing terawatts from green hydrogen.

Nature’s Own Assembly Line

RIKEN-engineered microbes and plant lignin could soon help produce everything from car tires to engine components.

MIT chemists design new nanoparticle that could help with treatment of cancer

Chemists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new nanoparticle that can be loaded with multiple drugs to provide a more effective cancer treatment, according to an MIT News article published Jan. 26.