Written by Adeel Abbas Scientists from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) recently reported a minimized synthetic carbon fixation cycle. To answer this question, scientists at IMCAS designed a minimized synthetic carbon fixation cycle based on thermodynamic and kinetic calculations of enzymatic reactions. This synthetic cycle contains only four reactions … Read more
Scientists have discovered antimicrobial food packaging materials that keep the food safe and healthy. This research was conducted at the Nanyang Technological University and Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health. The newly discovered food packaging material is biodegradable and waterproof. This is made from a protein called Zein that is found in corn starch … Read more
Written by Adeel Abbas A team of researchers affiliated with a number of institutions in China and one in the U.K. has used Raman spectroscopy to study water on Pd single-crystal surfaces. In their paper published in Nature, they describe how interfacial dynamics are related to interface structure as well as what was learned from … Read more
Written by Adeel Abbas The researchers found that green tea can be used as a reducing reagent in preparation methods for synthesizing new types of materials such as nanomaterials. Compared with bulk graphitic carbon nitride, the optimal sample had 2-fold higher photocatalytic activities and 77% greater NH3 selectivity when reduced at temperatures below 200 degrees … Read more
Written by Adeel Abbas Scientists have found that discarded polystyrene, used for takeout cheeseburgers and other food containers like coffee cups, is contributing to the growing resistance of bacteria. The Styrofoam container provides a cozy home not only for microbes but also chemical contaminants which can provide breeding grounds where genetic materials are transferred into … Read more
Written by Adeel Abbas Watch the video to better understand this topic Recent research has revealed that thermoelectric crystals can show higher conductivity. A temperature difference can generate a current flow in thermoelectric materials governed by its “Peltier conductivity” (P) Researchers from Japan demonstrate an unprecedented large P in a single crystal of Ta2PdSe6 that … Read more
Written by Adeel Abbas A recent research discovery of carbonyl rearrangement method to identify new medicines has been made. This study by the University of Chicago chemists offers a more efficient way to rearrange molecules. A key component called carbonyl groups is a key component that appears in many pharmaceutical drugs and other useful chemicals. … Read more
Written by Adeel Abbas Watch the video lecture of this topic for a better understanding Carbon dioxide (CO2) has the potential to be sustainably converted back into useful fuels. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have improved the process’s selectivity by developing a new approach to modify the surface of the copper catalysts … Read more
Researchers develop catalysts for stable reduction of carbon dioxide Written by Adeel Abbas The technology behind Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) is an effective means of converting the atmosphere’s waste product, CO2, into something useful. The currently developed catalysts can efficiently convert both natural gas and other fuels such as formic acid which might be … Read more
Discovery of Metal-organic frameworks with metal N-heterocyclic carbenes for catalysis Written by Adeel Abbas Metal N−heterocyclic carbenes (MHCs) on the pore walls of a porous metal-organic framework can be used as active sites for efficient organic catalysis. This study was led by Drs. Rong Cao and Yuan -Biao Huang from China’s State Key Laboratory for … Read more