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Tag Archives: Chemistry
A Cleaner Way to Produce Ammonia
New research reveals how a surprising catalyst can help to efficiently convert nitrogen into useful products under ambient conditions. Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Lab, Catalysis, Chemistry, Materials Sciences
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Bouncing Bubbles Boost Boiling
A new surface uses tiny gaps to supercharge bubble formation to transfer heat. Continue reading
Water Reduces Ground Coffee’s Charge
Adding water to coffee beans before grinding can reduce the buildup of static charge—and make a stronger espresso. Continue reading
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Tagged APS Physics, Chemistry, Materials Sciences, Volcanology
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An Unexpected Discovery at the Air-Water Interface
New research reveals a surprising chemical pathway for a CO2 reaction important in many geological and biological processes. Continue reading
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Tagged Atmospheric Sciences, Berkeley Lab, Chemistry, Geophysics, Oceanography
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Self-Repelling Species Still Self-Organize
Catalytically active particles form clusters when they respond not only to their own chemical targets but to those of other catalysts, too. Continue reading
Completing the Picture of How Oil Weathers in Seawater
Experiments show that crude oil exposed to sunlight weathers differently in cold seas than in warmer ones, a finding that has implications for cleanup efforts of high-latitude marine oil spills. Continue reading
Science Reveals How to Roll the Perfect Joint
Researchers used a smoking machine to test the intensity of marijuana rolled into joints. Continue reading
Sensor Judges Taste of Raw Maple Syrup
Climate change is altering late-season maple syrup, but a portable plasmonic sensor could help avoid waste by detecting molecules in a tree’s sap that lead to an off-tasting batch. Continue reading
A New Route to Room-Temperature Ferromagnets
A novel crystalline material is readily grown from low-melting-temperature mixtures—a result that points toward a new route to above-room-temperature ferromagnets. Continue reading
New compound that withstands extreme heat and electricity could lead to next-generation energy storage devices
Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications. Continue reading
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