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New Material Puts Eco-Friendly Methanol Conversion in Reach

Innovative, eco-friendly quantum materials can drive the transformation of methanol into ethylene glycol.
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Hepatitis E in Sperm Raises Sexual Transmission Possibility

Discovering that hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility, according to a new study.
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Gold-Coated Milling Vessels Catalyze Reactions Without Solvents

Less waste, mild reaction conditions, and no harmful solvents – only a very thin layer of gold is necessary to sustainably convert alcohols into aldehydes through mechanochemistry.
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To Capture One of the Brain’s Fastest-Acting Proteins, Scientists Had To Slow It Down

New groundbreaking images of one of the brain’s fastest-acting proteins are providing critical clues that may lead to the development of targeted therapies to treat epilepsy and other brain disorders.
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Researchers Solve Mysterious Performance Decline in Promising Cathode Material

Scientists have discovered the culprit behind the performance fade in nickel-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. The team’s new analysis method was key to the discovery.
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New Spectroscopy Method Simplifies Measurement of Microplastics in Soil

Researchers have developed a novel yet simple method to measure N/MP concentration in different soil types using spectroscopy at two wavelengths.
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Fluorescent “Dark States” Illuminate Ways Forward for Improved Imaging

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists address decades-long problem in the field of single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer, paving the way for more accurate experiments.
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Novel Strategy Proposed for All-Climate Zinc-Ion Batteries

A research team has constructed a hydrogel electrolyte formula by using ClO4- anions and polyacrylamide chains to anchor water molecules, while glucose molecules preferentially regulate Zn2+ solvation.
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Material Mimics Photosynthesis to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide From Water and Air

National University of Singapore (NUS) chemists have developed hexavalent photocatalytic covalent organic frameworks (COFs) which mimic natural photosynthesis for the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an important industrial chemical.
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Researchers Engineer Plants To Produce Breast Milk Sugars

Plants that have been genetically engineered to produce breast milk sugars could help improve infant formula.
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