Tag: Chemistry

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Microplastics in bottled water: There is a problem but what’s the solution?

– The World Health Organization (WHO) launches a review after microplastics have been found in over...
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Non-Invasive Biosensing Companies to Look Out for in 2018

– Wearable, non-invasive biosensors combine the innovations in wearable electronics with miniaturized biosensing technology. They are...
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PreScouter Case Study: “Clean Label” Ingredients for Flavor Enhancement

– The following is a case study report of the work that was carried out by...
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Highly Efficient Porous Materials Inspired by Leaf Veins and Insect Spiracles

– Nature serves as one of life’s most creative and innovative scientists, and can sometimes provide...
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Wolverine-Inspired Material for Self-Healing Smartphones

– What do all smartphones have in common, regardless of price or manufacturer? Other than the...
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New Class of Polymers Waiting to Be Commercialized: Meet Titan and Hydro

– Making discoveries by accident is still applicable. In 2014, IBM discovered a new class of materials – thermoset...
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Phase Change Materials: Limitations and Improvements

– Phase change materials are considered to be ideal products for thermal management solutions. These materials...
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Artificial Micromotors for Cleaning Polluted Water

– Rapid increase in environmental pollution due to a fast growing population has become a concern,...
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New Food Contact Materials Currently Molding the Industry

– In the search of new properties for food contact materials, scientists try to meet the...
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Self-healing, Flexible Electronic Material Restores Functions After Many Breaks

– Researchers have developed a flexible electronic material that self-heals to restore many functions, even after...
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Metamaterials: Invisibility Cloaks and Other Wonders

– The advances that material science has made in the last few decades are leading towards...
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NC State Scientists Create New Phase of Carbon Harder than Diamonds

– Recently, researchers at North Carolina State University discovered a new solid phase of carbon that...
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MIT Develops New Technique to Desalinate Sea Water via Shock Electrodialysis

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA, USA. A new technique known as shock electrodialysis has been...
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CRISM – The Instrument that Found Water on Mars

– “The eyes are the mirror of the soul,” as the saying goes. A chemist’s version...
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Pharmaceutical Excipients: Just how “Inactive” are they?

– A classical pharmaceutical formulation consists of an active pharmaceutical ingredient as well as a number...
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2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Research on DNA Repair Mechanisms

– After spending a whole week of holiday on the sunny beach of the Mediterranean Sea,...
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Microbial Fuel Cells: Turning Waste to Power

– One of the major challenges for the energy industry in the coming century is to...
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Analytical Chemistry and the Hidden Risks of Laser Tattoo Removal

– It might not be obvious from everyday experience, but according to the 2012 Harris Poll,...
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Highly Multiplexed Imaging: The Future of Personalized Treatment of Complex Diseases

– A personalized, more precise treatment is the future of modern medicine in the face of...
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The Aspartame Conspiracy

– It is perhaps natural to feel a suspicion towards artificial sweeteners. Nothing should be tasty...
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