Five-minute charging for electric cars joins StoreDot agenda
An Israeli startup looks to make a real difference in working up a five-minute charging solution for an electric car.
View ArticleVideo: Stop and smell the volatile organic compounds
Is there anything better than a bouquet of fresh flowers? Well, as it turns out, you're not the only one who likes the smell of posies —- some flowers use their aroma to attract pollinators.
View ArticleResearchers isolate compounds and esters given off by dying humans
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at the University of Leuven in Belgium has succeeded in identifying the unique group of compounds and esters that are given off by the human body as it decomposes. In...
View ArticleThe smell of death—its chemical pattern could become a powerful forensic tool
Most people are able to recognise the smell of "death" when they encounter a dead animal on a farm or a roadkill. But despite its distinctive scent, few know why it actually smells the way it does....
View ArticleNew prototype purifies air and removes pollution
In order to reduce the presence of pollutants in the atmosphere, Raul Suarez Parra, researcher at the Institute for Renewable Energy (IER) of the National University of Mexico (UNAM), created a...
View ArticleNew biofertilizer made from exoskeletons of crustaceans and insects
Researchers from the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (UPM-INIA) have developed a method to obtain a clean organic fertilizer that is able to regenerate degraded soil caused by overharvesting.
View ArticleA study shows the relationship that exists between carnivorous plants and fire
One of the most striking and unusual species of all Iberian flora is the carnivorous plant Drosophyllum lusitanicum, known as the 'fly-trap' and to which Charles Darwin directed his attention in the...
View ArticleTiny invention could revolutionize analytical chemistry
Just 2 centimeters long and 2 millimeters in diameter, a Florida International University (FIU) researcher has invented a sorbent tube that could bring analytical chemistry to the masses. The simple...
View ArticleWater-treatment plants are not supposed to harm the functioning of river...
Despite the fact that the main function of water treatment plants is to clean the polluted waste water produced by human activity, "the effluent from them turns into a source of many pollutants in...
View ArticleBetter catalysts will remove carcinogenic chlorine compounds from water
The Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw has just unveiled two new catalysts developed in close cooperation with the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and the Jan...
View ArticleMeasurement of volatile organic compounds may reveal wild rocket salad quality
When consumers buy fresh fruit and vegetables freshness is of essential importance. Most of us have brought home packaged wild rocket salad or other leafy green vegetables from the supermarket - only...
View ArticleDe-mystifying the study of volatile organic plant compounds
Similar to human pheromones, all plants emit signaling chemicals. The chemicals, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are ubiquitous. The smell of freshly cut grass is caused by a VOC. Ever wonder...
View ArticleO, no: Ozone levels elevated in presence of wildfire smoke
For those living with the threat to life and property from wildfires, Colorado State University scientists have some more bad news: Wildfire smoke seems to elevate levels of ozone, a nasty air...
View ArticleNew material substantially reduces nitrogen from diesel
The Mexican Oil Institute (IMP) developed a catalyst adsorbent material that removes 80 percent of organic compounds from hydrocarbon charges before starting the process of hydrodesulfurization...
View ArticleCharacterizing the smell of death may help rescue workers at disaster sites
Rescue workers searching for disaster survivors could use the smell of decomposition to decide what kind of rescue dogs to work with in the hopes of improving their chances of finding survivors. When...
View ArticleTropical fires fuel elevated ozone levels over western Pacific Ocean
A diverse team of atmospheric chemists, meteorologists and modelers, including scientists from NASA, has traced the origins of mysterious pockets of high ozone concentrations and low water vapor in the...
View ArticleCarbon-carbon bond formation using flow chemistry
(Phys.org)—Traditionally, C-C bond forming reactions require the use of a precious metal, such as palladium, to catalyze the reaction. Precious metals are expensive and because pharmaceutical...
View ArticleMore cars banned in Mexico City after pollution alert
More cars were ordered off Mexico City's streets on Wednesday after a surge in pollution prompted authorities to issue the first air quality alert in 14 years.
View ArticleAmping antimicrobial discovery with automation
The antimicrobial arsenal that we count on to save millions of lives each year is alarmingly thin—and these microbes are rapidly evolving resistance to our weapons. But help may be on the way: In a...
View ArticleDetails revealed for how plant creates anticancer compounds
Catharanthus roseus (rosy periwinkle) is a plant that produces organic compounds used to treat cancer, arrhythmia, and other medical conditions. A Japanese research group has revealed the details of...
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