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Properties of graphene change due to water and oxygen
06-Dec-2019
We often find that food becomes rotten when we leave it outside for long and fruits turn brown after they are peeled or cut. Such phenomena can be easily seen in our daily life and they illustrate the oxidation-reduction reaction. The fundamental principle controlling physical properties of ...
Gallium-based solvating agent efficiently analyzes optically active alcohols
20-Nov-2019
A KAIST research team has developed a gallium-based metal complex enabling the rapid chiral analysis of alcohols. A team working under Professor Hyunwoo Kim reported the efficient new alcohol analysis method using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in iScience. Enantiopure chiral ...
Sponge-like 2D material with interesting electrical conductivity and magnetic properties
New 2D Metal Organic Framework with an ever-growing list of possible applications
04-Nov-2019
Chemists at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), have reported the synthesis of a novel type of 2D metal organic framework (MOF) with interesting electrical conductivity and magnetic properties. Published in the ...
Tungsten suboxide improves the efficiency of platinum in hydrogen production
30-Oct-2019
Researchers presented a new strategy for enhancing catalytic activity using tungsten suboxide as a single-atom catalyst (SAC). This strategy, which significantly improves hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in metal platinum (pt) by 16.3 times, sheds light on the development of new electrochemical ...
Umicore expands production capacity for fuel cell catalysts
25-Oct-2019
Umicore announced that it will be expanding its production capacity for fuel cell catalysts in South-Korea to support the growth of Hyundai Motors Group as well as other automotive customers. The low double-digit million euro investment entails the construction of a new production plant close to ...
New WACKER Production Plant for Dispersible Polymer Powders Goes on Stream in South Korea
04-Sep-2019
Following a construction phase lasting 20 months, Wacker Chemie AG has brought a new spray dryer for the production of dispersible polymer powders on stream in Ulsan, South Korea. The plant is part of an ongoing site expansion aimed at boosting the company’s production capacity for dispersions ...
KIST used eco-friendly composite catalyst and ultrasound to remove pollutants from water
Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproduct
23-Jul-2019
Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproduct, and High efficiency and removal rate achieved through application of ultrasound stimulation, leading to high expectation for the development of an environmental hormone removal ...
High-performance sodium ion batteries using copper sulfide
17-Jul-2019
Researchers presented a new strategy for extending sodium ion batteries' cyclability using copper sulfide as the electrode material. This strategy has led to high-performance conversion reactions and is expected to advance the commercialization of sodium ion batteries as they emerge as an ...
Graphenes now go monolayer and single crystalline
05-Jul-2019
Director Rodney Ruoff's research group from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has reported a truly single layer (i.e., adlayer-free) large area graphene film on ...
World's smallest MRI performed on single atoms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging enables to scan the magnetic field of single atoms with unprecedented resolution
03-Jul-2019
Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at Ewha Womans University have made a major scientific breakthrough by performing the world's smallest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In an international collaboration with colleagues from the ...
