Industrial Engineering/Chemistry

Scientists call for more research to understand whether water treatment methods kill the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Chemical engineering professor Michelle O'Malley recognized for work in biological, medical fields For her innovative research and significant contributions to the biological engineering field, Michelle O'Malley, an associate professor in…

HOBOKEN, N.J.--April 2, 2020 -- John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B), a global leader in research and education, today announced the acquisition of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s Informatics products including the company's…

Learning from nature, scientists from the Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan and the Korean Basic Science Institute (KBSI) have found a catalyst that efficiently transforms nitrate into nitrite--an environmentally important…

Interdisciplinary team assesses technology and policy strategies for industrial decarbonization WASHINGTON, DC--A major new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers finds that it is possible--and critical--to bring industrial…

Credit: Purdue University/Yuehwern Yih WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Every year natural disasters kill around 90,000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Such disasters also…

The ultra-fast change of light helicity is particularly interesting to observe processes in magnetic materials and has long been expected by a large user communityCredit: F. Armborst/K. Holldack/HZB In synchrotron radiation…

Sustainable: KIT-coordinated transnational network studies chemical signals between pathogen and plant -- EU funding in the amount of EUR 500,000Credit: Alexandra Wolf, KIT Increasing drought and heat seriously affect plants.…

Nanostructured polymer foil appears white without environmentally hazardous titanium dioxide -- Beetle's chitin scales used as a modelCredit: Julia Syurik, KIT Polymer foils that are extremely thin and characterized by a high light…

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, demonstrated a novel artificial intelligence system that can…

Ultra-high energy gamma rays from the far reaches of the galaxy provide powerful proof that the predictions of relativity, including the constant speed of light, hold to the highest energy extremes yet probedCredit: Courtesy of Jordan…

Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Heno Hwang An industrial process that currently consumes vast amounts of energy in petrochemical plants around the globe could be replaced by an alternative process so efficient that it requires no heating…

Rice University calculations show they could be highly useful for solar panelsCredit: Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 27, 2020) - One nanotube could be great for electronics applications, but…

Pave the way to design new structural materials with superior mechanical propertiesCredit: © Professor Wang Xunli / City University of Hong Kongc An international research team led by scientists from City University of Hong…

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, used a sophisticated physical model to simulate the behavior of fluids…

Credit: ESA, Foster and Partners The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. European researchers…

A new battery chemistry promises safer high-voltage lithium-ion batteriesCredit: © 2020 Yamada et al. For the first time, researchers who explore the physical and chemical properties of electrical energy storage have found a new…

Credit: J. Surfact Deterg (2016), 19, 183 The remaining "bound water" on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing hardening after natural drying, according to a new study conducted by Kao Corporation and Hokkaido…

Lab discovery could have implications for agrichemicals, pharmaceuticals and others COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists have found a way in the laboratory to shorten the time it takes to create a key chemical used to synthesize a variety of…

Flavorings containing benzaldehyde can develop benzene under the influence of lightCredit: Gisela Olias / Leibniz-LSB In 2013, the German Stiftung Warentest found harmful benzene in drinks with cherry flavor. But how did the substance get…