Recently, the team from North Carolina State University discovered that the cotton yarns could be coated with enzymes that are generally used to speed up chemical reactions such as converting hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. Currently, the researchers are striving to develop a next generation chemical filters. The researchers are trying to fabricate textile filters that can act as a carbon capture technology. The researchers coated textiles with carbonic anhydrase, which is an enzymeth
Recently, a team of researchers designed anecological and cost-effectivemethod to recover oil from extremely cold industrial wastewater and oil spills.The team from Imperial College London and the University of Toronto developed a sponge designed to eliminate hard-to-recover oil from Artic waters. The researchers fabricated the sponge depending on the previously developed sponge technology with the goal of removing oil from the ultra-cold water. The latest economic and ecological method of oil
Certain times a chain reaction caused by locally restricted damage leads to inevitable consequence in which there occurs a catastrophic collapse of materials and structures. For example, a crack in the solid ceramic or even damage to a single bar leads to falling of metal space trusses. According to researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the Georgia Institute of Technology, the researchers have discovered a new class of mechanical metamaterials that possess the property of d
There is a transparent glass display with extreme white light contrast ratio developed researchers from Jilin University. This see-through glass display allows the white light to smoothly transition between a broad spectrum of colors on being electrically charged. The latest technology has been developed to outdo the shortcomings of existing electrochromic devices through the use of interactionsbetween metal ions and ligands. There are possibilities that the latest study will pave way for nume
Fireworks are generally used to celebrate big occasions across the world. There are fireworks making the skies colorful during Independence Day, Diwali, the Lantern Festival, and others. However, these pyrotechnic displays are known to release huge amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere, which in turn leads to severe air pollution. The latest study published in the ACS Environmental Science Technologystates that the environmentally friendly fireworks tends to emit 15-65% less particulate m
Leather is a popular material used in making clothes and other goods industry. The use of leather is considered to be legal. However, the tanning process and dependency on livestock is found to pose a huge problem for the environment as the carbon footprint is found to be rising. Majority of the manufacturers and consumers are thus looking for an alternative source to reduce the environmental footprint. A study published in Chemical Engineering News (CEN) suggests sustainable materials to giv
Nasal swab has been a time-consuming and painful process for many. Thus, there is a lot of demand for a non-invasiveand speedy result delivering COVID tests. Recently, a team of researchers from University of Canterbury, Callaghan Innovations Protein Science and Engineering team, and Massey University have developed a breathe test to detect COVID-19 within 5 Minutes. This new approach for detecting the coronavirus viral proteins or particles present in the body fluids including saliva or breat
The Jaume I University of Castelln (UJI) and Universidad Federal de So Carlos (UFSCar) researchers recently found novelphotocatalytic and antibacterial compoundthat canhelp eliminatepharmaceuticals from wastewater.The researchers found a unique and easy method for the selective synthesis of silver tungstate polymorphs (Ag2WO4), which are generally referred to as, , and , at room temperature minusthe surfactants. It is thus easier to manufacture these materials on an industrial scale. Thepolymo
Team led by Dr. Jie Zheng from the University of Texas has being studying the potential impact of gold nanoparticles in nanomedicine. The new study showed that the gold nanoparticles could help detect acute liver damage at an early stage via a simple blood test.The lead researcher Zheng in the journal Science Advancesstates the applications of nanoparticles in detecting kidney related diseases or fortargeted cancer therapies. Our primary objective is to make it stress-free for the family docto
Many of the chemists are selectively developing porous materials and a team from Northwestern University seems to have found fungi as a suitable option after millions of years. The lead researcher Nathan Gianneschi primarily wanted to develop melanin similar to that formed by fungi thriving in the hostile, unusual environment such asChernobyl, spaceships, and dishwashers. This material showed high porosity, thereby enabling storage and capture of specific molecules. Melanin is compound found i
