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Soil bacteria turns plants into plastic

March 7, 2019
A genetically tweaked microbe may be key to producing biodegradable plastic from plants.University of Wisconsin-Madison students worked with soil bacteria N. Aromaticivorans, a type of soil bacteria that digests lignin,...

Energy-efficient biocrude extraction

March 5, 2019
Chemical engineers have created a more rapid and energy-efficient method of converting algae to biocrude, a synthetic fuel.Inside microorganisms such as algae are lipids, fatty acid molecules that can be...

IoT sensors made with cellulose

March 4, 2019
An eco-friendly sensor made from cellulose could replace the plastics and polymeric materials currently used in electronics.Simon Fraser University and Swiss researchers care using a wood-derived cellulose material to print...

Sulphur polymers for eco-friendly plastics

February 14, 2019
A new catalytic process for making polymers out of sulphur could provide more environmentally friendly production of plastic.Currently, the process of reacting sulphur with organic crosslinker molecules to make it...

Edging towards the quantum speed limit

February 12, 2019
More rapid energy progression in a quantum computer may be achieved thanks to more rapid jumps in energy in a quantum state.Quantum researchers at Aalto University sped up the energy...

Nano-enhanced palladium reacts to light

February 7, 2019
An optical-enhanced form of palladium could be the key to a more environmentally friendly chemical manufacturing industry.Researchers at RMIT University in Australia manipulated the optical properties of palladium nanoparticles to...

Quantum-scale electron liquid

February 6, 2019
Physicists have created the first electron liquid at room temperature and say it could have applications in quantum computers.University of California scientists directed superfast laser pulses at ultrathin sandwich, formed...

Saturnian day deduced from ring formations

January 30, 2019
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has enabled a more accurate estimate of the length of a day on Saturn.The new estimate of 10 hours, 33 minutes and 38 seconds, is...

CERN outlines next-gen circular collider

January 17, 2019
CERN has submitted proposals for the Future Circular Collider (FCC), a particle accelerator 10 times as powerful as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).The four-volume document presents different options for a...

Greener ammonia eliminates hydrogen and metal catalyst

January 17, 2019
A new process of creating ammonia from nitrogen and water eliminates the use of hydrogen or solid metal catalysts.The low temperature, low pressure electrolytic process developed at Ohio's Case Western...

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