Technology

Metals possess many electrons that can easily absorb energy from the environment — for instance, in form of light or heat — and use that…
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Active transport is non-motorized travel, like walking and cycling, for practical purposes. Examinations of active transport are limited because of a lack of data that…
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The future of electronics will include soft, stretchable devices that can conform to the human body for an entirely new and intimate human-computer interaction.  The…
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are proven to be ideal platforms for heterogeneous catalysis and have been used in a wide variety of chemical reactions, showing promising…
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Bring a couple system such as brass, a copper-zinc alloy, in contact with a liquid metal — say, mercury. Mechanically stretch brass with a tensile…
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Electrochemical and optical detections are widely applied in biochemical sensing. Traditionally, electrochemical sensing happens on electrodes, and optical sensing happens on materials with spectral effects….
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Spices occupy a unique place in our diet due to their distinct aroma, color, and taste. In general, spices are primarily preferred in powdered form….
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Research paradigms are changing rapidly in the modern era of science. Open access and data sharing are the new mantras. Yet when it comes to…
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Electrochemical water-splitting into hydrogen and oxygen is widely recognized as a green and effective approach to transform and store renewable energy. As such, it has…
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Heat transfer is governed by three mechanisms: conduction, convection, and thermal radiation. Conventionally, thermal radiation is often neglected in heat transfer analyses since, under most…
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Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) drying is basically a highly efficient way to convectively dry materials. Its unique trait is that airflow is produced locally by corona discharge…
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