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A show of force: Novel polymer that toughens up and changes color upon mechanical stress
04-Feb-2021
A fascinating and crucial ability of biological tissue, such as muscle, is self-healing and self-strengthening in response to damage caused by external forces. Most human-made polymers, on the other hand, break irreversibly under enough mechanical stress, which makes them less useful for certain ...
Coiling them up: Synthesizing organic molecules with a long helical structure
Scientists explored the helical inversion process in the new, longer compounds
02-Feb-2021
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) produced and extensively characterized novel organic molecules with a long helical structure. Unlike previous helical molecules, these longer compounds exhibit special interactions between coils that could give rise to interesting optical ...
Template-Free Synthesis of Mesoporous β-MnO2 Nanoparticles
Way, shape and form: Synthesis conditions define the nanostructure of manganese dioxide
06-Aug-2020
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology explore a novel and simplistic method to synthesize manganese dioxide with a specific crystalline structure called β-MnO2. Their study sheds light on how different synthesis conditions can produce manganese dioxide with distinct porous structures, ...
New high proton conductors with inherently oxygen deficient layers open sustainable future
Proton-conducting materials provide a number of advantages
09-Jul-2020
Over the past few years, fuel cells have become a focal point of research in eco-friendly technology because of their superior abilities to store and produce renewable energy and clean fuel. A typical type of fuel cell gaining ground is the proton-conducting fuel cell, which is primarily made of ...
New research shows how complex chemistry may be relevant to origins of life on Earth
09-Jun-2020
Chemists have long sought to understand the origins of life, with one popular model suggesting life began when simple RNA molecules capable of copying themselves formed spontaneously in the primitive environment. How this happened exactly is fraught with difficulties. New research by a team of ...
The power of going small: Copper oxide subnanoparticle catalysts prove most superior
10-Feb-2020
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have shown that copper oxide particles on the sub-nanoscale are more powerful catalysts than those on the nanoscale. These subnanoparticles can also catalyze the oxidation reactions of aromatic hydrocarbons far more effectively than catalysts currently ...
Mixing the unmixable
Novel approach for efficiently fusing different polymers
24-Jan-2020
Cross-linked polymers are structures where large molecular chains are linked together, allowing exceptional mechanical properties and chemical resistance to the final product. However, their modification is not easy. Now, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology develop a method that allows ...
Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
17-Dec-2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and ...
Hydrogen boride nanosheets: A promising material for hydrogen carrier
29-Oct-2019
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, and colleagues in Japan report a promising hydrogen carrier in the form of hydrogen boride nanosheets. This two-dimensional material, which has only recently begun to be explored, could go on to be used as safe, light-weight, ...
Eco-friendly electrochemical catalysts using solar cells to harvest energy from the sun
07-Oct-2019
A research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Kanazawa University develops an eco-friendly device that uses solar energy to catalyze an electrochemical oxidation reaction with high efficiency. Green energy sources constitute a hot research field globally because of the ...
