News tagged with surface chemistry


Colorful columns: Simple method for the production of microcylinders with multiple compartments

Chemistry / Polymers

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Under a microscope they look like tiny pie charts or colorful candy canes: A team led by Joerg Lahann at the University of Michigan has been able to produce micrometer-wide discs and elongated rods precisely ...





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Producing hydrogen from urine

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (52) | comments 20

(PhysOrg.com) -- You do two things at motorway services: fill up one tank and empty another. US chemists have combined refuelling your car and relieving yourself by creating a new catalyst that can extract ...


Researchers build a new surface material that resists biofilm growth

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

This is the tale of two biological substances—cells from mammals and bacteria. It's a story about the havoc these microscopic entities can wreak on all manner of surfaces, from mighty ships to teeth and medical devices, and ...


A new family of molecules for self-assembly: The carboranes

A New Family of Molecules for Self-Assembly: The Carboranes

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- To be useful in real-world applications, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of molecules on a surface must have a stable and controllable geometry. Researchers at Penn State and the Sigma-Aldrich ...


One Sponge-Like Material, Three Different Applications

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new sponge-like material that is black, brittle and freeze-dried (just like the ice cream astronauts eat) can pull off some pretty impressive feats. Designed by Northwestern University chemists, it can ...


New nanoporous material has highest surface area yet

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan researchers have developed a nanoporous material with a surface area significantly higher than that of any other porous material reported to date.


Medicine released from pill filmed

Medicine released from pill filmed

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an international alliance with funding from NanoNed, the Dutch national research programme, researchers at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, have succeeded in filming the spread ...


New advance in revolutionary 'bullet fingerprinting' technique

New Advance in Revolutionary 'Bullet Fingerprinting' Technique

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 12, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Bullet fingerprinting' technology developed at the University of Leicester in collaboration with Northamptonshire Police is now being advanced in new ways.


Bristol chemists make liquid protein

Chemists make liquid protein

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first known example of a liquid protein has been made by chemists at the University of Bristol opening up the possibility of a number of medical and industrial applications including high-potency ...


New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators

New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a molecular structure that could help create current-generating machines at the nanoscale.


UV tooth bleaching treatment

Tom Cruise smile comes with a sunburn price

Chemistry /

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UV light-enhanced tooth bleaching is not only a con, but is dangerous to your eyes and skin, says a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.



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