http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries. http://www.physorg.com/news177346176.html Chemistry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:01 EST news177346176 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Texas Tech University, Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, the University of Rome and the National Research Council in Italy recently made a discovery about the non-uniform chemical compositions of ionic liquids that could lead to greater understanding and manipulation of these multi-purpose, designer solvents. http://www.physorg.com/news177087904.html Physics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:20:05 EST news177087904 (PhysOrg.com) -- A spinoff company from Arizona State University plans to build a new battery with an energy density 11 times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries for just one-third the cost. With a $5.13 million research grant from the US Department of Energy awarded last week, Fluidic Energy hopes to turn its ultra-dense energy storage technology into a reality. http://www.physorg.com/news176646131.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:23:03 EST news176646131 Scientists at The University of Nottingham have overcome one of the significant research challenges facing electrochemists. For the first time they have found a way of probing right into the heart of an electrochemical reaction. http://www.physorg.com/news173363726.html Chemistry Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:50:01 EST news173363726 (PhysOrg.com) -- Separating carbon dioxide from its polluting source, such as the flue gas from a coal-fired power plant, may soon become cleaner and more efficient. http://www.physorg.com/news167490968.html Chemistry Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:16:51 EST news167490968 They've been dubbed "grassoline" - second generation biofuels made from inedible plant material, including fast-growing weeds, agricultural waste, sawdust, etc. - and numerous scientific studies have shown them to be prime candidates for replacing gasoline to meet our transportation needs. However, before we can begin to roll down the highways on sustainable, carbon-neutral grassoline, numerous barriers must be overcome, starting with finding ways to break lignocellulosic biomass down into fermentable sugars. http://www.physorg.com/news166471491.html Biology Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:05:22 EST news166471491 Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper. http://www.physorg.com/news162034269.html Chemistry Wed, 20 May 2009 10:31:35 EST news162034269 Some researchers hope to turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil. To achieve this, scientists have to learn how to convert plant biomass into a building block for plastics and fuels cheaply and efficiently. In new research, chemists have successfully converted cellulose -- the most common plant carbohydrate -- directly into the building block called HMF in one step. http://www.physorg.com/news161957989.html Chemistry Tue, 19 May 2009 13:20:09 EST news161957989 Experts from Queen's University Belfast have developed new agents to fight MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The fluids are a class of ionic liquids that not only kill colonies of these dangerous microbes, they also prevent their growth. http://www.physorg.com/news157186221.html Chemistry Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:50:52 EST news157186221 (PhysOrg.com) -- Mark Gordon recently held up a small vial containing three liquids layered one on top of another. That middle layer, the brownish one, is an ionic liquid, Gordon explained. http://www.physorg.com/news147422802.html Chemistry Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:46:42 EST news147422802 A team of internationally renowned astronomers and opticians may have found a way to make "unbelievably large" telescopes on the Moon. http://www.physorg.com/news142780587.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:16:27 EST news142780587 (Physorg.com) -- Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) and improved the crystal quality and chemical purity of the material. http://www.physorg.com/news139143811.html Chemistry Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:31 EST news139143811