News tagged with mesoporous materials
First tri-continuous mesoporous Silica complex structure developed in Singapore
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 05, 2009 |
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Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has developed the first tri-continuous mesoporous material using a unique surfactant template. This completely new porous structure previously been predicted ...
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Chemists offer new hydrogen purification method
Feb 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen ...
XXL Cages: Organometallic lattice with unusually large pores can house gases and ferrocene molecules
Sep 07, 2007 |
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It’s full of holes and yet it holds together: Whether as a place to store gas molecules; for the separation of substances; as sensors, catalysts, and nanoreactors; or materials for optoelectronics, porous crystalline solids ...
Scientists determine strength of 'liquid smoke' with 3D images
Jul 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have created a 3D image of a material referred to as "liquid smoke." Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or "San Francisco fog," is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller than ...
Major breakthrough in lithium battery technology reported
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 18, 2009 |
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An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries.
New nano-material research a 'pore' excuse for engineering
Mar 21, 2006 |
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A new study by chemists and engineers at the University of Toronto describes a nanoscale material they've created that could help satisfy society's never-ending hunger for smaller digital devices and cellphones, and could ...
Turning Waste Material into Ethanol
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Say the word “biofuels” and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there’s another, older technology called gasification that’s getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. ...
Big hopes for tiny, new hydrogen storage material
Mar 22, 2005 |
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are taking a new approach to "filling up" a fuel cell car with a nanoscale solid, hydrogen storage material. Their discovery could hasten a day ...
Open Lid Reveals Mercury
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mercury, the silvery liquid formerly used in thermometers, is now known to be highly toxic. The worst of the toxins are organic mercury compounds, such as methylmercury. Most previous analytical procedures ...
New Method Creates Porous, Multifunctional Silica Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 30, 2006 |
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Silica, the mineral of which sand is made, is generally inert in the body and can be modified easily using a variety of well-established chemical reactions. As such, researchers have considered silica an ideal candidate material ...
Scientists demonstrate first use of nanotechnology to enter plant cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 16, 2007 |
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A team of Iowa State University plant scientists and materials chemists have successfully used nanotechnology to penetrate plant cell walls and simultaneously deliver a gene and a chemical that triggers its expression with ...
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