Relatively low Nb and Ta additions balance corrosion and passive-film performance in Ti–Zr medium-entropy alloys
An experimental study in PBS found that relatively low Nb or Ta additions offered a better balance of corrosion resistance, ...
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Weathered Microplastics in Himalayan Watershed Soil Act as Pollutant Carriers
A new study of soil from India's Sukhna Lake watershed shows that environmentally weathered microplastics are oxidized, mineral-coated, and contaminated ...
Tiny Doses of MXene Nanosheets Transform Flexible Polymer Films Into Tunable Semiconductors
Researchers in India found that adding as little as 1.5 weight percent of Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets to PVA/PEG polymer films ...
Shape-Shifting Gold Clusters: How a Sol-Gel Recipe Turns Nanocatalysts Into Films That Work 2.5 Times Faster
Chemists have woven Au25 gold nanoclusters into silica particles and ultrathin films via a dual-functional ligand, finding the film form ...
Graphene Emerges as the Winning Support for Iron-Cobalt-Manganese Catalysts That Turn Syngas into Liquid Fuel
A systematic comparison of Fe-Co-Mn nanocatalysts on activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, and graphene shows the graphene-supported catalyst delivers the highest ...
Tiny Lanthanum Dose Turns Cheap Cobalt Oxide into a Fuel-Cell-Friendly CO Scrubber
A new study shows that doping just 1 weight percent of lanthanum into cobalt oxide catalysts boosts low-temperature carbon monoxide ...
Liquid Metal Lubricant Tames Molybdenum Friction From Room Temperature to 300 Degrees
A gallium-based liquid metal cuts molybdenum wear by up to 99.4 percent across room temperature to 300 degrees Celsius, but ...
Alumina-Boosted Fly Ash Geopolymers Capture Radioactive Metals More Efficiently
A γ-Al₂O₃ modification makes fly ash geopolymers far better at capturing trivalent actinides, showing that reactive surface chemistry matters more ...
Silver Particles on Graphite: A Cleaner Route to Model Catalysts for Ethylene Epoxidation
Researchers have identified an electron-beam deposition method on freshly cleaved graphite that produces large, uniformly distributed silver particles with high ...
Fire-Heated Insulation Foams and Rockwool Lose Strength in Surprising Ways
New experiments show that rockwool, though non-combustible, can lose over 90 percent of its mechanical strength after high-temperature exposure, while ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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