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Magnetic nanoparticles with ionic liquids for water purification
Providing Safe, Clean Water
03-Dec-2019
In many parts of the world, access to clean drinking water is far from certain. Filtration of large volumes of water, however, is slow and impractical. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have introduced a new water purification method based on magnetic nanoparticles coated with a ...
'Dancing' holes in droplets submerged in water-ethanol mixtures
03-Jul-2018
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have observed the formation of holes that move by themselves in droplets of ionic liquids (IL) sitting inside water-ethanol mixtures. This curious, complex phenomenon is driven by an interplay between how ionic liquids dissolve, and how the boundary ...
Photoreversible molecular switch changes the physical property of thermoresponsive polymer
05-Feb-2018
Researchers have developed a novel strategy to control the shapes of polymeric materials by utilizing photoresponsive molecular switches, which may evolve tractable stimuli-responsive soft materials. Ionic liquids (ILs) are liquid-state salts at room temperature and are high-potential materials ...
A gel that does not break or dry out
13-Nov-2017
Researchers have developed a highly robust gel that includes large amounts of ionic liquid. The research team was led by Professor Matsuyama Hideto and Assistant Professor Kamio Eiji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science, Center for Membrane and Film Technology). Ionic liquid is a substance ...
Flexible rechargeable batteries for pacemakers
14-Sep-2017
Experts at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a flexible and organic alternative to the rigid batteries that power up medical implants. Currently, devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators are fitted with rigid and metal based batteries, which can cause patient discomfort. Dr Geetha ...
New approach captures the energy of slow motion
22-Dec-2016
A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy currently wasted due to its characteristic low frequency and use it to power next-generation electronic devices, according to a team of Penn State materials scientists and electrical engineers. The project, funded by Samsung, designed a ...
Ionic liquids simplify laser experiments on liquid samples
20-Oct-2016
An HZB team has developed a new approach to conduct photoemission spectroscopy of molecules in solution. This has been difficult up to now because the sample needed to be situated in vacuum – but liquids evaporate. The work has now demonstrated it is feasible to replace the solvent with an ionic ...
Using nature's own solvents for the preparation of pure lignin
16-Sep-2016
Lignin can now be efficiently and cost-effectively separated from sawdust, by using eutectic solvents. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed solvents using which 50% of the lignin from wood can be extracted in a pure form that retains its natural chemical structure during ...
New compound switches between liquid and solid states when exposed to light or heat
01-Jun-2016
A research group led by Professor Mochida Tomoyuki (Kobe University Graduate School of Science) and Dr. Funasako Yusuke (Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi) has developed a metal-containing compound which transforms into a solid when exposed to light and returns to liquid form when heated. ...
At attention, molecules!
19-May-2016
When you touch your phone's screen, you might not realize that you've set off a molecular chain reaction. Your fingertip sends a jolt of electricity (albeit tiny) that disturbs rows of molecules meticulously assembled at the screen's surface and dictates the action, whether it's opening a new ...
