Cities are urban heat islands that not only increase mortality, but also exacerbate climate change, but new roofing and pavement materials could help to cool things down, reports Anthony King. Read the full feature article in C&I Magazine.
As if airlines have not enough of a challenge from the Covid-caused collapse of passenger flying, they also face another huge hurdle: to decarbonise. Eric Johnson reports. Read the full feature in C&I Magazine.
The promising properties of metal halide perovskites include their high light-harvesting capacity and their remarkable ability to convert solar energy into electrical energy, Maria Burke reports. Read the full feature in C&I Magazine.
South Africa has published a new notice on measures for controlling the spread of Asian citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) that has already been reported in some African countries. Read the article in C&I Magazine.
New ‘sweat stickers’ may improve the early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis by allowing scientists to easily gather and analyse sweat from the skin of infants and children, researchers have reported. When tested, the new stickers matched the performance of previous, more cumbersome devices. Read the C&I news article.
While headline-making deals were in relatively short supply during 2020, smaller deals including financing and more limited deals made it a record year for the biopharma sector, according to Clarivate, an analytical consultancy that claims to accelerate the pace of innovation. Read the C&I Leader article.
Scientists in Japan have synthesised the longest ever bottlebrush polymer, composed of a main chain and numerous side chains. The team also succeeded in giving various chemical properties to the ultra-long bottlebrush polymer (Angew. Chemie, doi: 10.1002/anie.202009759). Read more in C&I Magazine.
The early 2021 cold snap in the US dramatically impacted the country’s petrochemical industry. The concentration of the winter storm was particularly pronounced in Texas, which geographically represents the workhorse of the US olefins industry, paralysing US petrochemical production and disrupting 15% of the global olefins market. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Munich Olympic Stadium, Brisbane’s Kurilpa Bridge, pangolin scales and Kenneth Snelson’s artwork X-Piece all have something in common. They are all – loosely – based on a structural design feature called tensegrity. Read more in C&I Magazine.
All the latest mergers and acquisitions, major projects and investments throughout the chemical industry for April 2021. Read more in C&I Magazine.