Industrial Engineering/Chemistry

Quantitative analysis of dense siloxane gels shows water can hinder catalytic activityCredit: Hiroki Miura Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that the tunable hydrophobic nature of dense siloxane…

Turning ammonia into harmless substances using gold nanoparticles on a metal oxide frameworkCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a newly engineered catalyst…

Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor the behavior of all electric devices within a building, ship, or factory, determining which ones are…

The big Chinese fine chemical company Zhejiang NHU invest €5.5 million in the biotech start-up CysBio to develop new and affordable biochemicalsCredit: The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU)/CysBio CysBio is…

Rice University-led study finds molecules alter gold nanoparticles' electronic propertiesCredit: Alese Pickering/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 22, 2019) - The light scattered by plasmonic nanoparticles is useful, but some of it gets…

UMass Lowell invention makes vehicles run clean longer LOWELL, Mass. - A team of UMass Lowell researchers has pioneered a new, more efficient way to power electric vehicles. The innovation, developed by Chemistry Department Chairman…

Credit: Loi lab / University of Groningen Formamidinium lead iodide is a very good material for photovoltaic cells, but getting the correct and stable crystal structure is a challenge. The techniques developed so far have produced…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 -- In 1871, Dimitri Mendeleev presented his periodic table to the world. Many of the current 118 elements were missing, and he left placeholders for those yet to be…

An approximate high gain observer for speed-sensorless estimation of induction motors Little motors power everything from small comforts, such as desk fans, to larger safety systems, like oven exhaust systems - but they could be more…

Hannover MesseCredit: Photo credit: Oliver Dietze A new sensor system developed in Saarbrücken, Germany can not only carefully control drying processes in industrial ovens, but can deliver reliable air humidity measurements even at high…