Pore power: high-speed droplet production in microfluidic devices
Chiba UniversityOver the past two decades, microfluidic devices, which use technology to produce micrometer-sized droplets, have become crucial to various applications.
Over the past two decades, microfluidic devices, which use technology to produce micrometer-sized droplets, have become crucial to various applications.
Dr. Yoon Hyung Chul and his colleagues at the Clean Fuel Research Laboratory of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) develop an advanced catalyst for ammonia synthesis.
Zero-index metamaterials (ZIMs) have the potential to revolutionize electromagnetic and microwave applications.
Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonisation, can instead create entirely new problems.
A new cooling technique that utilizes a single species of trapped ion for both computing and cooling could simplify the use of quantum charge-coupled devices (QCCDs), potentially moving quantum computing closer to practical applications.
Research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and UC Davis sheds new light on how to access the sugars locked up in plants to produce petroleum-free fuels, chemicals, and medicines.
HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Tobin J. Marks recently visited the City University of Hong Kong.
Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been popularly used for designing aerospace and automotive parts owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio.
In a new study, engineers at the University of Notre Dame have presented clear images of nanoplastics in ocean water off the coasts of China, South Korea and the United States, and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Among the most difficult types of pain to alleviate is neuropathic pain, pain that is usually caused by damage to nerves in various body tissues, including skin, muscle and joints.
The UMA participates in an international study with the Future Power Systems Group of the University of Birmingham (UK) that investigates how to reduce pollutant emissions from vehicles without affecting engine performance.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have concluded that the methane uptake in dry landscapes exceeds methane emissions from wet areas across the ice-free part of Greenland.
Tomato juice can kill Salmonella Typhi and other bacteria that can harm people's digestive and urinary tract health, according to research published this week in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Scientists have long strived to develop artificial molecular motors that can convert energy into directed motion.
It has long been known that agricultural pesticides are one of the greatest threats to bees and other essential pollinators.
A valuable molecule sourced from the soapbark tree and used as a key ingredient in vaccines, has been replicated in an alternative plant host for the first time, opening unprecedented opportunities for the vaccine industry.
Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit.
The technique yields a chemical fingerprint that is unique to each tree species, allowing authorities to quickly determine whether the harvested wood is from a protected species.
Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) upcoming hybrid meeting and exposition — ACS Spring 2024 — will have access to nearly 12,000 presentations on topics including agriculture and food, energy and fuels, health and medicine, sustainability, and more.