An innovative method of recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste has gone commercial. A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements (rare earths) from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste.
Popular for wastewater treatment, membrane filters are commonly cleaned with strong chemicals that can destroy membranes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed reusable nanoparticle catalysts incorporating glucose to break down filter contaminants without damage.
Controlling the spin of a single unpaired electron is no easy task. In this research, scientists show that visible light can be used to influence a relative orientation of an unpaired electron in a molecule in a magnetic field. This process can potentially be applied across a class of small molecules and is an important step toward novel technologies such as quantum computers and quantum sensors.
MIT joins Q-NEXT, a DOE national quantum research center, becoming its 25th institutional partner.
Gut bacteria brew all sorts of chemicals, but we don’t know what most of them do. A new study suggests that one such compound, previously linked to cancer, may serve as a bizarre weapon in microbial skirmishes.
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a long-predicted magnetic state of matter called an antiferromagnetic excitonic insulator — broadly speaking, a novel type of magnet.
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MIT chemists have discovered the structure of a protein that can pump toxic molecules out of bacterial cells. Proteins similar to this one, which is found in E. coli, are believed to help bacteria become resistant to multiple antibiotics.
As companies that drill for oil and natural gas using hydraulic fracturing consider recycling and reusing wastewater that surfaces from wells during the fracking process, chemists at The University of Toledo discovered that the new and unexplored waste contains many environmental contaminants including organic chemicals and metallic elements.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and vaccines. A study publishing February 17th in PLOS Pathogens by Anshumali Mittal at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and colleagues describes the structural and functional landscape of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and discuss the effects of mutations on the virus spike protein that may allow it to evade antibody responses.
A new imaging technology from the lab of Matthew Lew at the McKelvey School of Engineering uses polarized “optical vortices” to provide a detailed, dynamic view of molecules in motion.
Studying low temperature chemistry (LTC) aids in understanding how internal combustion engines burn fuel. Fuel ignition is a complex two-step process that affects how engines produce harmful emissions. One way to make an LTC reaction faster is to inject ozone into a system. This study examined the use of ozone injection with methyl hexanoate to broaden understanding of LTC and potentially reduce harmful emissions.
In a new study, a Florida State University researcher illuminates the fundamental properties of a process used to make better solar cells, giving scientists knowledge about how to further fine-tune that work and build more efficient devices.“ This is building upon our goal to build better solar cells from new materials,” said FSU Assistant Professor of Chemistry Lea Nienhaus.
To give students from underrepresented communities the opportunity to learn and discover alongside professional scientists, Argonne offers First Look at Argonne, which connects students to undergrad programs at the Lab.
The Salton Sea geothermal field in California potentially holds enough lithium to meet all of America’s domestic battery needs, with even enough left over to export some of it. But how much of that lithium can be extracted in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way? And how long will the resource last? These are just a few of the questions that researchers hope to answer in a new project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Researchers reporting in ACS Infectious Diseases have developed a new type of cholera vaccine consisting of polysaccharides displayed on virus-like particles. The vaccine generated long-lasting antibody responses against V. cholerae in mice.
Argonne chemist Brian Ingram answers questions about magnesium-ion batteries.
– Dr. Ken Buesseler, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, has been selected as a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society (GS) and the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG). The Geochemistry Fellow honor is bestowed upon outstanding scientists who have made major contributions to the geochemistry field. Dr. Buesseler was selected for his innovative contributions to studying cycling of radionuclides in the ocean and their application to the study of the biological carbon pump.
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) announce a new initiative to support research within the Chemical Sciences in honor of CUR's past president and current RCSA Senior Program Director, Silvia Ronco.
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