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“It is well known that the decomposition of methane may bring to diamond formation. What was less known until now is that the opposite process is also possible”
14-Dec-2021
Turning one of the world's finest gems - diamonds – into one of the worst greenhouse gases – methane - does not seem a great idea. Yet this happened through the work of a group of researchers from the Universities of Bologna and Edinburgh (UK), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ...
Scientists have devised a novel way of tackling the mounting issue of plastic pollution -- by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavoring
14-Jun-2021
Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin, a new study reveals. Vanillin is the primary component of extracted vanilla beans and is responsible for the characteristic taste and smell of ...
12-Nov-2018
An inexpensive way to make products incorporating nanoparticles - such as high-performance energy devices or sophisticated diagnostic tests - has been developed by researchers. The process could speed the commercial development of devices, materials and technologies that exploit the physical ...
12-Nov-2018
An unusually complex form of one of the most abundant chemical elements on Earth has been revealed in the lab for the first time. Researchers created a crystallised version of nitrogen - which at normal conditions is the main constituent of air - by subjecting it to extreme pressures and ...
30-Aug-2017
They say that oil and water do not mix ... but now scientists have discovered that - under certain circumstances - it may be possible. A new study suggests that some oily molecules - which normally repel water - can be forced to dissolve in water when the two substances are squeezed together ...
30-Mar-2017
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) at CFEL (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science) in Hamburg and of the University of Edinburgh have currently discovered a new intermediate state for the photodissociation of triiodide anion, a classic ...
02-Sep-2016
Vast quantities of gold could be salvaged from old mobile phones using a simple chemical method, a study shows. Current methods for extracting gold from old gadgets are inefficient and can be hazardous to health, as they often use toxic chemicals such as cyanide, researchers say. Electrical waste ...
24-May-2016
A study of newly made chemical compounds is giving scientists a fresh understanding of an elusive element. Researchers made compounds of neptunium -- which is difficult to work with owing to its high radioactivity -- and examined them to learn more about its properties and behaviour. These ...
25-Apr-2016
A test has been developed to check for contamination of shallow groundwater from unconventional gas extraction techniques, such as fracking. The development could help monitor the safety of shale gas and coal bed methane extraction, which has sparked debate because of the perceived risks of water ...
17-Feb-2016
Technological advances are ushering in a new era of understanding in the search for fundamental physical particles - including dark matter - scientists will tell a public event. Researchers are using analysis of deep space observations together with experiments far underground to hunt for dark ...