Scientists in the US have have perfected the conversion of rubber tyre waste into high quality graphene.
Scientists in the US report modelling a carbon capture process that can make a profit. This relies on a ‘water-lean’ solvent developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) over the past 12 years.
Polyethylene (PE) is an inexpensive and lightweight polymer conventionally used in plastic packaging and shopping bags. However, a US research group is proposing that PE be used to make high-performance sportswear and other specialised fabrics.
Chemical majors BASF and SABIC have signed a joint agreement with gases and engineering company Linde to develop electrically heated steam cracker furnaces.
Gold nanoparticles are being deployed in a simple blood test under development to detect liver damage.
Aromatic molecules and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are familiar in biology and in food and medicines. Scientists have long suspected the presence of PAHs in space, but new research, detailed in nine papers published in recent months, provides the first definitive proof of their occurrence in molecular clouds. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Peptides play an important part in the pharma industry. But their synthesis is usually expensive and requires toxic solvents. Now, a Danish company says its manufacturing technology could reduce industry’s solvent use by 100 times, and could be used for other medicines as well. Read the article in C&I Magazine.
A new Ebola outbreak in Guinea, West Africa, has again raised concerns about preparedness in tackling the deadly virus. Read the article in C&I Magazine.
Agri-tech has become one of the hottest new spaces in India’s start-up ecosystem, which has come a long way from 43 start-ups in 2013 to more than 1000 in 2020, driven by a rise in rural internet penetration, and growing investors’ interest in the sector. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Researchers in Scandinavia have reported impressive conductivity in cellulose yarns to power wearable devices. Read the article in C&I Magazine.