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How inclusions affect aluminium lid forming
40+ min ago (463+ words) This study examined the mechanism responsible for fractures occurring in the rivet region of beverage can ends manufactured from an Al'Mg4. 5 alloy during the forming process. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy'dispersive X'ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) revealed…...
Hanbat National University researchers develop a new predictive model for designing 2 D perovskites
59+ min ago (647+ words) Two-dimensional (2 D) perovskites have emerged as promising optoelectronic materials. However, their practical and rational design is hindered by poor understanding of the relationship between the screening environment and excitonic properties. In a new study, researchers developed a new method to isolate…...
Electrophotocatalysis for direct vicinal dichlorination of carboxylic acids - Nature Synthesis
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (166+ words) Nature Synthesis (2026) Cite this article Cresswell, A. J. , Eey, S. T. -C. & Denmark, S. E. Nat. Chem. 7, 146152 (2015). Article" CAS" Pub Med Central" Google Scholar" Fu, N. , Sauer, G. S. & Lin, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 1554815553 (2017). Dong, X. , Roeckl, J. L. , Waldvogel, S. R. & Morandi, B. Science 371, 507514 (2021). Rodr'guez, N. & Goossen, L. J. Chem. Soc. Rev. 40, 50305048 (2011). Beil, S. B. , Chen, T. Q. , Intermaggio, N. E. & Mac Millan, D. W. C. Acc. Chem....
Bifunctional molecular additives enable efficient oxygen reduction reaction on platinum electrodes in the presence of strongly binding anions | Nature Catalysis
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (1756+ words) Nature Catalysis (2026) Cite this article The data supporting the findings of this work are available from the authors upon reasonable request. Source data are provided with this paper. Kodama, K. , Nagai, T. , Kuwaki, A. , Jinnouchi, R. & Morimoto, Y. Challenges in applying highly active Pt-based nanostructured…...
Pushing the boundaries of organic solar cells - Compound Semiconductor News
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (237+ words) Researchers at Link'ping University, Sweden, have now demonstrated how solar cells based on organic semiconductors can become more efficient than previously thought possible. Organic solar cells have many desirable characteristics such as low manufacturing cost, light weight and high flexibility....
Seoul National University designs new perovskite emitters for high'efficiency, high'color'purity displays
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (243+ words) A joint research team from Korea and the UK has developed a next-generation perovskite display that can be easily adapted for mass production, achieving state-of-the-art light-emission efficiency and color purity. Perovskite is a material that is drawing particular attention in…...
Biochar material advances PFOS removal by capturing and destroying forever chemicals
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (285+ words) The technology addresses one of the biggest challenges in treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are notoriously resistant to conventional treatment methods. The study, published in the journal Biochar, was led by researchers from Jinan University and San Diego…...
Portuguese Graphene Breakthrough Set to Reshape Military Aviation
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (493+ words) Raksha Anirveda Portuguese Graphene Breakthrough Set to Reshape Military Aviation A breakthrough graphene coating developed by Portuguese scientists promises to revolutionise European stealth technology, drastically reducing the radar signature of military aircraft and drones to the size of a common…...
US college students explore high-temperature superconducting maglev technology in Sichuan
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (148+ words) news. cgtn. com US college students explore high-temperature superconducting maglev technology in Sichuan On July 1, 77 students from various US universities, including Yale University and the University of Chicago, visited Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to explore China's independently…...
Smart MOF coating enables stimuli-responsive drug release
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (159+ words) European Coatings Smart MOF coating enables stimuli-responsive drug release A new multifunctional coating combining a MOF membrane with a temperature- and p H-responsive copolymer offers magnesium implants effective corrosion protection together with on-demand drug release controlled by physiological stimuli. Magnesium-based…...