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Laser-induced graphene gets tough, with help
Combining conductive foam with other materials for capable new composites
15-Feb-2019
Laser-induced graphene (LIG), a flaky foam of the atom-thick carbon, has many interesting properties on its own but gains new powers as part of a composite. The labs of Rice University chemist James Tour and Christopher Arnusch, a professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, ...
Fire-retardant coating featuring renewable materials
Coating could reduce the flammability of polyurethane foam
14-Feb-2019
Texas A&M University researchers are developing a new kind of flame-retardant coating using renewable, nontoxic materials readily found in nature, which could provide even more effective fire protection for several widely used materials. Dr. Jaime Grunlan, the Linda & Ralph Schmidt '68 Professor ...
Lefty or righty molecules lend a hand to material structures
Effort to build bottom-up chiral polymers with unique functions
14-Feb-2019
As below, so above. That seems to be an operating principle for molecules that start with a basic chirality - or "handed-ness" -- and pass it on as they combine into larger structures. An international team that included Rice University materials scientist Edwin Thomas pried a new, fundamental ...
Boosting solid state chemical reactions
13-Feb-2019
Adding olefin enables efficient solvent-free cross-coupling reactions, leading to environmentally friendly syntheses of a wide range of organic materials. A cross coupling reaction is typically performed in an organic solvent and leads to the production of a large amount of solvent waste, which ...
Adding a porous envelope to aluminum plasmonics
Gas-trapping framework married to light-powered nanocatalysts
13-Feb-2019
When Rice University chemist and engineer Hossein Robatjazi set out to marry a molecular sieve called MOF to a plasmonic aluminum nanoparticle two years ago, he never imagined the key would be the same process nature uses to petrify wood. In a new paper Robatjazi and co-authors with Rice's ...
Nitrogen gets in the fast lane for chemical synthesis
Chemists discover way to simplify synthesis of valuable precursor for drugs, other compounds
12-Feb-2019
Rice University scientists have given organic chemists a boost with their latest discovery of a one-step method to add nitrogen to compounds for drugs, pesticides, fertilizers and other products. Rice synthetic organic chemist László Kürti said the method is a major step forward as it quickens ...
A better way to make acrylics
12-Feb-2019
Acrylics are an incredibly diverse and useful family of chemicals used in all kinds of products, from diapers to nail polish. Now, a team of researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making them. The new method would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic ...
Imaging conducting edges in a promising 2D material
Study on monolayer tungsten ditelluride could lead to more energy-efficient electronic devices
12-Feb-2019
A research team comprised of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and the University of Washington has for the first time directly imaged "edge conduction" in monolayer tungsten ditelluride, or WTe2, a newly discovered 2-D topological insulator and quantum material. The research ...
New 'chemical noses' to rid the environment of industrial pollutants
11-Feb-2019
Scientists from five European countries have joined forces to develop next-generation 'chemical noses' to remove industrial pollutants from the environment. The European Commission allocated 2.9 million euros to finance the Horizon2020 FET-OPEN project INITIO that will bring together researchers ...
Refillable’ technology could provide enough energy to drive an electric car up to 3,000 miles
11-Feb-2019
A new type of electric vehicle power using “refillable” technology has taken another giant leap in advancing alternative energy with testing that shows it could provide enough energy to run a car for about 3,000 miles. The technology employs a novel type of “flow” battery that is being ...
