The latest short science news items from C&EN. The new devices run at ambient temperatures and pressures, making them smaller and cheaper than the reactors used to heat amines for CO 2 release.

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Northwestern University and the California Institute of Technology recently developed a new cement manufacturing ...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" in Italy has synthesized fullerenes and hollow spherical graphene ...

Spent lithium-ion batteries contain valuable metals that are difficult to separate from each other for recycling purposes. Used batteries present a sustainable source of these metals, especially ...

A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, representing a major step towards circularity and ...

Researchers have unveiled a promising new method that could transform how uranium is recovered from challenging wastewater streams. By combining a specially engineered covalent organic framework with ...

Understanding why certain materials work better than others when it comes to energy storage is a crucial step for developing the batteries that will power electronic devices, electric vehicles and ...

Ammonia is commonly used in fertilizer because it has the highest nitrogen content of commercial fertilizers, making it essential for crop production. However, two carbon dioxide molecules are made ...

PARIS — French spinoff from the CEA Alchimer SA announced it has licensed its eG ViaCoat solution, used to create copper seed layers in high-aspect-ratio through-silicon vias (TSVs), to NEXX Systems, ...

PARIS — French spinoff from the CEA Alchimer SA announced it has licensed its eG ViaCoat technology, used to create copper seed layers in high-aspect-ratio through-silicon vias (TSVs), to Dalsa ...